This yummy and affordable brunch in the sunny Boundary Bay beer garden was the perfect way to celebrate the last day of Bellingham Beer Week and soak in some rays after a rainy April Brews Day the previous evening! We were pleasantly surprised to find this was a full buffet. For just $10/person we thought maybe it would be just fruit and muffins, but we were MORE than happy to find that there was a nice array of breakfast numminess to choose from. The buffet started with a lovely plate of sliced fruit, then dove right into the hot stuff with crispy potatoes, a GIANT pan of bacon (which was re-filled on MULTIPLE occasions), tasty scrambled eggs, house-made biscuits and gravy (my favorites), a tofu scramble, and tasty bread at the end. It was all delicious and the B-Bay staff just kept the food coming, always hot and plentiful.
The event also featured an appearance by one of my favorites: The Poem Store! As always they were there with their vintage electric typewriters churning out lovely poetry for all. We always enjoy running into these talented ladies! There was also a raffle for beer-related prizes, and live music by an all-female band who were quite talented and their folksy style was just perfect for the morning setting.
Beer and mimosas were flowing from the bar, and there was coffee and tea as well. The line was pretty long - it would have been great to have an "express line" for mimosa/beer refills. I had to wait 20 minutes for another mimosa. Otherwise it was the perfect morning and so fun running into many friends and local "beerlebrities" too.
Many congrats to the Max Higbee Center for a stellar ABD and thanks for the brunch to top it all off! read more