brunch

Cafe Colonial

Brunch with Marcellus Hall at Cafe Colonial, the cute Brazilian restaurant I've passed many times on Houston. I got the Cowboy Rice - rice sauteed with beef, served with black beans and two eggs. I don't know i...

Sel de Mer (Brooklyn)

Susan recommended the new seafood restaurant, Sel de Mer, in our hood with high praise. This place has been opened for a couple months now, located on Graham Ave where the falafel place used to be. I liked that...

Tartine Bakery Treats in the Park

Brunch picnic in Dolores Park. Pavan and I picked up some tea cakes and quiche from the popular Tartine bakery (James Beard Award for Outstanding Pastry Chef 2008). I dread long lines, but it went relatively qu...

Cafe Nijasol

An unexpected little Bushwick cafe in the middle of the residential block. I got the Monte Cristo sandwich, which instead of being deep fried, it used french toast with syrup on the side. I suppose it's a littl...

Memorial Day ’09

Met up with friends at Teddy's for brunch. I really like their Mounds of Punjabi breakfast. It's like Eggs Benedict with Indian saag spinach for Hollandaise sauce. Next time I'm going to try the French Toast ha...

Brunch at Il Passatore

I never thought of having pasta for brunch, but now I know it works. I got a little flip floppy when ordering. Got the gnocchi. Then later decided to make it the pre fixe at $14 with the Bellini. Then almost sw...