Black Horse Tavern

Black Horse Tavern, Winchester MA http://www.blackhorsetavernwinchester.com/
Thanksgiving day (game against rival Woburn), special opening for breakfast.  Normal hours are on the website.
Hash browns were nicely crisped on the edges, tasty omlettes, see for yourself.
Menu (see for prices)

Coffee
 

Fruit Plate


Omlette
 

Friendly Toast, Kendall Square

The Friendly Toast - http://www.thefriendlytoast.net/  see URL for menu and directions.  There is a bar up front so probably open evening.  I parked in front of the Kendall Theater and walked through the walkway - follow sign "to restaurants".   8am Sunday opening is light but by 9am the line is outside the door.  But worth the wait.  I think the toast is from homemade bread, but they will exchange for grilled english muffin any time.  Hash brown potatoes are nicely crisped on the edges and spicy (! pepper?) and mixed in with onions.

Service was friendly, fast enough, and although Urbanspoon does not show it if you lock in Cambridge and Breakfast, it is findable if you browse around - Urbanspoon rates a single $, but probably more like $$.  Check out the menu at their web site for up to date pricing.   Breakfast menu is here.

Special:  along with the regular menu there is a "tea menu" - and the staff use a "tea station" where they scoop out your choice, put into a nice little teapot, and bring the brew to your table.  I would certainly try a tea on the next visit, since the coffee is rather ordinary.   Oddly enough, this nice feature seems to be missing from their online menus.

Final note:  early crowd (right at 8am opening) is family friendly, high chairs and booster seats (that happen to look like telephone books) in wide use.    You can find parking in front of the Kendall Theater, or on Cardinal Medeiros - early in the morning is your best option.


what's the word? "eclectic"?

another view:

fabulous melamine ware and .. 50's cups


mine: Sklarmageddon Omelette:

R's: morning scramble:

--more toast--Nov 13th-- Ol' Miss, Herb Omlet, and Huevos Rancheros --

Highland Kitchen brunch

http://highlandkitchen.com/
See brunch menu specifically
Brunch on Sunday opens at 11am, line goes the length of the block by 11.

First the coffee on table

<confession: the beignets and hush puppies came and went too soon, but certainly the beignets are worth ordering again>














Dirty chicken - see brunch menu for details

Side of bacon (applewood smoked?)

Joan's omlette - asparagus and mushroom, with goat cheese - 

Tim's BLT (with egg - see the menu)

Brendan's pancakes, and ah yes, bourbon maple syrup in there too

Chris's huevos rancheros

Laura's fried green tomatos

deviled eggs

a bit o' cider to go with

alas, all good things come to an end, and the dishes are cleared away

Finally, Bri-cycle motor Triumph

Too much good food and company to think about origami this week.

Belle Isle Seafood

http://www.belleisleseafood.com/  Yes !
I confess I'm drifting a bit from the theme of breakfast, but it is fast, and it is food, and most of all it's fun.

Fast, well, yes we waited for the grilled swordfish, and the rice pilaf was nice and hot.
Before we get to the food:  a lobster lesson:  who knew there were NAMES for all the "rooms" in a lobster trap ?

Then to the good stuff -- a fist full of lobster roll (1/2 pound!) and a grilled swordfish dinner:

Finally, from the parking lot (behind the gas station just before you get to Belle Isle):

and a plane taking off from Logan - right to left, (it's tiny!)


Don't try to park on the road- half the bridge is blocked off for repair (July 2011) - but the parking lot behind the gas station has plenty of parking -- see the video above from the parking lot. Sadly, no new origami for a while now. Trying to figure out what to do next.

Ball, Square, Diner

Yum.

renee's benedicts and pancakes

benedict, pancakes, latkes (ironically with bacon and cheez? [a potentially explosive mixture!] !!), then on the opposite end of the contradictory juxtapositions, veggie sausage (what IS that stuff?).


and "a mechanical construction" - make it into anything you want !

Castle Island - Sullivan's

Okay it's not breakfast (but they do serve breakfast 7 days starting 8:30am)
http://www.sullivanscastleisland.com/castle-island.php
see their URL for pictures of Old Ironsides, and howitzer salute from the fort to the water...
breakfast menu:   http://www.sullivanscastleisland.com/menu.php#breakfast

Friday evening - lobster roll (ah!) (yum !)
maybe "fast food" counts at least in part ?

okay the fish was eaten before we got to the picture, but the chips were still hot..

clam chowdah
the real stuff, definitely not from a can

Boston skyline from South Boston

~~Castle Island 1

~~Castle Island 2

~~Boston skyline:

~~plane 1 -- can't have too many planes.  and there are plenty roaring overhead --

~~Sugar Bowl

~~plane 2

~~plane 3

Return to Pignone's

2011-05-22 return to:
http://fastbreakfud.blogspot.com/2011/05/2011-05-07-pignones-cafe.html
today included breakfast burrito, super breakfast sandwich, and eggs/bacon/french toast combo:


and the cube of Josh's invention:  you saw it here first...

Danish, anyone ?

www.danishpastryhouse.com
Bakery & Cafe
330 Boston Avenue
Medford, MA 02155
tel. 781.396.8999


great selection of teas, had the "white peony" myself.
see the Danish Frogs - (and they have Kringle !  )

2011-05-0 S&S Cambridge at Inman Square

http://www.sandsrestaurant.com/
Inman Square, 1334 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA  02139   
Phone  617-354-0777
there is a small parking area , but you have to be there early, or be really lucky
early is best - there is almost always a line for seating, and it forms before the place actually opens at 8am.


Eggs Copenhagen, (look at the menu!)
Eggs Oscar - (crabmeat with poached eggs, asparagus, ..)
<sorry, got eaten before pictures were taken>


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then a simple Sonobe cube, start with six squares, each will be one "face" of the cube.

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