"Your roommate just woke you up to tell you he accidentally backed into your car in the driveway. You’re cranky, but you told your friends you wouldn’t cancel on brunch (again), and Cafe Birdie has biscuits and gravy as well as the best brunch cocktails in Highland Park, which should be enough to get you out of bed. It doesn’t hurt that you’ll also feel like you’re in your potentially imaginary rich cousin’s French Provincial house in Napa. After a few Bloody Marys and some Moroccan-spiced chicken, you’ll barely notice the scratch on your bumper." - Brett Keating