Sunday Brunches

Sunday Brunches have admittedly become my church of choice!   Of course there is never really a bad time to have Brunch in my opinion.   There are several key points to having a good Brunch this Southern Fried Diva believes in.  

1. Good Cocktailia
2. Good Food
3. Good Friends
4. Good Cocktailia

One of these days I will blog a vocabulary list with definitions for words I create or adapt.   Briefly, when I say Cocktailia It simply is an umbrella term for your personal cocktail of choice.   It also has another meaning which is like saying a kingdom, land, or location for seasoned professional cocktail purveyors.   Used in a sentence I might say: Today I'm going to be in the cocktailia suburb known as Urban Mo's.

I think it's also a scientific term for describing the state in which said seasoned pros of alcoholic beverages might be categorized as in their phylum, etc.   But I am not drunk enough to get that deep into that tangent now.   However, as with all my terms and adaptations pattens are pending & many dictionaries are scrambling to get my permission to use them, but until then, remember follow my golden rule:  BE ORIGINAL, and create your own smashing vocabulary and by all means feel free to quote this Southern Fried mega superstar diva but give me my proper credit and dues!   

Lest I digress, back to having the proper Sunday Brunch.   When it comes to cocktailia I always say go for the mixology that best fits your biology for a sustained buzz without fuss or muss.   Sunday Brunches should be a festive and fun time, so if you are out to get hammered within the first hour I suggest you stay at home or crawl into one of those little dank caves whether the leather faced slurring lizards lounge.   There is nothing worse than a brunch bunch with a lose cannon falling and raining drama all over other's perfectly good mid morning buzz!

Personally for me the best cocktailia for my Sunday Brunch buzz is one of the following:  Mimosas (traditional, I know but for me a Mimosa is just champagne minus any fruit juice!   In my world of cocktailia why muddle up perfectly good bubbly with vitamin C, and saying Mimosa at Brunch seems correct and stylish).   My 2nd cocktailia of choice would be a Bourbon and coke & lastly but certainly not least a good ole spicy Bloody Mary.    However for any future bartenders attending my service please note that I like my Bloody Mary with a little less blood flow if ya get my drift, once again I firmly believe one should not cloud up the crisp and nature's natural flavor of the alcohol.

Good Food is a must.   As with any party or social gathering I think food should compliment the occasion, not overwhelm it.   You always want your guests to leave thinking you know how to prepare good and flavorful food; but ultimately if all the attention is upon getting grub then the social aspect will get lost in the shuffle.   I always think that success at a Brunch is having food that can be eaten easily with your hands and is able to be sitting there for a few hours without warming or cooling or any further preparations.   Food should fit into your brunch just like the flow of conversation.

Good friends are like good shoes!  They should look good, provide good support at the same time providing comfort and if at all possible be slimming as well.   In other words don't host or go to a Brunch with people you have to "tolerate."  Life is too damn short to screw a good buzz over with a mix match of lack lusters, drama queens and wet blankets!   If brunch is done right you should feel satiated, buzzed and like you don't want it to end.   So you want to be with people who are not just fun to be with but with people you can dish with, share with, drink with for hours if need be without worry of drama or boredom.

I've always enjoyed Brunch, but I really got into Sunday Brunches when my favorite bar where I was living (San Diego at the time)  was introduced to me.   Urban Mo's is one of those legendary neighborhood bars that feels like home.   Their Sunday Champagne Brunch is very popular and it became a weekly destination for me and my friends.   If you are ever in San Diego I highly recommend that you go treat yourself to Sunday Brunch at Urban Mo's.   The bartenders Craig and Jason are more than just bartenders.  They are comics, friends, therapists and good mixologists who never let your drink get room temp or half empty!   DJ Taj is also there (or as I call him, Taji) spinning good music in the background and hosting a tea dance in the latter part of the afternoon on Sundays.  There is nothing like a little disco after a morning full of champagne to give you that Praise Jeeeeeezus hallejujah feeling!

Well speaking of Sunday Brunches, it is time for mine!   This week my cocktailia of choice is bourbon.   I hope to hear from you dear readers of your favorite Sunday Brunch stories or Sunday Brunch destinations in the city/town where you live!   Until then may you all clink your cocktailia glasses together and have a wonderful Sunday!