August 2011
10 posts
#77 Tru Orleans
Who: Cyril, Greta, Baby Daddberg (in utero)
Where: H Street
What: Beignets for the table, veggie omelet (fries instead of home fries), bloody mary
Okay, well Hurricane Irene kind of sucked. At least in the 15 block region of DC I frequent, it sucked. Walking out of my apartment on Sunday morning, I was encountered with the devastation below (note the Geo in the bottom left—luckily it...
#76 Creme
Who: Timmy D
Where: U Street
What: Veggie eggwhite omelet, coffee, bloody
Hurricane Irene.
The ninth named storm, first hurricane and first major hurricane of the annual hurricane season, Irene originated from a well-defined Atlantic tropical wave that began showing signs of organization east of the Lesser Antilles. It developed atmospheric convection and a closed cyclonic circulation...
#75 Firehook
הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא ☼ צֵאתְכֶם לְשָׁלוֹם מַלְאֲכֵי הַשָּׁלוֹם מַלְאָכֵי עֶלְיוֹן מִמֶּלֶךְ מַלְכֵי הַמְּלָכִים הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא שָׁלוֹם עֲלֵיכֶם מַלְאֲכֵי הַשָּׁרֵת מַלְאֲכֵי עֶלְיוֹן מִמֶּלֶךְ מַלְכֵי הַמְּלָכִים הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא בּוֹאֲכֶם לְשָׁלוֹם מַלְאֲכֵי הַשָּׁלוֹם מַלְאֲכֵי עֶלְיוֹן מִמֶּלֶךְ מַלְכֵי הַמְּלָכִים הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא ...
#74 Joni's
Who: The Logro Bachelorette Girls
Where: Montauk
What: Scrambled egg wrap with caramelized onions, mushrooms, avocado, tomato
As we mentally prepared for our long voyage home from the beach on Sunday, we stopped in for a quick bite at Joni’s—one of the many cute, sleepy little places we visited during our short trip to Montauk. Joni’s was great. Close by, easy, simple, no...
#73 Bird on the Roof/Montauk Bake Shoppe
Who: Laura, Katie Gro, Bob, Teen, Jill, Patty, The Gilbert Cousins, Emily Kaye, Jenny Bursky, Kath, Hilary, Liz and Isabelle
Where: Montauk, NY
What: Delicious iced coffee at Montauk Bake Shop, california omelet, homefries for the table, lots of Teen’s quesadilla and Patty’s huevos rancheros
Many people go out of their way to never let worlds collide. Friends from work never meet...
#71 Splash Pool Bar
Who: Bridget, Emily, Dan, Jess, Kyle
Where: The Samoset—Rockland, ME
What: Cobb Salad with portabellas, lots of Bridget’s fries, bloody mary
Sitting idly by the pool on vacation unleashes a beast inside even the most frugal, practical of people. The Vacation Beast seems to come out of nowhere. One minute you’re taking nickles and dimes out of your wallet to pay for the...
#70 Home Kitchen Cafe
Every small town in America has THE spot for breakfast. Do a slow drive down the strip and you’ll find that one place with a jam packed parking lot and a huge, hopping line of people waiting out the door. It can be a diner, a shack on the side of the road, a hotel bar, a food truck, or a random restaurant on Main Street USA surrounded by a bunch of other random restaurants on Main...
#69 Amtrak 683 Downeaster
Who: Dano
Where: Somewhere between Boston and Haverhill, MA
What: The battle of the breakfast sandwiches—Dunkin Donuts vs Sweet Touch Cafe
Nothing beats a good breakfast sandwich when you’re on the road. Crispy, gooey and delicious, the breakfast sandwich combines all the best parts of brunch into one simple, portable little package. One might think that all breakfast sandwiches...
#68 Aunt Millie's House
It’s funny to be back at the Kid’s Table. It’s even funnier to be at a meal where the “Kid’s Table” means anyone under the age of 60. SIXTY!!!
Who: Dan, Lisa, Jeff, (cousin) Melanie, Pat ‘mom’ Kalik, and the rest of Dan’s fam (and old family friends)—Aunt Millie, Uncle Tom, Grandpa Larry…
Where: 84th and Madison—NYC
What:...
#67 Benjamin
Who: Dan, Lisa, Jeff, Pat ‘mom’ Kalik Where: 33rd and 2nd—NYC What: Eggwhite omelet with onion, mushrooms and avocado (fries instead of home fries), diet coke
Unless you regularly frequent a particular part of the city, picking a spot for brunch in Manhattan is pretty much a crap shoot. With a restaurant every five feet, all serving a full menu, some sort of brunch special and...
