new favorite {bottomless} brunch spot!

3 or 4 hours into brunch....we scoped out this table so hard.

heyo! happy monday!

recently, i read about Scion Restaurant (Dupont, DC) on Bitches Who Brunch.  i immediately knew that i'd love this place when i read "make any drink bottomless for just $5 extra". turns out, the food was pretty dang good (two of us got the Kobe Burger and two of us got the Steak&Eggs), and the drink specials far surpassed our expectations once we finally understood how they worked.  four of the eight specialty drinks can be made bottomless - including the bellini&mimosa (those are interchangeable), and then the bacon bloody mary&regular bloody mary (also interchangeable).  the place ran out of orange juice, so mimosa was immediately knocked off our list. the guys ordered bellinis and i ordered a bloody mary  - all bottomless. it was like we were signing a contract since we couldnt switch around. after a few sips of one of the stronger bloody marys ive ever hard, i realized i needed to" buy out of my contract immediately" and switch to bellinis, or my day would end early (which it did anyway, but thats later on in the story).

so....we drank bottomless bellinis - which our waiter, Pablo, served to us in carafe's.  he kept it full and kept our drinks full. bottomless flows until 3:30pm which is nice considering we got there at 1pm on the dot.

our conversations were absolutely hilarious and the actual brunch/bottomless part was amazing. mid-bottomless bellini, we realize the table on the patio has a tap on it (see pic below), and immediately - it had to be ours. we scouted that table until the squatters left, and moved outside around 4, with our new friends from the table next to us inside.  this was just in time for "power hour" in our bottomless-drowned minds.  we realize two key things when we start power hour - 1) iphones arent loud enough to play over dc traffic & 2) power hour is miserable/dangerous when played with an IPA.

anywho - we drank a bit more and this is when i decided it was prob best that i send myself home (around 5:30ish??) - the boys stayed and i hopped in the first taxi i saw.  it was the most aggressive brunch i think ive ever had - and we all know i like to day drink.  i got home and slept til 10:30pm. woops.

taps...ON THE TABLE!? yes, please! the tap counted how many pints you poured, pretty genius.

POURING down rain towards the end of brunch. holllyyyy moly.

i can NOT wait to go back. Pablo - please have my table ready! i'll bring the portable speakers!

Aint no party like a baby pool party!

this happened. more pics to come!

Love this: Cocktail Presentation

{*via design*sponge}

what an adorable way to present a signature drink at a party - a little whiteout/white paint to write on the drink pitcher - so cute!

T-O-T-S! TOTS! TOTS! TOTS!

Came across this today - the recipe for the best.drink.ever. --- The TOTS Rail

Heaven in a cup for about $9 dollars :)

Gin

Vodka

Bourbon

Triple Sec

Rum

Whiskey

Sprite

Cranberry Juice

Grenadine

Sours Mix

Ice Cubes

(add a little redbull and it's AMAZING)

Insert ice into a 24 oz cup. In cup, mix Gin, Vodka, Bourbon, Triple Sec, Rum, and Whiskey using the 2 count method. Add in a ½ cup of Sprite and ½ cup of Cranberry Juice. Add Sours Mix for taste and a splash of Grenadine. Insert straw into cup, stir, and enjoy!

Weekend Happenings :)

This weekend was beautiful here in DC! I hope you all were able to spend it outside like I did! Between HOURS of happiness immediately after work on Friday at Clarendon Ballroom rooftop, birthday brunches at Chadwick's and a Kentucky Derby party on Saturday to the National Harbor on Sunday, I had my fair share of day drinking :) I never feel like I am doing anything wrong or bad for me when I day drink! Isn't that terrible? It's just SO fun and usually WAY less expensive than night drinking because it's usually a brunch menu or in someones backyard! (I try to justify my ridiculous-ness with these kind of thoughts)

Kentucky Derby party - clearly not the best picture, i'll upload more once i get them from friends:

hi tandy.

The boo and I went to the National Harbor for trade show training (we work at the same company, different locations...weird, I know) and then sat down for drinks and apps at this place called Bond 45. They serve some of their drinks in teapots, prohibition style! SO COOL! obvi, I ordered one (or two.... :))

View from our seats at Bond 45:

then we took a walk on the pier with some delicious gelato (I studied abroad in Italy, can you imagine my excitement!!?!?!?!) and this is what we saw:
a really creepy arm...then i realized it's much more:
A bunch of stupid kids climbing on a creepy body coming out of the sand. I just don't get it.

All in a all, a great weekend :)