A New Tradition: Brunch and a Movie

KK and I accidentally started a tradition a few weeks ago. After having a tremendous brunch at Tallula, we decided a natural follow-up activity would be to see a movie. We both had heard the positive buzz about  “Little Miss Sunshine,” so we looked into it. The stars and planets clearly were aligned that day, as there was a showing just up the road from Washington Blvd., in Shirlington, the indie movie theater of choice in Northern Virginia. This was such an enjoyable pairing of activities that we decided to make it a regular occurrence. Here are a few highlights from our first brunch and a movie outing:

Brunch Highlights:
•The Eggs Benedict, prepared with bresoala ham, a fried green tomato in lieu of English muffin, and topped with jalapeño hollandaise. It actually took me a few bites to fully realize there was no bread element to the dish. 
•The side dish of biscuits and gravy. Yes, they offer B&G as a SIDE—what a fantastic idea. Because really, there are just times we’d like a little bit of something decadent, not a platter full of grease and gravy (then again, sometimes we do want that). The light, but creamy, gravy was made with pancetta, and the biscuit was appropriately soft and crumbly.

Movie Highlight:
•Steve Carell—when the guy actually takes a break from his frat-boy scripts (that’s not to say I didn’t love “40-year-old Virgin”), he really shows the range he has as an actor. I don’t profess to know much about the “art” of film or acting, but I do know when a movie just works. The movie was funny, appropriately heart-warming without being sappy, and a little bit dark and sad.

Enjoy Tallula at:
2761 Washington Boulevard
Arlington, Virginia