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Le Castagne, on Chestnut Street, means "chestnut" in Italian. (Photo courtesy Le Castagne)

Executive Chef Brian Wilson’s new Sunday brunch at Le Castagne spotlights the more laid-back side of this posh, glass-clinky Italian mainstay.

The restaurant is offering both a brunch buffet—$20 per person, $10 for children—and an à la carte menu that is half price with the purchase of the buffet option.

The brunch is still elegant, but family-friendly: kids receive an activity kit filled with coloring pages, crayons and make-and-take pasta necklaces. Children can enjoy Italian chocolate milk or hot chocolate alongside adults’ mimosas, Bloody Marys, and wine pairings.

Brunch menu highlights include: spinach and goat cheese frittata, eggs Benedict with prosciutto cotto on Italian bread, brioche Nutella French toast with caramelized bananas, apple glazed braised pork sandwich, breaded veal cutlet sandwich topped with mozzarella, and assorted homemade scones, muffins and pastries.

Le Castagne has received a slew of accolades for Chef Wilson’s housemade pasta, and his gnocchi sorrentino with tomato sauce, fresh basil and mozzarella will be a staple on the brunch menu. It’s never too early in the day for homemade gnocchi, right? And a newly added flatscreen HD TV at the bar will be tuned to Philadelphia sporting events and news programming—so if the Eagles are playing, you’re good to go.

Le Castagne
1920 Chestnut Street
www.lecastagne.com