New York Mag: NY breakfasts

RE: New York Mag: NY breakfasts (MOC)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:34:04 GMT

If you're up for an excursion on the 7 train - try La Flor at 52nd street stop. Everything they do is great - not just breakfast. Some mexican egg based dishes and scrumptious vanilla french toast. The recent whole wheat bluberry pancakes were delicious too. You won't find long lines, attitude or a shocking check either!

RE: New York Mag: NY breakfasts (Baah Ben)

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 01:17:09 GMT

Clinton Street Bakery and Restaurant..Is this place as good as its menu looks....

RE: New York Mag: NY breakfasts (uncledaveyo)

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 23:21:11 GMT

I agree with you totally Pigiron. And being "controversial" and "edgy" doesn't make you "interesting." And yes I realize the potential irony in my statement.

RE: New York Mag: NY breakfasts (Pigiron)

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 23:06:20 GMT

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Originally posted by Greg Strong

This place has got more business than your dog has fleas. When we arrived at ten to nine AM, there was already a line about ten deep, and the moment they opened the doors, the place got swamped. I dunno if this is a function of their recent opening or the early summer let's-get-out-for-breakfast-on-such-a-nice-day enthusiasm springing up among the young and hearty in the neighborhood. The opening wasn't even that recent anymore. Probably young blood and bedevilment.

You are seriously underestimating the drawing power of being named best overall breakfast in a major magazine.

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There seems to be a lot of enthusiasm for breakfast around town these days. Did you read the New York magazine article describing the city's best breakfast in that hipster haven of Williamsburg, Brooklyn? Get a load of this: "chef-owner George Weld has forged a modest kingdom from local-free-roaming-chicken’s eggs and artisanal heirloom grits." I'm sure you've noticed all the local, free-roaming chickens running the streets last time you walked through Brooklyn.

I must have missed the part of the article that claimed the eggs came from Brooklyn.

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And anybody who uses the words "artisanal," "heirloom" and "grits" in the same sentence clearly does not have a good picture of a)how grits are made and b)the grit-consuming demographic in this country.

Absolute nonsense. Top chefs use rustic products in creative ways every day. In response to that, new and interesting versions of tried and true ingredients find their way into the market. Why is that negative?

RE: New York Mag: NY breakfasts (Greg Strong)

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:12:03 GMT

This place has got more business than your dog has fleas. When we arrived at ten to nine AM, there was already a line about ten deep, and the moment they opened the doors, the place got swamped. I dunno if this is a function of their recent opening or the early summer let's-get-out-for-breakfast-on-such-a-nice-day enthusiasm springing up among the young and hearty in the neighborhood. The opening wasn't even that recent anymore. Probably young blood and bedevilment.
There seems to be a lot of enthusiasm for breakfast around town these days. Did you read the New York magazine article describing the city's best breakfast in that hipster haven of Williamsburg, Brooklyn? Get a load of this: "chef-owner George Weld has forged a modest kingdom from local-free-roaming-chicken’s eggs and artisanal heirloom grits." I'm sure you've noticed all the local, free-roaming chickens running the streets last time you walked through Brooklyn. And anybody who uses the words "artisanal," "heirloom" and "grits" in the same sentence clearly does not have a good picture of a)how grits are made and b)the grit-consuming demographic in this country.

So this was an excerpt from my review of Community Food and Juice on the Upper West Side.
I wrote more, but I think it's clear what I thought about the NY Mag article.
http://uptownkitchen.blogspot.com

RE: New York Mag: NY breakfasts (NYNM)

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 11:30:39 GMT

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Originally posted by tiki

How neat---egg--picked best ovwerall--just happens to be close to my daughters place in Williamsburg---looks like that ones on my "must do" list for our nex5t trip to see the worlds greatest daughter!

RE: New York Mag: NY breakfasts (tiki)

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 10:32:39 GMT

How neat---egg--picked best ovwerall--just happens to be close to my daughters place in Williamsburg---looks like that ones on my "must do" list for our nex5t trip to see the worlds greatest daughter!

RE: New York Mag: NY breakfasts (David_NYC)

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:25:10 GMT

And to think New York Magazine even has a resident porkologist (Josh Ozersky) on staff. He tells you where you can buy a pound of thick cut Oscar Mayer bacon for $6.99 a pound.

New York Mag: NY breakfasts (NYNM)

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 18:20:54 GMT

The current issue of New York Magazine is devoted to breakfasts:
http://nymag.com/restaurants/features/breakfast/

To wit:
A thorough examination of the sternest, most-skipped meal of the day, including a breakfast skeptic’s look at morning-nutrition science, a 100-cereal taste test, a guide to effectively leveraging your coffee addiction, the city’s twenty best breakfast meals, and more.
How I Learned to [Heart] Breakfast:The new science of the loneliest meal.
What I Ate This Morning:A 60-person poll.
How to Pick an Egg...And a Nice Slice of Pig:Three experts dispense advice on how to find the best bacon and eggs.
The 100-Cereal Taste Test: Our restaurant critic surveys bowl after bowl...after bowl.
The Guide to Caffeine Addiction: We’re hooked like never before. Is that bad?
You Rise, They Shine : The city’s best morning meals in twenty categories.

Restaurant locations listed (This is interesting): The Best:
Chinese breakfasts, Italian breakfasts, Latino breakfasts,
Pancakes, paninos, croissants, bagels, burritos,French toast, donuts, eggonaroll, etc etc

Now this is one thorough discussion on the b-meal