There is always an occasion to celebrate and nothing says celebration like a bottle of Champagne. No matter if it is a birthday or to celebrate the small things in life, Champagne brunch is the way to go. Champagne is very versatile and goes well with many types of delicious small dishes, perfect for a lovely brunch. Here are our tips for making your Champagne brunch a celebration to remember.
What is a Champagne brunch?
First things first. What is a Champagne brunch? Besides the alcoholic beverage, a Champagne brunch does not differ that much from a typical brunch. Usually served mid-morning or late morning, often on a Sunday. The meal is typically served buffet style with savoury dishes consisting of a variety of breakfast and lunch items. Usually smaller dishes and pastries like croissants, berries, crab cakes, and fajitas.
A Champagne bruch is usaly served as a celibration. A wedding celebration, a birthday or a special occasion, but you do not have to celebrate something extra special to enjoy a Champagne brunch. Celebrate love, life and friendship and make something special out of your brunch by serving champagne.
Champagne is elegant
Make your brunch as elegant as the Champagne. It takes a lot of effort and elegance to the making of Champagne, It's a craft with lots of love so make your brunch equally elegant. You do not have to make the world's most expensive brunch with all of the most expensive produces, but you can try to put in some extra effort to make the table and food look elegant.
Just adding some flowers to the table or making a rose out of salami will put an extra elegant finish to your brunch.
Top 5 tips for making a success
There are some things you should keep in mind if you want your Champagne brunch to be something extra special. Just picking the right Champagne for the occasion and a theme that goes well with the Champagne makes a big difference.
1. Think it through and pick a theme.
No matter what kind of brunch you are planning on holding, it's a good idea to think it through and have a plan. If you stick to a theme it will be easier for you to know what you are going for, both with the style of Champagne and dishes.
2. Serve small dishes
A good tip is to serve finger food, perfect for a bite or to. A buffet of smaller dishes makes the buffet look extra elegant and a well-set table brings it all together. No matter if you want to serve only sweet or savoury dishes or both, a bite-size finger food option or smaller portions are the way to go.
3. Make sure the food and Champagne go well together
This is the most important part. There are a lot of different Campagne all with different characters, so you will have to pick a Champagne that goes well with your style of dishes.
If you are planning on a sweeter buffet, pick very light, fruity, sweet and crispy Champagne with some acidity.
For a savoury brunch, you should choose a bottle of Champagne with a bit of a stronger character.
For a seafood or salmon brunch, you should pick a bottle of crisp Champagne with a bit of acid and notes of citrus.
If you can't decide, or want to go with both sweet and savoury dishes, you should pick a bottle of versatile Champagne.
4. Be elegant in all of the parts
It takes a lot of effort and elegance to make Champagne, so make an elegant brunch. Put in some extra effort in making the dishes appear elegant and setting the table as beautiful as possible. Adding some flowers will bring an elegant touch to your brunch as well as dressing up for the occasion.
5. Go for it!
Will your Champagne brunch be a success? You won't know if you don't try, so go for it. Don't be afraid to try something new and it's hard to go wrong will a luxurious bottle of Champagne and a buffet of treats.
There is always an occasion to celebrate
No matter if it is a birthday or to celebrate the small things in life. Invite friends and family or enjoy a Champagne brunch with your partner, how big or small you want your celebration to be is completely up to you.
