October 2005
Prune
by Celia Cheng
CHICAGO MATCHBOX BLOODY MARY
Prune’s brunch menu offers ten varieties of Bloody Mary, all of which are distinctive and delicious. The Chicago Matchbox is the most flamboyant, with its colorful skewer of pickled vegetables, including brussels sprouts, baby white turnips, caper berries, green beans and radishes. This drink blends Prune’s homemade lemon vodka with the mix. The Bloody Mary mix itself is sufficiently spicy to give a kick to your system and wake you up, and the chaser, a small glass of Red Stripe beer, smoothes everything out again. So it’s like a cycle of excitement balanced out over and over again by tranquility. The array of pickled veggies gives you something to munch on with the cocktail while you eagerly await the arrival of your amazing main dish. It truly is the perfect way to start your weekend.
