The Belin House Organic Café at Hagley Offers Holiday Brunch on Weekends

Wilmington, Delaware – November and December 2010 – The Belin House Organic Café at Hagley will be serving holiday brunches Saturdays and Sundays, November 27 through January 2. Enjoy this delicious addition to a festive holiday tour of Hagley! The café will be open 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. No reservations necessary.

The special holiday brunch menu is prepared using farm-fresh, locally grown, sustainable and organic products. Featured specialties are  la carte and include made-to-order omelets, pumpkin leek soup, open-faced roasted turkey sandwiches, Maryland crab cakes, warm apple cider, and more. The Belin House Organic Café is self-service with self-seating.

This year’s “Christmas at Hagley” exhibit is inspired by the winter pastimes of the property’s former residents. We welcome you to visit the exhibit, open Friday, November 26, 2010, through Sunday, January 2, 2011. The museum is open 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with the first bus leaving for the exhibit at 10 a.m. and the last bus at 3:30 p.m. The holiday display is included in the cost of admission and is free for members. Hagley, located in the beautiful Brandywine Valley, is where the du Pont story begins and features the original du Pont mills, estate, and gardens. Hagley is closed Christmas Day.

            Please visit www.hagley.org for information on “Christmas at Hagley” family activities, programs, and specials at the Belin House Organic Café.

Hagley Museum and Library collects, preserves, and interprets the unfolding history of American enterprise. Hagley is located on Route 141 in Wilmington, Delaware. Admission to the 235-acre museum site is $11 for adults, $9 for students and senior citizens, $4 for children six to fourteen, and free for children five and under. For more information, call (302) 658-2400 weekdays or visit www.hagley.org.

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