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One Sunday morning, the Dining Divas braved the frigid temperatures and headed to South St. Louis for our monthly get together.  We gathered at a neighborhood establishment called Three Monkeys for brunch and camaraderie for the first time this year, and some of us have already returned.

Three Monkeys is located on Morganford across from Tower Grove Park and adjacent to Tin Can Tavern, another Diva favorite.  It has a classical, ’50s look to it with the necessary upgrades for any modern bar (flat screens).

The young and hip neighborhood folks intertwined with families and elders make this welcoming restaurant and bar warm and cozy.  On weekends, they’re open early for brunch, and fortunately, we had a reservation.  The place was packed.

This time around, we were lucky to have a couple visiting Divas join us.  And this time around, the East-Side Divas outnumbered the Missouri Divas.  It was exciting to catch up on the holiday adventures.  Next year’s holiday season, we have one Diva going on strike, one Diva actually putting a Christmas list together because she fears she may find a Stratolounger under her tree, and one Diva setting up outdoor decoration traps designed to catch Christmas light criminals.

On a typical Dining Divas outing, we spend most of our time chatting and less time focusing on food.  This was no exception; however for this Diva, I had to eat and run in order to get to work.  So while the rest of the group casually bantered, I piled on the portions, not wanting to miss out on the food if I was going to have to miss out on the fun.

We all enjoyed the omelet and pasta stations.  Three Monkeys was happy to accommodate special requests and special sauces.  Like most brunches, they had a wide variety of breakfast dishes and lunch items.  Thankfully, all of these were more “down to earth” fare versus fancy.  We had plenty of options to choose from, and no one went home hungry.

This brings up the problem with brunches or actually the problem with the Dining Divas kicking off the New Year with a brunch.  Right at the time when most people make resolutions and especially to lose weight, we go to an all-you-can-eat buffet.  Doesn’t make much sense.  In order to justify the cost of a brunch, you have to try everything.  Again, no sense.  And you end up feeling bad when the intention was to make yourself feel better.

But at Three Monkeys, the price for brunch wasn’t too bad.  It was $15, and it included your choice of a Mimosa or Bloody Mary.  Or you could just have coffee or a soda.  In the brunch world, that’s reasonable.

What’s not reasonable is working on a Sunday and having to leave the Dining Divas practically before your last bite has been swallowed, and more importantly, missing all the Divas banter that continued for quite some time after.  Three Monkeys was a great place to kick off our monthly outings for the year.  We liked being in the neighborhood.  We’ll leave the fancy stuff for another month.

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