I always say that my first college roommate was a saint, and she still is.  When I visited her last week, she treated me to a super brunch in Grand Rapids at Marie Catrib’s.  I loved everything about this place from the people to the flowers to the font all over the restaurant.  Not to mention the food!  We split two dishes: Marie’s own gluten-free pancakes made with sweet potato and cranberries, served with real maple syrup and honey butter & Esperanza’s Omelette with Marie’s seasoned potatoes. I was having such a good time I had to cut myself off from my fourth coffee refill.  Sharing joys and sorrows of the past year goes best with brunch.