The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
12th Ave & West 46th St.
Wednesday, May 11, $60-$85, twenty-one and over only, 8:00 – 11:00
villagevoice.com
In an 1895 article in Hunter’s Weekly entitled “Brunch: A Plea,” British writer Guy Beringer suggested a new cure for the hangover: “Instead of England’s early Sunday dinner, a post church ordeal of heavy meats and savory pies, why not a new meal, served around noon, that starts with tea or coffee, marmalade and other breakfast fixtures before moving along to the heavier fare? By eliminating the need to get up early on Sunday, brunch would make life brighter for Saturday-night carousers. It would promote human happiness in other ways as well. Brunch is cheerful, sociable and inciting. It is talk-compelling. It puts you in a good temper, it makes you satisfied with yourself and your fellow beings, and it sweeps away the worries and cobwebs of the week.” The Village Voice is putting Beringer’s idea into use with its inaugural Brunch Eats, a “breakfast-for-dinner” event that completes its foodie hat trick that already features the annual Choice Eats and Choice Streets. On May 11 at 8:00, more than twenty local eateries will be serving their unique takes on the breakfast-lunch mashup known as brunch at night, on board the flight deck of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum. So far, the following restaurants have been announced, with more to come: Butter & Scotch, the Black Ant, Calle Dao, Le Fond, Nha Minh, Osteria Cotta, Streets BK, and Underwest Donuts; there will also be special libations and live music. These events tend to sell out in advance, so act now, especially if you want the VIP treatment; general admission is $65, while $85 VIP tickets include a gift bag and access to the Space Shuttle Pavilion. “Brunch, for me, is an extended breakfast that should be enjoyed whenever you have time properly to engage in cooking and eating,” British chef Yotam Ottolenghi has explained. On May 11, you’ll be able to extend your brunching well into the night.