Category Archives: Breakfast

Hominy Grill, Charleston SC

Hominy Grill Coffee Housemade Banana Bread and Ginger Pumpkin Bread High-Rise Biscuit and White Corn Cornbread Peach Buttermilk Pancakes with Pecan Butter Big Nasty Biscuit – Fried Chicken, Cheddar Cheese, Sausage Gravy Shrimp & Grits – Sauteed Shrimp, Scallions, Mushrooms, … Continue reading →

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The Macintosh, Charleston SC

The Macintosh Peach and Plum Sangria Chartreuse/Cucumber/Lime/Gin Peach, Candied Walnuts, Mascarpone Muffin Blueberry Marcona Almond Cake with Honey Butter Watermelon and Tomato Salad with Torn Brown Bread, Onions, Cucumber, Raspberry Vinaigrette Grouper Brandade with Alabama White Sauce The Mac – … Continue reading →

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Wild Flour Pastry, Charleston SC

Wild Flour Pastry Sticky Bun Apple Turnover Donut Muffin Banana Bread Fig, Chevre, Prosciutto Quiche Lemon Curd and Blueberry Scone An early alarm and onward we went to Charleston where the low country beckoned and breakfast entailed a stop at … Continue reading →

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Sunny Point Cafe & Bakery, Asheville NC

Sunny Point Café Buttermilk Biscuit Blueberry Cream Cheese Bread Pudding French Toast with Vanilla Anglaise and Whipped Cream Carrot Cake Pancake with Cardamom Cream Cheese Icing Iced Coffee Griddled Peach Poundcake with Raspberry Sauce and Whipped Cream Pecan Brioche Cinnamon … Continue reading →

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Karen Donatelli Bakery, Asheville NC

Karen Donatelli Bakery Almond Croissant Berries n’ Cream Brest Chocolate Chip Cookie Apple Tart, Sour Cherry and Almond Cream Tart, Blueberry Peach Tart Thoroughly underwhelmed by Over Easy Café I next made my way to Karen Donatelli Bakery, a short … Continue reading →

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Over Easy Cafe, Asheville NC

Over Easy Café Lavender French Toast Single Pancake Biscuit with Jam Located on Broadway and filled to capacity within moments of opening I discovered very quickly that folks in Asheville take their brunch quite seriously when I arrived at Over … Continue reading →

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Tupelo Honey Cafe, Knoxville TN

Tupelo Honey Cafe Coffee Biscuit with Blueberry Jam Blueberry Granola Pancake Sweet Potato Pancake With plans to visit the original Tupelo Honey Café in Asheville a few days later with my family I simply couldn’t resist the opportunity to see … Continue reading →

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Plum’s Cafe and Catering, Costa Mesa CA

Plum’s Café and Catering Dutch Baby – Skillet Baked with Powdered Sugar and Lemon Blueberry Almond Bread Pudding French Toast Apparently a twenty year Orange County staple for breakfast, brunch, and lunch I’d be lying if I said I knew … Continue reading →

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85 Degrees Bakery, Irvine CA

85 Degrees Mochi Egg Tart Almond Croissant Cream Cheese Brioche Maple Toast Raisin milk bread Ice Sea Salt Coffee Marble Taro Bread Blueberry Half Moon Cake Another ‘can’t miss’ stop according to people I trust my visit to 85 Degrees … Continue reading →

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Playground, Santa Ana CA

Playground Portola Coffee – Black Tyler’s Cornbread Tyler’s Apple Fritters Mazumen Ramen with Wagyu Fat, Oxtail, Lime, Togarashi, Slow Egg, Beautiful Soy Ashley’s Leftover Pancakes – Graham Cracker Soil with Cocoa Nibs Fried French Toast with Summer Berry Compote, and … Continue reading →

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Cream Pan, Tustin CA

Cream Pan Cream Pan Strawberry Croissant Azuki Cream Almond Croissant A rather traditional Japanese-French style bakery located somewhat off the beaten path in a Tustin strip mall a number of locals had strongly encouraged me to stop by Cream Pan … Continue reading →

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Sidecar Dougnuts & Coffee, Costa Mesa CA

SideCar Doughnuts & Coffee Peanut Butter Chocolate Huckleberry Cornbread with Sorghum Brown Butter Maple Bacon Apricot with Vanilla Bean Monte Cristo Buttermilk Cornbread with Chive and Mt. Tam Peach and Chamomille Cream Open daily at 6:30am but baking at the … Continue reading →

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Blackmarket Bakery, Costa Mesa CA

Blackmarket Bakery Almond Cinnamon Croissant Nutty:Banana Split – Peanut Butter, Sliced Banana, Marshmallows, Chocolate Ganache Date Caramel Bread Pudding –Not really a Cake, Bread or Pudding – we toss our Brioche, Croissants, Cake and Cookies with rich Custard then bake … Continue reading →

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Old Vine Cafe, Costa Mesa CA

Old Vine Café Caramel Apple French Toast – Freshly Baked & garnished with a Caramel and Chocolate Swirl Lamb Meatloaf & Eggs – 2 poached Eggs, Fried Lamb Meatloaf, BBQ Sauce & Cheese Grits Cinnamon Roll Iced Coffee Located in … Continue reading →

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Fat Choy, Las Vegas NV

Fat Choy Shrimp Toast – Chinese Sausage, Herbs, Sriracha Mayo, Fried Egg Duck Bao – Cucumber, Scallion, Hoisin Chicken and Waffles – 5pc Buttermilk Chicken Wings, Waffles, Butter, Syrup Nutella Roti – Malaysian Style Pancake, Nutella, Mascarpone, Toasted Walnuts, Honey … Continue reading →

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Dom DeMarco’s Pizzeria & Bar, Las Vegas NV

Dom Demarco’s Pizzeria and Bar Cinnamon & Sugar Zeppoles Soft Scramble Romano & Black Pepper – Scrambled eggs seasoned with romano cheese & light black pepper with side of rustic potatoes Prosciutto Asparagus & Poached Eggs – Thin sliced Italian … Continue reading →

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Lulu’s Bread and Breakfast, Las Vegas NV

Lulu’s Bread and Breakfast Almond Croissant Nutella Croissant PB&J Cupcake Cannoli Cupcake “Bowl of Oatmeal” Cookie Attached to Metro Pizza far up in Northwest Vegas near Skypointe I stopped by Lulu’s for provisions before heading out with my real estate … Continue reading →

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Serendipity 3, Las Vegas NV

Serendipity 3 Coffee Frozen Hot Chocolate French Toast – Chocolate French Toast, Triple Stacked with Strawberries, Topped with Pistachio Nuts, Chocolate Sauce & Whipped Cream Balsamic Strawberry Cream Waffles – Freshly Sliced Strawberries, Macerated in Balsamic Glaze & Cream, Sandwiched … Continue reading →

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Pink Box Doughnuts, Las Vegas NV

Pink Box Doughnuts Blueberry Cake, Cherry Cake, Sweet Potato Cake, Maple Bacon, Cookies n’ Cream, Campfire Smores, Apple Fritter, Fat Elvis, Strawberry Shortcake, Salted Caramel Twist, Peanut Butter and Jelly, Date with a Nutty Pig Happy to see the cupcake … Continue reading →

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DW Bistro, Las Vegas NV

DW Bistro Sticky Bun and White Chocolate Blueberry Scone with House Jam and Butter Challah French toast with fresh strawberries Jerk fried chicken & waffles served with DW signature maple syrup; breast of chicken atop light and crispy waffles sprinkled … Continue reading →

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