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28 Mother s Day brunch ideas in the Bay Area, from Champagne feasts to bagels in bed
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With more restaurants reopening and relaxed restrictions on in-person gatherings, this Mother’s Day can look and feel quite different than it did in 2020.
Many Bay Area restaurants are offering holiday brunches on Sunday, May 9, but it’s also an opportunity to seek out celebratory meals at other eateries, from dim sum to Turkish breakfast spreads. And if you’re sticking to eating at home, there are plenty of options for takeout and meal kits (wood-fired bagels in bed, anyone?).
Slainte in Jack London Square recently reopened, and has been celebrating St. Patrick’s Day since last Friday. Photo: Slainte
If you’re the type that needs a fix of corned beef and cabbage on St. Patrick’s Day, here are several East Bay restaurants serving up the dish and other Irish specials today:
ALMOND & OAK Almond & Oak is offering a St. Patrick’s Day special this week, featuring housemade corned beef with sauerkraut, potatoes, turnips, carrots, maitake mushrooms and salsa verde ($29).
Almond & Oak, 3311 Grand Ave. (between Elwood and Santa Clara), Oakland
THE AVENUE Blake’s Grillery serves corned beef tacos with sweet and spicy cabbage and Dijon crema starting at 4 p.m., today at the Temescal dive bar.