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A Spring Brunch on the Equinox

Late March, late morning. The sun is honest again. The brunch is a way to mark the season turning, not the calendar.

Steps

  1. 01Day before — make the tart shell. Cut the citrus.
  2. 02Morning of — bake the tart filling, soft-boil the eggs in the last fifteen minutes.
  3. 03Pour champagne the moment the first guest sits, not before.
  4. 04Hostess gift: a small bunch of pansies in a paper cone.

Notes

  • Menu: a savory tart of leek and goat cheese, soft-boiled eggs, butter and good bread, a fruit salad of orange and grapefruit and pomegranate.
  • Drinks: champagne and grapefruit juice; black coffee in a French press at the end.
  • Table: pale yellow linen, white plates, a small pot of pansies at each setting.