HONOLULU, HAWAI‘I—The Honolulu
Museum of Art offers two brunch options this Mother’s Day, and opens its doors at 10:30 a.m.
At the museum’s main location on
Beretania Street:
Chef Jacob
Silver has created a tempting à la carte menu that includes sweetbread French
toast and a bacon-and-Swiss cheese omelette oozing with onion fondue. Prices
range from $16 to $18. The regular menu will also be available. Reservations
are a must. It’s a special occasion—the café is normally closed on Sundays.
The Museum Shop helps
make mom’s day special with a 10 percent discount for guests, and
Supporting-level members and above get an additional 10 percent off their
regular member discount.
Doting children
can make a day of it and accompany mom to the current exhibitions Shahzia Sikander: Parallax and Artists of Hawai‘i 2017, and explore the
museum’s tranquil courtyards.
At the museum’s location in Makiki
Heights:
Up at Honolulu Museum
of Art Spalding House, chef Susan Lai Hipp will serve a globe-trotting $35
prix-fixe brunch menu that features a potato, Parmesan and roasted pepper
pierogi with Irish bangers and poached egg over fresh spinach and vine-ripened
tomatoes, and topped with mornay sauce. Brunchers must book in advance. The
regular menu will also be available.
After brunch,
guests can see the exhibition HoMA Select,
featuring masterpieces from the museum’s collection that are in its Collection Highlights catalog, and take
a meandering stroll through the lush gardens.
All Spalding
House Café patrons on Mother’s Day will receive a 10 to 30 percent discount in
the Spalding House Shop. Guests receive a 10 percent discount in the Spalding
House Shop, and Supporting-level members and above get an additional 10 percent
off their regular member discount.
THE MENUS:
Honolulu Museum of Art:
Eggs Benedict,
choice of classic with grilled ham or vegetarian with grilled portobello
mushroom, Hollandaise
sauce and Nalo greens $18
Fines herbes
omelette with chèvre and roasted red peppers, herb-roasted
fingerling potatoes and Nalo greens $17
Bacon and Swiss
omelette with fresh thyme and onion fondue, herb-roasted fingerling
potatoes and Nalo greens $17
Sweet bread
French toast with fresh berries and pure maple syrup, chicken apple sausage $16
Classic mimosa
$8.50
Regular menu
will also be available.
Honolulu Museum of Art Spalding House:
Prixe fixe $35
per guest, includes tax and tip. By reservation: 237-5225
Potato, Parmesan
and roasted pepper pierogi with Irish bangers and poached egg over fresh
spinach and vine-ripened tomatoes, and topped with mornay sauce
Café du Monde affogato,
double-chocolate brownie
Choice of iced
tea, coffee or tea
Regular menu
will also be available.