District Home Magazine Holiday 2014 | Page 22

dhm ’s Best Brunch bites Brunch is one of our favorite meals at District Home Magazine. Here are a couple of our favorites that are definite crowd pleasers and great for the holiday season. Enjoy! Pictured above: Blue Duck Tavern’s Housemade Smoked Salmon, Avocado, Pickled Onions, Silver Dollar Johnny Cakes. Opposite page, top: Farmer Fishers Bakers’ interior main dining room (photo by Greg Powers). Bottom: Birch and Barley’s Chicken Waffles. 22 ISSUE NO. 1 0 Blue Duck Tavern West End ~ 24 & M Streets NW A favorite spot of the Obamas for intimate dinners and known for its signature refined American cuisine, the Blue Duck Tavern’s brunch certainly is not one to be overshadowed by the evening meal. Blue Duck has a passion for locally sourced ingredients, and recognizes their growers on the menu next to each dish. Enjoy a gourmet cocktail or fresh squeezed juice along with starters such as the Sticky Bun, assorted basket of homemade pastries, or Salmon Avocado Johnny Cake. Main dishes include traditional yet upscale comfort food such as Strawberry-Rhubarb French Toast, Eggs Benedict with Smoked Trout, Wagyu Beef Steak and Egg, and Short Rib Hash.