best beignets in the city

if the title of this post caught your attention,

you and i would get along well. after all -- 

who doesn't like beignets, and who doesn't 

want to know the best place to get them?

i'll tell you the best place...that's what i'm

here for. brenda's french soul food is the place.

their space, their food, their live jazz music,

this is where you go for weekend brunch and

beignets. don't believe me? take a look...

^^ in love with both this mirror 

wall & with my brunch date

( @welltraveledwife)

^^ what is better than live music

while you have brunch?

^^ i took one look at the specials board

and knew i had to get the sweet potato

pancakes with warm butter pecan sauce..

it just felt right. // also here is what our table 

looks like when doing a restaurant feature...

^^ we had to sample the different beignets, 

so here we have the plain, the chocolate,

and the granny smith apple. loved them all.

the plain are good for an appetizer, and the

chocolate is more of a decadent dessert.

^^ on to the eggs benedict. number one, those

biscuits beat any english muffin any day.

they are out of this world. secondly, we really

went southern style and had brenda's famous

fried chicken instead of traditional ham.

such a delicious + unique eggs benny, loved it!

 ^^those sweet potato pancakes

spoke to my soul. haha, seriously

they were my favorite. i am borderline

obsessed with sweet potatoes, so put

them in pancakes? yes please!

^^ my southern boy loved the

cheesy grits on the side

^^ saved some beignets for dessert!

^^ all in all, the combination of french soul and southern

charm won us over. after all, i lived in france & chase

lived in the south...so this place was made for us!

be sure to go hungry when you eat 

at brenda's...and tell me what you think!

xo

ps.i just made a new little

instagram just for the blog..

so along with @emi, you can

also follow @welltraveledwife

if you'd like! cheers to friday!