Release Date: February 15, 2007
Popular Sunday Brunch Returns to National Gallery of Art Terrace Café
Smoked salmon, arugula, and red onion with bagel crisps and dill
crème fraîche; one of the many items offered on the Sunday brunch
buffet in the National Gallery of Art’s Terrace Café through Mother’s
Day, May 13.
Photo by Rob Shelley © National Gallery of Art
Washington, DC—The National Gallery of Art's popular Sunday brunch buffet once again is offered in the Terrace Café, through Mothers' Day, Sunday, May 13, 2007. Located on the mezzanine level of the East Building overlooking the monumental mobile by Alexander Calder, the atrium, and the National Mall, the Terrace Café offers a relaxing "white tablecloth" atmosphere in which to enjoy a brunch buffet with family and friends.
The Terrace Café is open Sundays only from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The cost of the Sunday brunch is $22.95 for adults and $11.50 for children 10 years old and under. Reservations for eight people or more may be made by calling (202) 712-7458 or e-mailing your request to Corey Dumitrescu at c-dumitrescu@nga.gov.
The buffet menu includes a hot or cold non-alcoholic beverage and the following items:
Cinnamon-raisin brioche French toast with warm Vermont maple syrup
Smoked salmon, arugula, and red onion with bagel crisps and dill crème fraîche
Wild mushroom quiche with Montrachet goat cheese
Field green salad with butternut squash vinaigrette
Croissants and muffins with butter and jams
Scrambled eggs with Vermont cheddar
Chive-potato salad with sel gris
Pan-roasted natural garlic chicken with thyme-infused cream sauce
Potato and sweet potato gratin with Gorgonzola crust
Endive, radicchio and watercress salad with tarragon crab dressing
Panzanella salad with balsamic syrup
Hearts of romaine Caesar salad with Parmigiana shavings and sourdough croutons
The dessert offering includes the following items:
Fresh and sun-dried fruit, with vanilla honey yogurt and granola
Profiteroles with pastry cream and caramel sauce
Old-fashioned chocolate cake
Pear and walnut tart
EXHIBITIONS AND PROGRAMS
Exhibitions on view or opening during the winter and spring season that visitors to the Gallery may visit through May 13 include Strokes of Genius: Rembrandt's Prints and Drawings and The Artist's Vision: Romantic Traditions in Britain, through March 18; Jasper Johns: An Allegory of Painting, 1955–1965, through April 29; Paris in Transition: Photographs from the National Gallery of Art, through May 6; States and Variations: Prints by Jasper Johns, March 11–October 28; Eugène Boudin at the National Gallery of Art, March 25–August 5; Private Treasures: Four Centuries of European Master Drawings, May 6–September 16; and Fabulous Journeys and Faraway Places: Prints and Drawings, 1300–1700, May 6–September 16.
Visit http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/index.shtm for a complete listing of current, past, and future exhibitions. For up-to-date information on programs and events, including tours, lectures, films, and concerts at the National Gallery, visit http://www.nga.gov/programs/index.shtm.
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