breakfast blogger

Over on Wellington, just a bit west of Parkdale, Fil’s Diner is a treat. I’ve covered Fil’s diner before on my old blog, but thought I’d come back for a visit after exchanging e-mails with the people over at Blend Creations. It was rainy the morning I headed out, mp3 player in hand. I stopped by the convenience store and picked up a paper, prepared to take my time with breakfast. Fil’s is set up like a classic 50’s diner while right next door is Daniel O’Connell’s Irish Pub. They both share the same kitchen, so you’re given a choice of atmosphere for breakfast. I decided on the Breakfast Club:

Lordy mama, what a great breakfast! Super thanks to Tania for pointing this place out to me. This one’s for you kiddo!

Milestone’s has a chain of locations in Ontario, Alberta and BC. They’ve got two here in Ottawa.. one on Sussex across the street of Chapter’s in the Market and one near the Ikea. I tried out the same one as Tania near the Ikea last Saturday morning and sat outside on the patio. They have a wonderful brunch menu that is served seven days a week till 4 PM. I had the Eggs Blackstone, a dish that Azureus’ mum happens to love:

They make a killer bechamel sauce.. and you have to admit, it looks great in that picture. Taking pictures outside in natural sunlight is such a treat!

The Eggs Blackstone, featuring double-smoked bacon, sliced roma tomatoes, fresh spinach and cream cheese went for $9.49..

Last Saturday I drove down the Elgin strip, checking out what last few places I’ve missed for breakfast. I should make a list of the places I’ve been to and ask you folks what places I have left to explore on this wonderful breakfast street.

Woody’s caught my eye so I parked nearby and went in. I was in the mood for the usual fare, but thought I’d try something I hadn’t had before. So I ordered the Stuffed French Toast, which is more like a French Toast sandwich, with fruit and creamcheese inside. The kind waitress braught me a bottle of Grolsch, which confused me for a second. Nope, beer doesn’t come with breakfast here, it was just my maple syrup, which I poured over my breakfast yummies:

T’was $7.99..

Three Oaks down, seven to go. Last Saturday may have been rainy, but my Breakfast Blogger buddy Nathanya was still up to treating me to some breakfast goodness. I’m not sure about the other Oaks, but this one only offers a regular two egg special on Saturdays, which is fine by me since it comes with the best potatoes I’ve had so far.

In other Breakfast Blogger news: We passed 50000 hits yesterday which doesn’t mean a heck of alot considering how much comment spam we’ve been getting lately. So for now, comments are still being moderated until I put in some sort anti-spam plugin. The videos are still broken but I’m working on getting that fixed before Steve comes over and video tapes me making something I call a Peabody Special. It’s something that I’ve been making for years and it’s evolved over time to become one hell of a good breakfast! Stay tuned!

It’s finally warm enough to sit outside around these parts and I took full advantage of that fact when I found this place on the corner of Osgoode and King Edward.

I grabbed a seat outside and relaxed while watching people walk by. I totally love this time of year! I ordered a breakfast called Mikey’s, which is three of everything… 3 toast, 3 eggs and 3 kinds of meat along with homefries. Yummy:

That set me back around 6 bucks without tip. Here’s a shot of Father and Sons from across the street.. what a gorgeous day!!

Here’s a cozy breakfast spot close to where I live. Over on Rue Montcalm here in Hull, it offers a good variety of breakfast yummies.

I had the Pacha, two eggs with smoked meat. The toast comes with a homemade jam that is a little sweet for my taste, but it’s a nice touch. I ordered some beans (fèves au lard) to go along with my breakfast yummies as well:

$7.45 plus the beans.

***UPDATE December 19, 2006*** Café Diana is gone!! But just up the street, we have Le Twist which just started serving breakfast on weekends. Check it out here..

Oh, here’s an odd thing I found on BoingBoing: Fan fiction devoted to the McGriddle and other McDonald’s breakfast items.

I dunno ’bout you, but the words “All Day Breakfast” get me excited:

I was out on a Breakfast Blogger scouting mission when I found this spot on Bank Street near Gladstone. I happened to learn a valuable BB lesson on this trip: bring extra batteries. It seems that the rechargable batteries for my camera lose thier charge faster over time as you use them.

I sat in the back next to big box picture of Frosted Flakes..

I had the Bram Slam: 2 eggs, 1 pancake, 1 french toast, 2 bacon, 2 sauasge, toast, homefries and a large juice. WOO! Good thing I was hungry.

But here’s the sad part.. after my super friendly server put the plate in front of me, I turned my camera back on to take a shot, but it was dead. No life. I tried some of my tricks, but nothing worked. I could have waited 10 minutes to catch a lucky shot but my breakfast would have been cold. You’ll have to use your imagaination on this one! I can tell you at least that it was super yummy..

***UPDATE Feb 2007: see this link.***

This morning was nice and sunny but damn.. it was chilly. Once again I had no idea where I’d end up and just jumped into the car and headed out. I went solo over the river and turned west. It was getting late (12:45) so finding a place still serving breakfast was starting to look bleak. I was about to give up and head home when I saw a sign that said “ALL DAY B FAST.” WOO! Kettleman’s Bagel Co. at 2177 Carling claims to have Montreal style bagels and I can tell ya after having them with a breakfast over at Dunn’s on Elgin that they’re damn good bagels.

I had the Breakfast Bagel:

It was really tasty.

I was a little thrown off by the “ALL DAY B FAST” claim though. Maybe I didn’t look carefully enough but the only breakfast item that I saw there was the Breakfast Bagel. It was yummy, even if it is the only thing they have available for your breakfast pleasure. It came with coffee for under 5 bucks.

It was sunny out this morning and I stayed in bed quite late.. only to find out it was even later than I thought with the time change. It was like a cruel April Fool’s joke. I called my awesome friend Allison, the singer from the first band I was in (The Alfalpha Wigs) and told her I was headed her way for some breakfast yummies. I got dressed, jumped in the car and headed over the river.

After picking her up we had no clear idea of where exactly we were going to eat. I’ve hit alot of places on Elgin but haven’t gotten to them all so I suggested we just park in the area and find a new one. After mulling over a couple of spots we decided Maxwell’s Bistro was going to be BB’d.

I had the Eggs Benedict:

Allison had the Frittata Espagnol, an open faced omelette with mixed olives, tomatoes, onion, mushrooms and mozzarella cheese. Yummy:

My yummy Benedict was 9.29 and Allison’s Frittata was 9.49.

And now a request to anyone from the Ottawa area who might be reading this: I want to hear about breakfast places you think I would like to check out. Heh, it would be nice someday to claim that I’ve had breakfast everywhere around here ;) and I’m sure everyone in the Alfalpha Wigs would agree..

MMmmm nothing like a good ‘ol breakfast at The Royal Oak. I’ve only been to the one on Wellington so I decided to try the one on The Canal for a change. Don’t ask me what that guy is doing in the bushes.

Gen and I got there just a bit before noon and found a nice cozy spot to sit. Gen had the Irish Breakfast to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day. Scrambled eggs mixed with sausage, potato and green peppers topped with Mozzarella and Cheddar cheese:

I had the Eggs Benedict. Now here’s a first for me: The waiter asked how I would like my eggs poached. I don’t ever remember being asked that before and was quite impressed. Of course I asked for soft with a side of toast for mopping up:

Both our breakfasts were $7.99 and I must say, the potatoes at the Oak are some of the best around.