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Live Jazz Brunch At Geraldine’s Hotel Van Zandt

February 12, 2016

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Live Jazz Brunch At Geraldine's Hotel Van Zandt

If you’re looking to jazz up your weekend brunch plans, head to Geraldine’s at Hotel Van Zandt for their live jazz brunch! Held every Sunday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., the brunch features a selection of sweet and savory plates with live music from local jazz musicians.

Curated by Executive Chef Frank Mnuk, the brunch menu holds true to the restaurant’s culinary aesthetic, offering contemporary dishes inspired by Austin’s unique culture. Menu highlights include: the Corn Skillet Breakfast with Benton’s ham, smoked maple, preserved onion, mustard greens and a poached egg; the Red Quinoa Breakfast Salad with a soft poached egg, kale, squash, blueberry and radish; the Sourdough Waffle with strawberry preserves, and the Fried Potato Tot Hash with braised pork rib, a poached egg and hollandaise.

The bar offers a wide array of specialty cocktails from Chief of Bar Operations Jennifer Keyser, including: the Mellow Yellow with Yellow Chartreuse, Dolin blanc, lemon juice, soda and agave, and the Sunday Bloody Sunday featuring Vida mezcal, seasonal sangrita with a chili-lime salt rim.

What To Order: Fried potato tot hash, bakery plate, muddy waters cocktail, bloody mary, and bioche French toast.

 

A Taste of Koko

 

Live Jazz Brunch At Geraldine's Hotel Van Zandt

Muddy Waters

Forget coffee, the Muddy Waters cocktail with wake you up. Pierre​ ferrand 1840 cognac, averna, and orgeat over cold brew coffee, condensed milk, and nutmeg.

 

Live Jazz Brunch At Geraldine's Hotel Van Zandt

Sunday Bloody Sunday

I love bloody mary’s for brunch and this hit the spot with Vida mescal, seasonal sangrita, and a chili-lime salt rim.

 

Live Jazz Brunch At Geraldine's Hotel Van Zandt

Bakery Plate

For those who loved St. Philip’s bakery basket, you’ll love Geraldine’s bakery plate. Filled with a croissant, cornbread muffin, buttermilk biscuit, cinnamon raisin toast, fruit preserves and butter.

 

Live Jazz Brunch At Geraldine's Hotel Van Zandt

Live Jazz Brunch At Geraldine's Hotel Van Zandt

Smoked Short Rib Tacos

Crispy tortilla with smoked short ribs, avocado, tomatillo sauce, and hollandaise sauce.

 

Live Jazz Brunch At Geraldine's Hotel Van Zandt

Fried Potato Tot Hash

Braised pork rib with poached eggs and hollandaise sauce. Our favorite!

 

Brioche French Toast

Brioche French Toast

Brunch always calls for something sweet at the end of the brioche French toast was perfect.

 

 

Geraldine’s

605 Davis St
Austin, TX 78701
geraldinesaustin.com

WRITTEN BY:

Jane Ko is the Austin blogger behind A Taste of Koko, Austin's top food and travel blog featuring the hottest restaurants and weekend getaways. Jane has been a speaker at South by Southwest (SXSW), Texas Conference for Women, BlogHer, and more on entrepreneurship and social media. She lives in Austin Texas with her dog and cat.

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