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Make your Easter Sunday brunch plans today

Regardless of your thoughts on the divinity and potential resurrection of Jesus Christ, there's one aspect of Easter about which people of all denominations can agree: it's a great day for brunch.

The association of Jesus rising and a special brunch makes sense though; if I were resurrected, I'd want eggs Benedict and a Bloody Mary for my first meal.

Here are some of the best bunches in Louisville where you still can get a table. Have a suggestion? Leave it in the comments.

Proof
702 W. Main Street
Chef Michael Paley has a special Easter menu featuring the $9 Bee's Knees cocktail (Bombay gin, lemon juice and local honey) and sour cream waffle beignets with rhubarb preserves ($11). For reservations, call (502) 217-6360.

Lynn's Paradise Cafe
984 Barret Ave.
Honestly, I'm not a huge fan of Lynn's Paradise Cafe, but it seems everyone else I know is. While there is no special Easter menu, reservations are still available for before 11 a.m. and after 1 p.m. Call (502) 583-3447.

Toast on Market
736 East Market Street
Never mind Easter Sunday, Toast on Market's fantastic breakfast menu merits a stop every day (except Mondays when it is closed). My favorite: the bacon and egg sandwich with gorgonzola and frisee tossed in Dijon vinaigrette on a toasted ciabatta roll ($8.25). It does not take reservations, but it does accept call-ahead seating. Call (502) 569-4099.

Seviche
1538 Bardstown Road
In addition to its regular appetizer menu, Seviche is serving a Latino bunch with entrees like lomito (grilled steak with fried eggs and chimichurri -- possibly the greatest sandwich ever), ham and Manchego grilled cheese, and maple pecan French toast. Call (502) 473-8560 for reservations.

Wild Eggs
3985 Dutchmans Lane
1311 Herr Lane
When I told a friend that I considered breakfast the most important meal of the day -- so much so that I sometimes eat it twice -- he immediately suggested I try Wild Eggs.
Wild Eggs doesn't take reservations and isn't having a special Easter menu, but as the hostess said, "Everything is special on our menu." Touché, madam, touché.

(Photo: Flickr/Annie Mole)