tagged together in 62 photos brunch + food I'd never eaten in the restaurant downstairs (since it took over Banjo Jim's) but it ended up being really good! Check out the awesome spread! On Sunday I met up with Grant by Tompkins and got a serious brunch on. Egg Shakshuka, OMFG. ...for a St Marks feastin. On Saturday Matt and I met up with Hans and Ellen... ...their insane malawah dish. Crispy layers of Yemenite fillo dough topped with 2 eggs served with spicy puree of tomatoes. Ridiculously tasty. ...for a delicious Cafe Petisco breakfast with Grant. He'd recently discovered... On our way home, we stopped in Phoenicia, NY for a not-so-quick but delicious brunch at Sweet Sue's. Here's Karen laughing about the size of her pancakes. Hahah. So excited for brunch. Mmmmm. Went around the corner for a delicious breakfast... Other side of the table. ...7A for brunch with Matt and Patrick. I got the raw "big mac." I liked the way it looked more than I liked the taste. Wah wah. My Odessa standard: two-eggs over easy with chocolate chip pancakes! Another Saturday, another huevos. Peter, Karen & Ellen. The finished huevos! They were delicious! Amy's sister Emily joined us and we ordered us a BREAKFAST FEAST! Check out the spread! Tofu scramble. Southern breakfast. ...on the way to Quantum Leap in the East Village for lunch. The next morning we went to a diner that that all sorts of crazy veggie options. ...mmm, home fries. ...and Grant got the stuffed French Toast and we went splitsies. The food was incredible! I got the Eggs Florentine... OMG. ...And it's all gone! Charles' French toast looked amazing! Our waitress carried all this over with one hand. (I mean, yeah it was all on a tray, but still) On Friday morning we went to Life Cafe (RIP) for an awesome sidewalk brunch. Some white bean jim jam. Mom got a waffle. Steak and eggs. Check out that smile! Happy Father's Day, dad! Love you! I went with huevos and we did splitsies. Meredith was pretty excited about her fruit-covered pancakes. They had a big spread of free breakfast food... So much food. I did not get to join the clean plate club. Waffle with jam? Yes! French toast. Whoa. ...get some ridiculous brunch. The place Grant took me to was amazing. Eggs Florentine. I got a pizza with eggs on it! Saturday was a beautiful spring day so we walked around the neighborhood and found a brand new place on 4th Street to get brunch. Satisfied brunch customer. Sunday was soooo cold. I remember bundling up and hiding my face all the way to meet up with this guy for a mega-brunch after a LATE night. Pancakes, RESTORE ME. Breakfast burrito, veggie burger and black bean soup. Later that afternoon we went to Alphabet Cafe (formerly known as DyNASTY!) for brunch. Their black-bean quesadilla is the jam. Not sure what Amanda got exactly but it looked awesome too. Buttermilk Biscuit Sandwich: scrambled eggs, melted cheddar, homemade tomato jam,with hash browns. OMG. Later that afternoon, we went to some place on Clinton Street for brunch. I love candid brunch shots. Look at Gurj's adorable little smile! She's so happy with her pancakes! I ordered the Eggs Florentine and went halfies with someone who got the strawberry French Toast. Half savory, half sweet is THE ULTIMATE BREAKFAST! Karen loves my brunch ettiquette. Henceforth, I christen thee: David Bacon. (If anyone asks you can pretend it's after Francis Bacon. You can say that you admire his contribution to the modern scientific method with his insistence that investigation should always begin with observable fact...and not because you just really, really love bacon. Saturday morning brunch! Holy Fruity French Toast, Batman! And here's Niki with her fresh fruit pancakes with apple syrup AND her eggs Benedict. Keep in mind, these aren't no skimpy portions either. Here's Sarah with her Heuvos Rancheros AND her buttermilk biscuit egg sandwich (with homefries). Fatty and his French toast. Oooof.
...proper Full-English Breakfasts! Woooo! Beans, sausage, fried egg, bacon and bubble and squeak (and toast and friend tomatoes on the side)! All Life Cafe had to order was a plate of scrambled eggs with half-assed home fries. (But anyone who has eaten at Life Cafe will know that this dish is actually an improvement on their normal brunch menu. Someone should permeantly cut the power to their kitchen. Jesus).
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