Patrick Permits Brunch Booze

Published July 1, 2010

Go ahead, have one on Sunday morning. (Kenn Wilson/Flickr)

Go ahead, have one on Sunday morning. (Kenn Wilson/Flickr)

After trying and failing to buy booze on Memorial Day, I blogged about the Bay State’s last remaining blue laws, one of which prevents you from buying alcohol before noon on Sunday (unless you’re buying Manischewitz, basically).

That law has become a little more relaxed, now that Gov. Deval Patrick signed the fiscal 2011 budget. Now restaurants will be able to serve liquor starting 10 a.m. on Sundays, a move meant to boost brunch business. That means I can enjoy a mimosa with my eggs benny while you sip a Bloody Mary.

By the way, best Bloody Mary’s in Boston are at The Beehive in the South End, where you can also enjoy live jazz while imbibing on Sunday morning.