Category Archives: Breakfast

November 2, 2013
11:16 AM
by: Uhockey

Layers Bakery Cafe, Henderson NV

Layers Bakery Cafe Raisin French Toast with Syrup Baklava Chocolate Bread Pudding Sour Cream and Sour Cherry Coffee Cake Blueberry Scone Iced Coffee Located in a strip mall off Green Valley in Henderson, Layers Bakery was seemingly the sort of … Continue reading →

Posted in Bread Pudding, Breakfast, Coffee, Dessert, Food, French Toast, Henderson, Las Vegas, Layers, Layers Bakery Cafe, Nevada

November 2, 2013
8:04 AM
by: Uhockey

Grouchy John’s Coffee Shop, Las Vegas NV

Grouchy John’s Coffee Shop Apple Fritter Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffin Jedi – Coconut White Chocolate Latte Moving on from Friendly Donut House with hopes of getting some work done prior to meeting a friend for breakfast at Layers a two … Continue reading →

Posted in Breakfast, Coffee, Food, Grouchy John’s, Grouchy John’s Coffee Shop, Las Vegas, Nevada

November 2, 2013
6:21 AM
by: Uhockey

Friendly Donut House, Henderson NV

Friendly Donut House Apple Fritter Apple Bearclaw Blueberry Cake Old Fashioned Bismarck Cherry Glaze Cruller reshly transplanted to Las Vegas just days prior and with friends new and old in town an early morning trek after my typical morning run … Continue reading →

Posted in Breakfast, Dessert, Food, Friendly Donut House, Henderson, Las Vegas, Nevada

October 12, 2013
12:00 PM
by: Uhockey

Piedigrotta, Baltimore MD

Piedigrotta Tiramisu Ricotta Cannoli Sfogliatelle Lobster Tail Diplomatica Located in Baltimore’s Little Italy and home to Carminantonio Iannaccone who, according to some, invented the Italian classic Tiramisu in his native Ponte di Piave Italy over forty years ago it was … Continue reading →

Posted in Baltimore, Breakfast, Dessert, Food, Maryland, Piedigrotta, Tiramisu, Vacation

October 12, 2013
7:06 AM
by: Uhockey

Artifact Coffee, Baltimore MD

Artifact Coffee V60 Pourover Counter Culture Triunfo / Macchiato Morning Bun / Brown Butter Tea Cake Roasted Ginger Peach Muffin Chocolate Cupcake Vanilla Bean and Smoked Sugar Donut Peanut Butter filled Donut Making an early escape from Washington DC only … Continue reading →

Posted in Artifact Coffee, Baltimore, Breakfast, Coffee, cupcakes, Dessert, Food, Maryland, Vacation

October 11, 2013
11:05 AM
by: Uhockey

Pearl Dive Oyster Palace, Washington DC

Pearl Dive Oyster Palace Playing Cards Potato Latkes – Apple-Serrano Pepper Jelly, Chive Crème Fraiche Sticky Cinnamon Roll – Toffee Sauce, Cream Cheese Frosting, Caramel Bacon Sauce Pontchartrain – Poached Farm Eggs, English Muffin, Blue Crab, Tasso Ham, Crawfish, Cayenne … Continue reading →

Posted in Bread Pudding, Breakfast, Crab, DC, Dessert, Food, Ice Cream, Pearl Dive Oyster Palace, Pork, Vacation, Washington

October 11, 2013
8:54 AM
by: Uhockey

Ben’s Chili Bowl, Washington DC

Ben’s Chili Bowl Pancakes, Scrambled Eggs, Grits French Toast and Half Smoke As true an American Classic as they come, U Street landmark Ben’s Chili Bowl had always been one of those places I knew I’d visit eventually but given … Continue reading →

Posted in Ben's Chili Bowl, Breakfast, DC, Food, French Toast, Pancakes, Pork, Vacation, Washington

October 11, 2013
7:47 AM
by: Uhockey

GBD, Washington DC

GBD Tres Leches with Toasted Coconut Spiced Pumpkin – Cake Doughnut with Ginger Glaze, Candied Pepitas Gala Apple Cinnamon Fritter Raspberry Ginger Fritter Maple Bourbon Bacon Key Lime Filled with Lime-Vanilla Glaze and Gingersnaps Fried Chicken Biscuit – Crème Fraiche … Continue reading →

Posted in Breakfast, DC, Food, GBD, Pork, Vacation, Washington

October 10, 2013
9:30 AM
by: Uhockey

Lincoln’s Waffle Shop, Washington DC

Lincoln’s Waffle Shop Banana Pancakes and Scrapple Chicken and Waffles A DC institution if for no other reason than the location an early morning stop at Lincoln’s Waffle shop seemed just the thing for a rainy day during a government … Continue reading →

Posted in Breakfast, Coffee, DC, Food, Lincoln's Waffle Shop, Pancakes, Pork, Vacation, Waffles, Washington

October 10, 2013
7:02 AM
by: Uhockey

Astro Doughnuts and Fried Chicken, Washington DC

Astro Doughnuts and Fried Chicken Key Lime Banana Nut Chocolate Caramel Sweet Potato, Toasted Marshmallow, Cranberries Black and White Crème Brulee While I’ll continue to hold a grudge that the combination of the government shutdown and constant rain made the … Continue reading →

Posted in Astro Doughnuts and Fried Chicken, Breakfast, DC, Dessert, Food, Vacation, Washington

October 9, 2013
8:04 AM
by: Uhockey

Pastis, New York NY

Pastis Balthazar Sticky Bun Balthazar Orange Brioche French Toast Pancakes A true classic soon to be closing its doors for ‘remodeling’ I finally decided it was time to visit Pastis for an early breakfast on our last morning in Manhattan … Continue reading →

Posted in Breakfast, Coffee, Dessert, Food, French Toast, New York, Pancakes, Pastis, Vacation

October 9, 2013
7:24 AM
by: Uhockey

Empire Cake, New York NY

Empire Cake Almond Croissant Pumpkin Tea Cake Pecan Pie Square Red Velvet Cupcake Salty Caramel Chocolate Cupcake Carrot Cake Cupcake An impromptu stop decided upon after a walk on the High Line a quick visit to the well regarded American … Continue reading →

Posted in Breakfast, Croissant, cupcakes, Dessert, Empire Cake, Food, New York, Vacation

October 8, 2013
8:25 AM
by: Uhockey

Sugar and Plumm, New York NY

Sugar and Plumm Chicken and Waffles Crunch Toast Pumpkin, Pistachio, Toasted Caramel Macaron Almond Croissant Red Velvet Cupcake Chocolate Chunk Cookie Crème Brulee Cookie Referred to as ‘darling’ and ‘cute’ by friends the Upper West Side location of Sugar and … Continue reading →

Posted in Breakfast, Croissant, cupcakes, Dessert, Food, French Toast, Macaroon, New York, Sugar and Plumm, Vacation, Waffles

October 8, 2013
7:00 AM
by: Uhockey

Delicatessen, New York NY

Delicatessen Brioche French Toast La Colombe Coffee Awaking early as ever for a morning run while my sister slept in Wednesday began at SoHo’s Delicatessen, a long and narrow space with an unfortunately limited breakfast menu despite what is posted … Continue reading →

Posted in Breakfast, Coffee, Delicatessen, Food, French Toast, New York, Vacation

October 7, 2013
9:05 AM
by: Uhockey

Cafeteria, New York NY

Cafeteria White Chocolate Raspberry Bread Pudding Chicken and Waffles – Cheddar Tabasco Waffle, Crispy Sage, Grilled Lemon, Chili Butter and Maple Jus Croissant French Toast with Fresh Berries, Mascarpone Cream, Toasted Almond Crumble With my sister intentionally neglecting to suffer … Continue reading →

Posted in Bread Pudding, Breakfast, Cafeteria, Croissant, Dessert, Food, French Toast, Ice Cream, New York, Vacation, Waffles

October 7, 2013
8:00 AM
by: Uhockey

Dominique Ansel [3,] New York NY

Dominique Ansel Apple and Crème Fraiche Cronut Magic Souffle Gingerbread Pinecone – Nutmeg Cake, Feulletine-speckled spiced mousse and ginger cream Sweet Potato Mont Blanc – Deep Roasted Sweet Potato Mousse, Confit Kumquat, Whipped Cream Butterscotch Mascarpone Religeuse – Classic Cream … Continue reading →

Posted in Breakfast, Dessert, Dominique Ansel, Food, New York, Souffle, Vacation

October 6, 2013
4:00 PM
by: Uhockey

The Butterfly, New York NY

The Butterfly Black Coffee Highball with Michter’s Rye and Smoked Coke Fried Chicken Brunch Basket – 3 Piece Bell & Evans Chicken, Coleslaw, Honey Butter, Biscuits French Toast – Nutella with Bourbon Glazed Bananas Undoubtedly the most casual of Michael … Continue reading →

Posted in Breakfast, Coffee, Food, French Toast, New York, The Butterfly, Vacation

October 6, 2013
11:54 AM
by: Uhockey

Wallse, New York NY

Wallse White and Wheat Bread with Butter Beet Terrine with Horseradish Mousse Hudson Valley Foie Gras Terrine with Gewurztraminer Gelee Quark Spatzle with Braised Rabbit, Peas, Chanterelles Chestnut Soup with Viennese Melange Snail Ravioli with Butternut Squash Wiener Schnitzel with … Continue reading →

Posted in Bread Basket, Breakfast, Dessert, Foie, Food, Ice Cream, New York, Vacation, Wallse

October 6, 2013
9:30 AM
by: Uhockey

Hill Country Chicken, New York NY

Hill Country Chicken Cheesy Grits Chicken and Waffles Biscuit Apple and Cheddar Pie, Bourbon Pecan Pie Still hankering for good fried chicken after our visit to Sweet Chick the day prior it was largely a matter of convenience that we … Continue reading →

Posted in Breakfast, Dessert, Food, Hill Country Chicken, New York, Vacation, Waffles

October 6, 2013
6:54 AM
by: Uhockey

Lafayette (bakery,) New York NY

Lafayette Bakery Butterscotch Coffee Éclair Spiced Caramel, Lafayette, Birthday Cake Macaron Glazed Madeline Canele Almond Croissant Blueberry Croissant Pain au Chocolat Located in the foyer of Andrew Carmellini’s NoHo hotspot, Lafayette, is a lesser known bakery – the point of … Continue reading →

Posted in Breakfast, Coffee, Croissant, Dessert, Food, Lafayette, Lafayette Bakery, Macaroon, Madeline, New York, Vacation