Sunday Brunch Menu 3/8/09

The Watchmen Brunch

(Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ groundbreaking graphic novel Watchmen has been adapted into a major motion picture of the same name that debuted on Friday. Check out our issue by issue analysis of Watchmen at www.legionofdudes.com. Answer the most Watchmen trivia questions (without Googling!) and win a Watchmen T-Shirt!)
Smiley Face Pancake: (1) Whose insignia is the smiley face in Watchmen, and what is his real name? Giant vanilla-buttermilk pancakes topped with chocolate syrup and strawberry coulis to replicate the Watchmen logo. With bacon or homefries.$7
Dollar Bill Brunch: (2) How did Dollar Bill of the original Minutemen die? Two eggs any style (still no poached,) homefries, bacon, and your choice of biscuit or focaccia toast. $7
Dr. Manhattan’s Atomic Hash: (3) What is Dr. Manhattan’s real name, and what profession does he train for before
getting a degree in atomic science? Homefries grilled with crumbled spicy Cevapcici sausage, hot Hungarian wax peppers,
and onions, topped with Provolone and Mozzarella cheese and 2 eggs MTO (no poached) $8
Rorschach’s Mixed Up Scramble: (4) What is Rorschach’s secret identity and what is the name of his psychiatrist? Ham, Roma tomato, roasted garlic, and onion scrambled with 3 eggs and topped with Asiago cheese. With homefries. $7.50
Bubastis Biscuits and Gravy: (5) Who is Bubastis and why is she important to the ending of Watchmen? Two fresh baked biscuits smothered with spicy Cevapcici sausage gravy and two eggs any style (still no poached). $8
Ozymandias’ Open-faced Focaccia Sandwich: (6) What is Ozymandias’ real name and after whom does he pattern himself? (Two possible answers). Toasted homemade focaccia with tomato, bacon, baby spinach, two eggs made-to-order and a dusting of Romano cheese. With homefries. $7.50
Silk Spectre’s Spinach and Baby Shrimp Salad: (7) What are the two Silk Spectre’s alter egos and how are they related? Baby shrimp broiled scampi-style and served on a bed of baby spinach and mixed greens with tomato and Asiago cheese; with honey-balsamic vinaigrette. $8
Gunga Diner Goulash: (8) To what poem does “Gunga Diner” refer, and who is its author? Our (almost) famous version of spicy Szekely Gulyas. Pork slow stewed with bacon, onion, Hungarian smoked paprika, sauerkraut, and sour cream. Served over buttered egg noodles with petite salad. $9
Nite Owl Noci: (9) The “new” Nite Owl took over the cowl from the original Nite Owl. What is the original Nite Owl’s real name and what is the name of his tell-all book? Penne pasta tossed in olive oil and toasted walnut sauce. With petite salad. $8
Black Freighter Bagel and Pâte Plate: (Bonus!) Tales of the Black Freighter is a comic about pirates that occurs as an
allegorical story-within-a-story in the Watchmen graphic novel. What is the name of the TOTBF story being read? (prize is a $10 Gypsy gift certificate) Smoked trout and cream cheese pâte with scallion, caper, cucumber, and sliced tomato and toasted water or whole wheat bagel. $6
Sides:
Gypsy House Salad or Cream of Potato Soup (v) $3
Roasted Garlic, Lemon-Pesto, or Spicy Red Pepper Hummus with pita sm $3; lg $5
Side of Bacon or Biscuits $2
Ajvar: Spicy roasted red pepper and eggplant garnished with feta and served with pita $4
 
Beverages:
LaPrima Coffee, Stash Brewed Black Iced Tea, Pepsi Products (refills) $2
Orange, Cranberry, or Tomato Juice or Apple Cider small $2.50 large $3.50
Hot Apple Cider or Assorted Stash Hot Tea $2
 
Breakfast Cocktails:
Alan Moore’s Bloody Crazy Bloody Mary: Cheap vodka and specially spiced tomato juice (spicy!) $3.50
Dave Gibbons’ Dirty “Gibson”: Tanqueray gin, dry vermouth, caper juice, scallion garnish, rocks $6
Dr. Manhattan: Seven, vermouth, Blue cherry juice, and a blue cherry garnish, up $7
Silk Spectre’s Sexy Mexican Coffee (coffee, tequila, Kahlua, cinnamon, whipped cream) hot or iced $5
Minutemen Mango Mimosa $6
Black Freighter Spiced Rum and Cider: Hot cider, spiced rum, cinnamon stick $3.50
Gypsy Café 1330 Bingham Street 412.381.GYPSY