As we're easing back into dining normalcy, restaurants' holiday takeout options aren't going anywhere. Whether you're a brunch family or prefer dinner, here are several options that give you a holiday twofer: You're leaving the cooking to someone else and supporting local restaurants.
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Benedict's Morning Heroes
Pick up brunch from a place that knows brunch. Select an egg bake (ham-Gruyère, crab-asparagus, bacon-goat cheese) and then enjoy ham, cream cheese-enriched hash browns, spinach-strawberry salad, monkey bread and fruit. Serves six, $125. Pick up April 3.
845 E. Lake St., Wayzata, 952-923-1903, benedictswayzata.com
Birch's on the Lake
Celebrate with a to-go brunch that features peel-and-eat shrimp, trout pâté, deviled eggs, wedge salad, ham, beef tenderloin, a mushroom-spinach breakfast casserole, Gruyère-enriched hash browns, mac and cheese, Brussels sprouts, bacon and cupcakes. Serves four to six, $185. Order by April 1, pick up April 3.
1310 Wayzata Blvd., Long Lake, 952-473-7373, birchsonthelake.com
Borough
Dinner's centerpiece is marinated lamb slices, served with pita, hummus, dill dressing, cucumber-feta salad and baby kale salad. Start with chorizo-filled deviled eggs, roasted and spiced nuts, olives and pickles. Dessert? Cookies. Serves two, $85.
730 N. Washington Av., Mpls., 612-354-3135, boroughmpls.com
Brasa
Let chef Alex Roberts and his crew do the cooking, with mustard- and cider-glazed ham, braised lamb shanks with a poblano-onion gravy, smashed red potatoes, glazed carrots, salad, dinner rolls and pineapple upside-down cake. Serves two ($60) or four ($120). Pick up April 3 at Brasa Commissary Kitchen.