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To Be Emperor

A poem inspired by your home Patch

It’s conquest I taste taking her out to brunch. Legs as long as a day without bread Crossed and cocked out like a motorbike kickstand. She’s the Picasso at Sun in My Belly gracing the banquette.  I’m having the Napoleon Complex. A sandwich savory and sweet as a girl you just met last night. Mother Buonaparte made him this fateful foccacia and prosciutto panini with brie his father brought back from the court of Louis XVI. Back then, they only had two children to dote on and not eight.  I might have made that up to hear her laugh or make her think about having my babies. Truth is hunger - not height – drove his first campaign. He'd been in France eating butter croissants long enough to make a man miss clean Corsican soulfood and pronouncing…

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Bellyful of Sunshine

Decatur neighborhood cafe serving inspired brunch items

There's no shortage of places for brunch around town in Decatur and Avondale Estates. Yet Sun in My Belly, a full-service catering and event design company, has attracted residents from both areas with its fresh, inspired offerings. The story behind the name is that when Picasso was asked what it was that compelled him to create, his response was the "Sun in my Belly." Housed in a renovated hardware store which retained much of its red brick exterior and signage, Sun in My Belly is easy to miss on your drive down College Ave. in Kirkwood.   I visited for brunch with a few friends and we decided to sit on SiMB's back porch to enjoy our meal.  Both of my companions were in a breakfast-y mood and ordered the Challah French toast (stuffed …

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