Category Archives: Bread Pudding

The Breakfasts and Brunches – Part 2, Portland OR

A side trip to Seattle – one full of more great food and an excellent concert (and sales tax) – now behind me, my first proper meal back in Portland would see me seated at a communal table at Clyde … Continue reading

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The Breakfasts and Brunches – Part 1, Portland OR

Perhaps because it was the meal we most frequently enjoyed as a family when I was young or perhaps as a result of my propensity for sweets in general I absolutely love breakfast…and perhaps moreso the concept of brunch. Always … Continue reading

Posted in Bread Pudding, Breakfast, Broder, Coffee, cupcakes, Dessert, Food, French Toast, Gravy, Heart, Ned Ludd, Oregon, Pancakes, Pork, Portland, Stumptown, Tasty n' Sons, The Woodsman Market, The Woodsman Tavern, Tin Shed, Vacation

Seven Days of Pastries, Cookies, Donuts, Pie and Coffee, Portland OR

Until my sister suggested Seattle as a family vacation for late 2011 I hadn’t really given much thought to the Pacific Northwest as a destination and having checked off myriad great meals during that trip, as well as a visit … Continue reading

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Two Sweet Days 25-Years in the Making, Los Angeles CA

A fan of the Los Angeles Kings ever since my aunt and grandfather took me to see the purple and gold play at Joe Louis Arena during the 1987-88 season it goes without saying that the 2012 NHL playoffs were … Continue reading

Posted in Bread Basket, Bread Pudding, Breakfast, California, Coffee, Cornbread, Croissant, Dessert, Food, French Toast, Glendora, Ice Cream, Los Angeles, Macaroon, Proof, Santa Monica, Semi Sweet, Short Cake, Sweet Rose Creamery, The Donut Man, The Nickel Diner, The Sycamore Kitchen

[lost meals] Public House, Las Vegas NV

The lost meals entries consist of meals that occurred at various times throughout 2012 which, for any number of reasons, escaped my documentation – some due to a cross country move and a new job, some due to the Los … Continue reading

Posted in Bread Pudding, Coffee, Dessert, Foie, Food, Ice Cream, Las Vegas, lost meals, Nevada, Pork, Public House, Vacation

[lost meals] Honey Salt and Patisserie Manon, Las Vegas NV

The lost meals entries consist of meals that occurred at various times throughout 2012 which, for any number of reasons, escaped my documentation – some due to a cross country move and a new job, some due to the Los … Continue reading

Posted in Bread Basket, Bread Pudding, Breakfast, Coffee, Croissant, Dessert, Food, French Toast, Honey Salt, Las Vegas, lost meals, Macaroon, Nevada, Patisserie Manon, Vacation

Del Frisco’s Grille, Phoenix AZ

The Gist: http://delfriscosgrille.com/phoenix The Why: Generally not one to visit chains – even mini-chains deemed best new concept by respected publications – I have to admit that when a fellow gourmand posted photos of the croque madame at Del Frisco’s … Continue reading

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Vovomeena and Lo-Lo’s Chicken and Waffles, Phoenix AZ

  Craving something other than work, studying, and the stressors of moving I again decided to venture out for a day of dining (and studying, and shopping for things for the new house) on the last day of September 2012 … Continue reading

Posted in Arizona, Bread Pudding, Breakfast, Coffee, Cornbread, Food, French Toast, Lo-Lo's Chicken and Waffles, Phoenix, Pork, Vovomeena, Waffles

Essence Bakery / Caffe Boa / Cornish Pasty Co / Cartel Coffee, Tempe AZ

With my Vegas plans evaporated by the gross incompetence of Chase bank and their failings to appropriately process a loan for my new home and my life for the next few weeks now relegated to a combination of (hopefully) moving, … Continue reading

Posted in Bread Pudding, Breakfast, Caffe Boa, Cartel Coffee, Coffee, Cornish Pasty Company, Croissant, Essence Bakery, Food, French Toast, Macaroon, Phoenix, Pork, Scottsdale, Tempe

[lost meals] Citizen Public House, Scottsdale AZ

The lost meals entries consist of meals that occurred at various times throughout 2012 which, for any number of reasons, escaped my documentation – some due to a cross country move and a new job, some due to the Los … Continue reading

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[lost meals] Hillbilly Tea, Louisville KY

The lost meals entries consist of meals that occurred at various times throughout 2012 which, for any number of reasons, escaped my documentation – some due to a cross country move and a new job, some due to the Los … Continue reading

Posted in Bread Pudding, Cornbread, Dessert, Food, Hillbilly Tea, Kentucky, lost meals, Louisville, Vacation

[lost meals] Bouchon Bakery Rockefeller[2] and ‘inoteca, New York NY

The lost meals entries consist of meals that occurred at various times throughout 2012 which, for any number of reasons, escaped my documentation – some due to a cross country move and a new job, some due to the Los … Continue reading

Posted in Bouchon Bakery, Bread Pudding, Dessert, Food, lost meals, New York, Truffle, Vacation

[lost meals] Koo Zee Doo, Philadelphia PA

The lost meals entries consist of meals that occurred at various times throughout 2012 which, for any number of reasons, escaped my documentation – some due to a cross country move and a new job, some due to the Los … Continue reading

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[lost meals] Alla Spina, Philadelphia PA

  The lost meals entries consist of meals that occurred at various times throughout 2012 which, for any number of reasons, escaped my documentation – some due to a cross country move and a new job, some due to the … Continue reading

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Barbuzzo, Philadelphia PA

The Gist: http://barbuzzo.com/barbuzzo/ The Why: Part of the 13th Street collection of restaurants owned and operated by Marcie Turney and Valerie Safran I’d been debating visiting BarBuzzo for lunch earlier in the day but having made the unfortunate decision to … Continue reading

Posted in Barbuzzo, Bread Pudding, Foie, Food, Gnocchi, Ice Cream, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Vacation

Virtue Feed & Grain, Alexandria VA

The Gist: http://virtuefeedandgrain.com/ The Why: Cathal Armstrong runs it. RJ Cooper recommended it. I’d already had breakfast at Blue Duck Tavern, Brunch at Birch & Barley, and just witnessed Steven Strausburg hit his first career home run – that and … Continue reading

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Society Fair and Buzz Bakery, Alexandria VA

  An early morning and an easy Saturday drive into the city allowed for a twofer in Alexandria before entering DC to visit the National Zoo – the first a brief shopping jaunt to Cathal Armstrong’s Society Fair and the … Continue reading

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The Ashby Inn, Paris VA

The Gist: http://www.ashbyinn.com/ The Why: RJ Cooper recommended it, along with Sushi Taro and Little Serow, as the spots I should not miss on this trip to DC. Considered by some to be every bit as lovely as another Inn … Continue reading

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Breakfast, Pastry, and Gelato, Ottawa ON

While obviously not the dining destination that is Montreal, two and a half days in Ottawa would find my mother, aunt, and I nicely sated by a pair of the capital’s best restaurants as well as some of the finest … Continue reading

Posted in Art Is In, Beavertails, Benny's Bistro, Bread Pudding, Breakfast, Canada, Coffee, Croissant, Dessert, Food, Ice Cream, Ottawa, Pork, Stella Luna, SuzyQ, Vacation

Petit Bill’s Bistro, Ottawa ON

The Gist: http://www.petitbillsbistro.com/ The Why: Knowing that I would be dining at Atelier that evening while my mother and aunt got some needed rest I decided to accompany them for their dinner before mine. Having presented them with a number … Continue reading

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