#brunchcon

Kalakirya will host a DMV Brunch con gathering on Saturday, Sept 16, from 10am-noon, at the Rockville, MD Town Center!

Meet next to the band stand (Dawson’s Market Stage).

There are a bunch of parking garages in the immediate vicinity (the closest parking is on Middle Lane between Hungerford Dr and Washington St).

Rockville Town Center is also accessible via metro (red line, just before shady Grove) and bus (it's one of the big depots).

There are a whole bunch of restaurants/food places there, including Starbucks, Five Guys, Kyoto Matcha, Thai Chef, Lebanese Taverna, Dawson's Market, and a French bakery.

Masking is welcome and encouraged!!!

Email us with any questions at [email protected]!

I’m almost upset that I won these tickets. I halfheartedly entered the contest online, as part of my “Say ‘YES’ to Things You Wouldn’t Usually” and “Give Out More Personal Information on the Internet” campaigns. I don’t like brunch and I don’t like large packs of people who like brunch. 

I receive confirmation of my boon at 1:00AM on Friday night. I call Elvid to ship our options.

“Saturday at 9:00AM for VIP, or Sunday at 1:00PM for General.” “Uggggghhhhh. I’ll see you in a couple hours.”

Expectations are low. The venue, the Reef, is the same place where we attended that empty marketing event in October. 

We’re in a holding chamber with other Blonde Ladies and Gay Guys. A group of girlfriends are wearing t-shirts with “Brunch Bitches” bedazzled across their chests. As a joke, I’ve also worn my Sunday best (eye make-up, sundress, jangly gold jewelry). I’m blending in. 

After three mimosas in the waiting room...

Like a pack of wild animals escaping captivity, we burst into the main event space. Local vendors are lined up around the perimeter, each offering samples of their breakfast specialties. There are MULTIPLE bottomless mimosa bars. And, since it’s 9 AM on a Saturday in LA, there’s barely anyone here. Elvid and I get toasted immediately.

We bounce from booth to booth, seeking out savory food. Everything tastes great EXCEPT for a tiny cheesecake made with chorizo and Fruity Pebbles. It is one of the worst things I have ever eaten. I look for rice and egg as a palate cleanser. I think we find French toast? (Elvid: “Blech. French.”)

We kill time and sober up by playing the neglected lawn games in the middle of the room. Whatever, hipsters. Cornhole rocks! The day ends with a visit to the photo booth. We head home--dizzy, sleepy and happy. 

I showed up to make fun of people who brunch. Then, I became one.

Taking over The Armory (1800 Mission St.) in San Francisco on Sunday March 25 is the ultimate celebration of all things brunch.

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The BrunchCon 2018 tour is a 21+ event that offers an open mimosa bar as well as an open Bloody Mary bar. It’s not just drinks, though. There will also be over 30 vendors offering brunch bites during each session.

Gracias for this DELICIOUS…