Brunch? Who says we don't got no brunch? Mimosas at Ravenous, Saratoga Springs, NY

I’m up against so many deadlines right now that I’m reduced to thinking of time in one-hour segments. Finish one thing, move on. Finish the next, move on. It’s been like this for days, and I’m running out of stamina. So I did the only logical thing: I went out for brunch with a good friend and drank mimosas.

For one blessed hour, OK, OK, for two blessed hours, I didn’t think about tryptophan or leptin or any of the other terms that I’m supposed to understand but am just figuring out how to spell. I didn’t worry about the papers I need to grade or the proposals that need polishing. Breakout boxes? What breakout boxes?

What I did think about was that recent conversation on All Over Albany where our region’s self worth was some how reduced to a debate over whether or not we have decent places to go for brunch. I actually spent a good 3 minutes fretting over whether we have enough decent mimosas and what it might mean for our future if we don't?

In the grand scheme of things, I’m a lot more worried about what all those high-tech hipsters will think of a region without an abundance of good Thai delivery. But to those worrying about where to bring someone for mimosas, may I suggest Ravenous in Saratoga Springs. The mimosas are made with fresh-squeezed orange juice, champagne, of course, and topped with a strawberry. Did I mention the fresh-squeezed OJ? Very, very diverting.

So, no worries folks. At least in the mimosa department, we’re covered. Whew!