Brunch after Arts and Crafts

2660 N Campbell Ave, Tucson, AZ 85719

After Sonoran Glass School's open house, we stopped for brunch.

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Cowan's Public

229 Centre St, Nutley, NJ 07110

Brunch with our friend Mark G.

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GREYHOUND Vodka, fresh-squeezed Grapefruit Juice, Lemon-Ginger Bitters

BENEDICT Poached egg, Canadian Bacon, Biscuit, Hollandaise, Arugala

Another BENEDICT

SAUSAGE HASH Potato, fried egg, toast 

Disappointment at the Pilsener Haus in Hoboken

Pilsener Haus & Biergarten

1422 Grand St, Hoboken, NJ 07030

Amy and I went for brunch. I should have left when the waitress told me they were substituting Chicken for Pork in the WIENER SCHNITZEL, or maybe I should have just had the chicken fingers at half the price.

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Brunch at Orale Mexican Kitchen

Orale Mexican Kitchen - Hoboken

1426 Willow Ave, Hoboken, NJ 07030  

Amy found this place for Brunch.  It was a second or third thought.  We are so excited to have made this choice.

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House Made Green Chorizo Sliders, Buttermilk Biscuits, Cheddar Cheese Fondue, Chipotle Aioli & Pickled Onion

SLOPPY JOSE •  Two Fried Eggs, Beef Tinga, Gravy & Crema on English Muffin

SMOKED BRISKET HASH • Two Poached Eggs, Achiote Shredded Smoked Brisket, Potatoes, Rajas, Avocado, Lime, Serrano Crema, Cilantro, Pressed Brioche Toast

The three House Made sauces are hardly necessary as all the dishes are full of flavor.

BRUNCH HAPPY HOUR $6 MIMOSA, BLOODY MARY/MARIA, NUESTRA CASA, FROZEN MARGARITA & SANGRIA

Sunday Brunch in Englewood, NJ

Emma

Emma, 34 E Palisade Ave, Englewood, NJ 07631

Excellent Crostini with Cured Salmon, smoked yogurt, dill, and cucumber.  Harissa Marinated Lamb with lime scented hummus.  Chipotle Shrimp, avocado, cilantro, and lime.

We had the restaurant pretty much to ourselves when we arrived, a few more customers showed up before we left

Adorable little milk pail creamer

Banana Pancakes with chocolate sauce

Subtle Argentine Chorizo with Chimichurri Omelet with Home Fries and Mixed Greens.  Wanted more taste - spicier sausage or sharper chimichurri; I should have asked for a hot sauce or something.

Clever bathroom demarkation

Great Mason jar wall hanging - I might make one - maybe with tealights and sand.

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Happy Belated Birthday to Barney and Lisa

 

Noord, 1046 Tasker St, Philadelphia, PA 19148, (267) 909-9704

Lisa Leonard and I share a birth date, so every year we all get together to celebrate in one way or another.  This year, Brunch in the Passyunk Square Area of Philadelphia:  Passyunk Square is an up-and-coming neighborhood of brownstones and historic, narrow "trinity" houses. Affordable housing and diverse dining options attract hipsters and young professionals alike. East Passyunk Avenue is lined with vintage shops, gastropubs and Vietnamese pho soup spots, as well as cheesesteak rivals Pat’s King of Steaks and Geno’s Steaks. Outdoor street festivals are popular here during the warmer months. (Thanks Google for the verbiage)

The location, the unusual yet familiar items on the Brunch menu and the BYOB policy drew us to this restaurant.

As it was a celebration, we brought Prosecco.  The table was brought molasses Bread with brown sugar butter.

I ordered the Keshi Yena (Netherland Antilles Cheesy Casserole): ground chicken, gouda, sambal, raisin, olive, pepper, grilled pineapple. The casserole was tasty if not attractive under the eggs, but if you were to serve lasagna sans noodles, it would not be pretty either.

Lisa ordered a different item from the hash menu, the Seasonal Vegetable Hash: a saute of market vegetables, red potatoes, fresh herbs, lemon, two sunny side eggs.  Seasonal today meant potato and cauliflower in a tomato sauce.  I tasted it and found it uninspired.

Amy had the Gooseberry Wenteltefjes (Classic Dutch Toast) with nutmeg, cinnamon, clove, whipped cream, powdered sugar.  These were not the sweet slices of French Toast I think of, they are almost savory.

After Brunch, we walked around the neighborhood, stopping at the Primal Supply Meats Butcher Shop which was having a tasting of products from Fishtown Ferments.  

I sampled the sauerkraut and the beets. I bought the seeded sauerkraut.  It has cumin seeds in addition to the traditional caraway.                         .

We also hit Urban Jungle, a fun garden shop, currently starting to move into the spring planting season.

Brunch at Brownstone Diner & Pancake Factory

Brownstone Diner & Pancake Factory

Brownstone Diner & Pancake Factory, 426 Jersey Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07302

Tucson Brunch With Parents

Lowes Ventana Canyon Resort

Lowes Ventana Canyon Resort, 7000 N Resort Dr, Tucson, AZ 85750