College teaches us that brunch is the perfect sweatpants, overeating, two meals in one, all you can eat type of dining experience. You wake up after a night of too many drinks, and you throw on random clothes, head to the dining hall, and eat a bagel, and a turkey sandwich, and some cookies, and [...]
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Bao Noodles Brunch: Bánh Mì Please!
March 5th, 2010 · No Comments · Asian, Foodie Find, Gramercy, Manhattan, Prix Fixe, Sandwiches, Uncategorized, Unique Brunch
I’m all about trying new things, especially when those new things involve brunch and ethnic cuisine. So when I heard about Gramercy’s Bao Noodles and their Vietnamese brunch menu, I had to try it.
The extent of my Vietnamese culinary knowledge does not go very far beyond Phở, the classic noodle soup, and the translucent Vietnamese [...]
Tags: banh mi·Bao Noodles·congee·Vietnamese
Weekday Brunch: The New Brunch Trend
September 11th, 2009 · 5 Comments · East Village, Foodie Find, Mediterranean, Unique Brunch, weekday brunch
After writing the review of Permanent Brunch, the newly opened East Village restaurant dedicated to my favorite weekend pastime, I began to feel very optimistic about the expansion of brunch into the middle of the week. Whether Permanent Brunch was the catalyst for this movement or just the most obvious newcomer to a little known [...]
Eggs Take a Back Seat at Brooklyn’s Egg
May 21st, 2009 · 2 Comments · Bacon, Brooklyn, Eggs and Omelettes, Foodie Find, Grits
Since learning about Egg several months ago, I’ve wanted to try the highly acclaimed Williamsburg eggery to see what all the fuss is about. So this past Saturday I hopped on the L train to Brooklyn to see if Egg was all it’s cracked up to be.
My friends and I arrived at Egg a few [...]
Tags: Australian feta·Bedford Cheese Shop·Brooklyn·Buttermilk biscuit·country ham biscuit·Egg·Eggs Rothko·Grits·Williamsburg
