Category Archives: Breakfast

Zero Zero, San Francisco CA

Zero Zero Margherita – Tomato Sauce, Basil, Mozzarella, Grana Padano, De Padova Extra Virgin Olive Oil Taleggio Stuffed Arancini, Black Garlic Aioli Deep Fried French Toast, Blueberries, Lavender Strawberries, Honey Ricotta, Marcona Almonds Skillet Fried Chicken Thighs with Semolina Waffle, … Continue reading →

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Central Kitchen, San Francisco CA

Central Kitchen French Press Bacon Mission Fig Sticky Bun with Walnuts Green Eggs and Ham, Summer Squash, Bread, Pickled Chanterelle French Toast, Berries, Vanilla Largely unaware of Central Kitchen until my server at Flour + Water brought it to my … Continue reading →

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Mission Pie, San Francisco CA

Mission Pie Walnut Plum Frangipane Opening later than I’d guessed – 9am on Sunday – thus letting me explore the Mission a bit further while I waited for the Closed sign to flip to Open, Mission Pie was one of … Continue reading →

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Dianda’s Italian American Pastry, San Francisco CA

Dianda’s Italian American Pastry St. Honore Balls Cream Puff Open since 1962 and one of those old-world places where there are staff members who’ve been around since before I was born my primary reason for visiting Dianda’s was the oft … Continue reading →

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Foreign Cinema, San Francisco CA

Foreign Cinema Brandade: Whipped cod, Potatoes, Green Chilies, Grilled Bread, House Pickles Duck Liver Pate Toast, Watercress, Pluots, Toasted Hazelnuts Baguette French Toast, Peaches, Saba, Maple Butter and Slow Cooked Brown Sugar Bacon Balsamic Fried Eggs, Roasted Tadicchio, Escarole, Potato … Continue reading →

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Bar Tartine, San Francisco CA

Bar Tartine Iced Coffee Kefir Pound Cake with Honey Butter and Bee Pollen Sesame Bread Pudding with Persimmon Preserves and Ginger Cream Farmer’s Cheesecake with Buckwheat Graham Crust Fennel Sausage, Biscuit, Paprika Gravy Potato Flatbread with Fig Jam, Plums, Sweet … Continue reading →

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Il Cane Rosso, San Francisco CA

Il Cane Rosso Iced Coffee from Four Barrel BROKEN FARRO PORRIDGE – raisins, brown sugar, toasted almonds CARAMELIZED CINNAMON TOAST – sea salt, sweet butter A Saturday in San Francisco incomplete without a visit to the Ferry Plaza Farmer’s Market I … Continue reading →

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The Fremont Diner, Sonoma CA

Fremont Diner Coffee French Toast with Peaches, Vella Butter, Real Maple Syrup Ham Biscuit – Fremont Ham, Ginger Rhubarb Sage Jam on Buttermilk Biscuit Caramel Cake Salty Caramel Shake Bellwether Ricotta Pancake with Vella Butter With 1:00pm reservations for an … Continue reading →

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Donut Savant, Oakland CA

Donut Savant Glazed with a hole, Butter Pecan, Chocolate, Glazed, Salted Maple A small space on Broadway in Oakland serving small doughnuts and doughnut holes at a dollar or less I stopped by Donut Savant en route to Napa early … Continue reading →

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Four Barrel Coffee [2][3], San Francisco CA

Four Barrel Coffee b.patisserie chocolate sable Colombia Andino, Ethiopia Aricha, Ethiopia Wote, Colombia Las Cauchos Two visits over the course of three days and four single origin samples from the pourover counter plus a couple complimentary chocolate sables from b.patisserie … Continue reading →

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Mission Beach Cafe, San Francisco CA

Mission Beach Café Iced Coffee Raisin Walnut Sticky Bun Almond Croissant Brioche French Toast – Market Fruits, Mascarpone, Bourbon Syrup Featuring a pastry chef as the restaurant’s chef de cuisine and a breakfast menu heavy on sweets plus Blue Bottle … Continue reading →

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Knead Patisserie [3][4], San Francisco CA

Knead Lemon Ricotta Poptart Almond Twist Butter Pecan Croissant Honey Buttermilk Biscuit Chocolate Croissant Morning Bun White Peach Bread Pudding Snickerdoodle With my first visit to Shauna Des Voignes’ Knead Patisserie nothing short of a revelation (https://endoedibles.com/?p=415) a return visit … Continue reading →

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Zazie, San Francisco CA

Zazie Sarah Jane’s Pancake Flight – Buttermilk, Gingerbread with Bosc Pears, Stone Ground Cornmeal “Miracle” Pancakes with Lemon Curd French Toast Tahiti: Orange Cinnamon Challah Stuffed with caramelized bananas and walnuts Unable to resist the early morning people watching of … Continue reading →

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Mama’s on Washington Square, San Francisco CA

Mama’s on Washington Square Sampler French Toast – Banana Nut, Cinnamon Brioche, Cranberry Orange Walnut Covered with Bananas and Fresh Berries Carrot Cake Crumb Cake Monte Cristo – Roasted Turkey Breast, Honey Baked Ham, Cheddar and Gruyere Cheese battered in … Continue reading →

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Plow, San Francisco CA

Plow Equator Coffee Blueberry Streusel Muffin Lemon Ricotta Pancake French Toast with Strawberries, Mascarpone, Maple Syrup Another day led to another breakfast near Potrero Hill, this time at Plow where Maxine Siu and a small team of four embracing the … Continue reading →

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The American Grilled Cheese Kitchen, San Francisco CA

The American Grilled Cheese Kitchen Lemon Blueberry Muffin Breakfast Piglet – sharp cheddar, artisan cured ham, apple mustard, rosemary butter Hungry for a snack between sessions at the conference and having seen American Grilled Cheese Kitchen while waking past AT&T … Continue reading →

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Just for You Café, San Francisco CA

Just for You Café French Toast Beignets Cornbread Biscuits and Raspberry Jam While I have no idea how a menu touting “New Orleans and Mexican specialties, California classics” came about at Dogpatch darling Just For You Café, the hours and … Continue reading →

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Prospect, San Francisco CA

Prospect Monkey Bread Cinnamon Butter Strawberry Shortcake Scone Sweetened Crème Fraiche, Fresh Strawberries & Demerara Sugar Peaches & Cream Pancakes – Cream Cheese Pancakes, Peach Syrup, Bruléed Peaches, Whipped Mascarpone, Honeycomb When the team behind Boulevard opened Prospect it quickly … Continue reading →

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b. patisserie, San Francisco CA

b. patisserie Mille Feuille Raspberry Sugar Brioche 10 Hour Apple Tart Blackberry Croissant Grand Macaron Chocolate Chip Cookie Liquid Chocolate Almond Croissant Kouign Amann I first experienced Belinda Leong’s pastry at Manresa and I tasted it again at Four Barrel … Continue reading →

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The Mill, San Francisco CA

The Mill Four Barrel Americano Cinnamon Raisin Bread with McClelland’s Butter and Sea Salt Country Bread with Butter and Cinnamon Sugar Chocolate Chip Cookie Advertised, though not really ‘advertised’ at all, as a joint venture between Josey Baker Bread and … Continue reading →

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