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Decatur Residents Can Do Sunday Brunch at Cakes & Ale
The popular Decatur restaurant began opening for Sunday brunch earlier this spring with its signature take on classic brunch dishes.
Recently named number two restaurant in the city byΒ AtlantaΒ magazineβs Bill Addison, Cakes & Ale debuted aΒ middayΒ Sunday brunch service earlier thisΒ spring.
Executive chef Billy Allin, five-time James Beard Foundation award semifinalist, serves dishes featuring the freshest seasonal meats, fruits and vegetables when developing the weekly menus.
Late spring menu items includeΒ omelette with pancetta and braised leeks;Β farro and mushrooms with garbanzo beans, fried egg and pepper relish; andΒ kielbasa and potato puree with poach egg, kraut and frisee. Additional indulgences come in the way of awarm scone plate served alongside clotted cream and persimmon butter,Belgian waffleΒ andΒ chorizoΒ as well as seasonal fresh fruits and house made granola.Β
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Cakes & Ale wine director Jordan SmeltΒ offers a selection of classic daytime cocktails to toast the meal, such as theΒ C&A Bloody Mary, theΒ AviationΒ with gin, lemon and luxardo maraschino, and theΒ Brown DerbyΒ featuring bourbon, honey syrup and grapefruit.
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About Cakes & Ale
Opened in Decatur in 2006, Cakes & Ale quickly established itself as one of the cityβs best restaurants under the helm of executive chef and owner Billy Allin. In addition to being featured in Bon Appetit, The Washington Post, Southern Living and The New York Times, Cakes & Ale was recently named number two restaurant in the city for 2014 byΒ AtlantaΒ magazine and Eater National editor Bill Addison.
Located at 155 Sycamore St., the restaurant offers dinner andΒ SundayΒ brunch service, with the adjoining Cakes & Ale CafΓ© featuring breakfast, lunch and late-night dessert and wine offerings daily, featuring selections from the acclaimed Cakes & Ale Bakery. The restaurant offers dinnerΒ TuesdayΒ throughΒ Thursday from 6 β 11 p.m.;Β FridayΒ andΒ Saturday from 5:30 p.m. β 12 a.m.; andΒ SundayΒ brunch fromΒ 11 a.m. β 4 p.m.
For more information visitΒ www.cakesandalerestaurant.comΒ or callΒ 404.377.7994.
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