Category Archives: Breakfast
In Short Order
…Yes, warm, thick slices of bread singing with bouquets of vanilla and nutmeg were a great base for the assortment of berries and melon and cantaloupe. The bacon had perfect “chew” and great flavor without being overly salty. The mellow maple rewarded me by topping mouthfuls of however many different elements I could fit on my fork at one time…. [Full post]
That’s A Wrap!
…Chimichurri-Scrambled Eggs with Bacon In Boston Lettuce Wrap, Apple Cider and Honey with Cracked Pepper Drizzle….
Rooster Call
…Farmer & Wife | Hard-Boiled Egg Wrapped in Puff Pastry with Swiss Cheese and Ham | Fresh Cold Raspberries over Boston Lettuce with Warm Butter-Mustard Vinaigrette Dressing | Orange-Tomato-Garlic Sauce….
Fruitful Options
…We cleaned our plates—no small feat since these were not small portions—and I eventually convinced Danny that he couldn’t really leave without having a dessert crepe, especially with the many options for fillings, from fruit to Nutella to nuts to whipped cream to Oreos to brownies to ice cream to granola and Graham crackers. We, again, customized our own dessert crepe stuffed with fresh bananas and strawberries, and cornflakes, and topped it with drizzles of dark and white chocolate…. [Full post]
Egg Therapy (aka BKFST in BKLYN)
…My verdict? The sandwich is a winner. They’re starting with extra points with just the home-baked buttermilk biscuit, but add to that some porky, tasty lean and fatty ham, cut it’s natural saltiness with the rich, earthy sweetness of the fig jam, then complement that sweetness with an oozy cheddar that’s both smooth and sharp…. Well, you get the idea. It hit on all cylinders…. [Full post]
Jamaican Me Happy
…The tender chicken was nicely seasoned and slow-cooked patiently to make for some very tender chicken, replete with the flavors of its island seasoning, even rendering the small percent of the chicken’s fattier parts into wonderfully chewable morsels. The rice was nicely aromatic and the sole but oversized, thick slice of plantain was comfortably “toothsome”, nicely caramelized without being overly sweet…. [Full post]
Alice In Wonderland
…Bailey’s Irish Cream/Red Velvet French Toast Medallions stuffed with Banana and Nutella, with Orange Honey and Peanut Butter Butter
Hungover Easy
…That may explain why after not being able to decide if I wanted a bagel with lox and cream cheese or a Texas Burger (topped with fried egg) for a breakfast, after spotting a bag of something called Bagel Thins, I felt it was fortuitous that I decide to combine the two options into one hellacious idea of a meal…. [Full post]
Eats Egg, Then Leaves
Egg Salad | Fried Egg Over Mixed Herbed Greens with Turkey Bacon, Shallots, Soy Sauce and Chili Oil
Surf & Turf’s Up
…I made a tuna tartare, mincing fresh raw tuna with soy sauce, salt, pepper, scallions, fish sauce, and ginger. I chilled the tartare while skillet-grilling an Angus tenderloin steak and making a hollandaise sauce incorporating wasabi paste and a little bit of mustard. After the steak was done and sat for a few minutes, I topped it with the chilled tartare, topped that with a sunny side up egg yolk, and spooned the wasabi hollandaise on top…. [Full post]
A Day in the Life of Hamburger Buns
….Two were of a kind of steak burger prep, with steak sauce, raw and fried onions, and bacon. The other two had the addition of sweet and spicy elements, making a pineapple mustard from scratch, pickling raw onions in balsamic vinegar, and two slices of crispy bacon, and kicking the whole burger up with sweet relish and hot jalapeños. All four burgers sat very nicely on four toasted hamburger buns…. [Full post]
Energy Kitchen
…There was a lot more to enjoy than previous incarnations of “healthy burgers” I’ve had in the past, the ostrich meat while quite lean, possessing a decent meat flavor without any gaminess. Crisp carrots and lettuce added nice texture and moisture, rounded out by aromatic hints from the whole wheat bun and a little “zing” of flavor from the packet ketchup I put on top…. [Full post]
Thanks A Lox!
Egg Bagel with Lox, Tomatoes, Red Onion | H&H Bagels (East) | 1551 2nd Ave. (bet. 80th & 81st Sts.) | 212.717.7312 | www.hhmidtownbagelseast.com
Good Morning Boost
Energy Kitchen | Various Locations | www.energykitchen.com I LOVE SURPRISES. Being a cynic-slash-skeptic makes them, however, very rare occurrences in my life. And when a recent iteration of something called Energy Kitchen opened up directly across the street from me, I, initially, reacted not with surprise, but with pity. The same pity I had for [...]
Morning Smoke and Fire
Oven-Baked Smokey Cheddar Grits with Egg and Chili Oil | Candied Turkey Bacon
(Sub)Mission Accomplished
…Not overly seasoned, this is a deceptively light yet filling sandwich, with its unique flavors and textures—pliant pink slabs of meat with tongue-teasing, slightly burnt edges—it needed nothing more than the reliable platform of two slices of untoasted rye bread and a “wink” of mustard to shine…. [Full post]
National Doughnut Day
…There is a slight miracle that occurs within this cream-glazed ring. Somehow, the
cake part of the doughnut melted in my mouth so smoothly I kept looking for an inner ring of light cream, but found none. I don’t ever go on record on saying something is “the best”, but I can honestly say I will never forget how incredible this puppy was. I was so impressed that I shared over half of it with other people who were still on line to back me up impression…[Full post]
The Early Bird
…The vinaigrette also added nuance to the earthy, herbal chicken meat, brightening the meat’s flavor with its hits of vinegar, as the red pepper flakes balanced the natural sweetness of the green beans and woke up the corners of my mouth, like a jolt of coffee, preparing me for the rest of my day… [Full post]
DMANBURGER
