The final day of the weekend long Atlantic City Food and Wine Festival started with the Jersey Tomato Brunch with Claire Robinson. The event started at 10:30am but a line had already formed outside The Continental with fans of the Food Network’s pretty and charming 5 Ingredient Fix Celebrity Chef.

Claire cheerfully greeted fans as they walked into The Continental in spite of a late night manning her dessert booth and greeting fans at the Sweet & Stylish Event the night before. She put everyone in a happy mood as she exchanged funny jokes with fans sitting at the counter.

The main event started with a quick demo of Claire’s 5 Ingredient Fix Bloody Mary which was followed by a Jersey Tomato + a 5 Ingredient Fix inpsired brunch menu. The brunch was a delicious start to our Sunday morning !!

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: (1) The Continental at The Pier Shops at Caesars in Altantic City, the 70′s inspired restaurant played host to Claire Robinson’s Jersey Tomato Brunch. (2) The 5 Ingredient Fix celebrity chef, Claire Robinson went to every table to make sure everyone had a great time. (3) Atmosphere at The Continental.

Celebrity Chef, Claire Robinson greeted guests has they filled into the Mad Men inspired restaurant for the sumptuous brunch.   And, as a treat, she demonstrated how to make her 5 Ingredient Fix Bloody Mary concoction and told the crowd how to balance the drink with a bit of lime for acidity to give the drink a bit of a kick.

My Favorites: 

1. The Baked Eggs in Jersey Tomato Sauce drizzled with basil oil – the ultimate comfort food.  The eggs were cooked just right which is sitll soft at the center.  The tomato sauce with the basil just oozed freshness with enough tartness that you want some bread to soak up all that goodness.
2. The Jersey Tomato Bread Pudding – the Parmesan triangle was so delicious !!
3. Tomatohito – The van gogh pomangranate was a bit strong.  But as the mint got infused into the cocktail, it’s was great !!

BRUNCH  M E N U

Beverage

Italian Ice tomato infused van gogh vodka shaved ice

Tomatohito van gogh pomegranate, muddled jersey tomato, fresh mint

Claire’s Bloody Mary van gogh vodka

 Food

Green Goddess Rice Stuffed Jersey Tomato Benedict poached egg, pumpernickel crouton, tomato hollandaise

Green Tomato and Vidalia Onion Gratin

Baked Eggs fresh jersey tomato sauce, fresh mozzarella and basil

Continental Breakfast Potatoes

Baby Heirloom Tomato and Cucumber Salad

Jersey Tomato Bread Pudding