Where to Brunch: Supper

Eating brunch at Supper was at the top of my list of things to accomplish this past weekend, particularly since my parents were in town. I made reservations for 10:30a on Sunday; but upon hearing this, I think D got a little jealous (since he was scheduled to be on a flight that left PHL at 7:45a that morning), so he in turn made reservations for 10:30a on Saturday.

Saturday morning also marked my first half-marathon of the year. Given that my training consisted of one five-mile run and one ten-mile run, I did not have high expectations for the race. In the end, I did not run my fastest time, but I didn't run my slowest, either. So apparently cross-training is a good way to "train" for a half-marathon. That and the fact that I think this was my 13th half-marathon? I've lost count.

Anyway, the downside of the half-marathon is that the course was across town. I thought my parents and D could take a shuttle from Center City over to the finish line in Fairmont Park, but unfortunately it turns out that the shuttle was only for ferrying people over to the race before it started and then back after the run was complete. So . . . in lieu of meeting me at the finish line, they headed over to Di Bruno Bros. for pastries and coffee. Not fair! Long story short, my parents were full by the time our brunch reservation came around. So while D and I chowed down on red velvet waffles and a frittata, respectively, my parents shared a side of caramelized onion hash browns and housemade apple cider donuts.

Since my parents did not get to enjoy the full Supper brunch experience on Saturday, I held on to my Sunday morning reservation, and we headed back the next day to do it all again. This time I ordered the red velvet waffles, my Mom had the shoo fly pie french toast, and my Dad had the frittata. Though I think Supper may be most well-known (at least in terms of brunch) for their red velvet waffles, I have to say I was not all that impressed. It wasn't that they were bad -- because, let me tell you, I was totally a member of the Clean Plate Club -- it was more that they weren't quite as life-changing as the hype made them out to be. The supper frittata -- which consisted of three eggs and choice of two fillings (I went with sauteed greens and caramelized onions) was much better, in my opinion. Both days I paired my entree with a delicious alcoholic beverage (that's the whole point of brunch, right?) -- I can definitely recommend both the mimosa and bellini as excellent options.