Table 31’s Plaza Café is set to reopen Wednesday, April 1. 

This season will bring a new bar area, Sunday brunch, additional seating, take-out service and a steel drum performance every Thursday. 

Among the new menu items are:

• Steak and Pasta Salad with filet mignon tips, grilled zucchini, asparagus, artichokes, mozzarella, sundried tomatoes and basil pesto tossed with torchetti pasta
• Three Cheese Spinach Pizza
• Breaded Chicken Cutlet Sandwich with broccoli rabe, sharp provolone, long hots on a soft baguette
• Shrimp and Avocado Sandwich with spicy jalapeno spread, lettuce, tomato on country bread
• Pulled Pork Sandwich with Table 31 house steak sauce, fontina cheese, caramelized onions on a toasted brioche bun

Sunday Brunch will begin April 5th and will be served from 10:30 am to 2:30 pm. Menu items include:

• House Made Granola
• House Made Sticky Buns
• Zucchini and Fontina Cheese Frittata
• Tuscan Style Scrambled Eggs with potatoes, onions, basil and mozzarella cheese
• The Plaza Egg Sandwich, with sautéed Genoa salami, robiola cheese, lettuce, tomato, spicy tomato relish, on grilled sourdough
• French Toast with berry compote and honeyed mascarpone cheese
• 10 oz. Ground Sirloin Burger, with caramelized onions, cheddar cheese, on a sesame brioche bun
• “Cocktails and Eye Openers,” will feature champagne cocktails, mojitos, frozen drinks and other drinks infused with fresh fruit juices

Table 31 [Official Site]

Cantina Los Caballitos is now offering some drink deals during their Saturday brunch. Get 1/2 draft beers and $1 off mimosas at the bar.

Come in tomorrow and hear DJ Shawn Ryan of Hurrah spin soul, funk, motown and more.

Cantina Los Caballitos: Brunch with DJ Shawn Ryan of Hurrah [UWISHUNU]
Cantina Los Caballitos [Official Site]

What to do this weekend? Here are two not-too-expensive ideas North of near Spring Garden…

Saturday
Starting at 4PM, check out The Institute’s Beer, Bourbon and Cheese event. They’ll have $4 Bulliet Frontier Bourbons, Stone Smoked Porter on draft, Arrogant Bastard in bottles,  a selection of cheeses from Downtown Cheese in RTM and homemade bourbon chocolate truffles. Cash bar, free Wii.

The Institute [Official Site]

Sunday
Why not investigate Cafe Estelle’s brunch? The Yelpers are raving about it and in these rough-and-tumble recessionary times, it’s good karma to support independent restaurants.

Cafe Estelle [Official Site]

Fairmount’s Bridgid’s is a good spot that combines tasty food, with good prices and great beer. Phoodie.info highlights the $5 Bowl of Chili and beer special. They can keep their Miller High Life but we’d gladly wash down the chili with Yards Brawler or Sly Fox Dunkel Lager.

And today, Meal Ticket excitedly exclaims that you should eat Bridgid’s brunch “immediately.”

Bridgid’s $5 Happy Meal [Phoodie.info]
EAT THIS IMMEDIATELY: Brunch at Bridgid’s [Meal Ticket]
Bridgid’s [Official Site]

Photo by R. Kennedy for GPTMC

What are you doing for New Year’s Day? As we were recently quoted as saying, “when you drink on New Years Day, you drink with the pros.” We think we’re proud of saying that.

There is of course the Mummer’s Parade and with it a boat load of traditions. Will you be at Philadelphia’s oldest bar, McGillin’s Olde Ale House for a pint? Or perhaps at Dirty Frank’s, where men in sequin rule the roost.

A few miles away from the parade route will see the unveiling of Local 44, 20 taps of beer and bottles of Orval will start flowing at 5pm.

NYD brunch is a growing tradition. Check out our incomplete list of brunch spots and other happenings after the jump.

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It might take forever but Adam Erace finds that Cafe L’Aube is worth the wait.

Feather-light and tissue-thin, L’Aube’s lovely crepes washed out the bad taste. Cooked on a traditional circular griddle, blended wheat and buckwheat batters formed the sweet and savory canvases for ham, mushrooms and Swiss; sliced turkey, crushed walnuts and a drizzle of honey; simple cinnamon-sugar brightened with lemon; and the classic crepe trio: strawberries, bananas and the cure to all the world’s problems, Nutella.

Daily Grind [Philadelphia Weekly]
Cafe L’Aube [Official Site]

Starting Saturday, December 20th the Northern Liberties location of Tiffin will be serving an all-you-can-eat brunch featuring Indian specialty entrees, appetizers, tandoori grilled kebabs, chutneys, rice and fresh breads served table side along with desserts for only $8.50. If you’re a Tiffin Card members you ca knock off an extra 10%.

Tiffin [Official Site]

Living On The Vedge alerts us that the recently opened Mi Lah Vegetarian on 16th now is offering a Sunday brunch. LotV is especially excited by the Kenzinger beer battered seitan and waffles.

Get Your Brunch On [Living On The Vedge]

Self-employed, work nights, unemployed? Cantina Dos Segundos gives you a reason to get out of the house by 11am as they’ve added brunch to every day of the week.

Dos Segundos [Official Site]
Cantina Dos Segundos [Facebook]

This Sunday will see the start of brunch at West Philly’s Marigold Kitchen. Brunch will run from 10am to 2pm.

Menu after the jump.

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