A16 Brunch

We spent the morning at the Green City Market. It was the first Wednesday where everyone was back outside, and it felt great. Seeing all the farmer’s was fantastic, and so were the flavors and aromas, especially of the Italian garlic from Nichols Farms. The raw flavor reminded me of the brunch the hubbie and I had at A16 on our recent trip to San Francisco. A16 just received accolades from Food & Wine magazine for their recently published book. The book is fantastic and our brunch was even more so.

The hubbie deferred to me on the vino and since we knew we were sharing a multitude of Italian dishes, we definitely had to go Italian white. Chose a Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio DOC Campagna and it hit perfectly with many of our dishes.


First dish was poached eggs over chestnut polenta with a ricotta salsa. The chestnut polenta made this dish.

With our eggs, we also had mozzarella burrata with olive oil, sea salt and crostini. Simply perfect and delicious.

When we see goat on a menu, we are always intrigued and more often than not it always ends up on the table and this brunch was no exception. This dish was braised in a red sauce and was quite tender.

A16 has received a good amount of press on their pizzas, and it was the best part of our meal. We chose the Salsiccia: fennel sausage, spring onions, mozzarella, grana padana, garlic and chiles. We of course had to add an egg!


Just thinking of that pizza (and posting the picture) makes my mouth water and I cannot express enough, that it is as good as it looks.

I am not a dessert girl, I always opt for cheese instead of dessert, but at A16 a panna cotta caught my eye and choosing dessert was the way to go. Panna cotta and an apple and lemon empanada was fantastic!


So fantastic, we couldn’t wait to eat it before snapping a picture!

The brunch was amazing, and the memories along with spending this morning at Green City Market, makes me cherish this time of year and all of amazing foods we get to enjoy. Cheers!