Brunch
Brunch, Dessert, Dining Out, Manhattan, Upper East Side, YorkvilleKerry Alaric CheeseboroINFIRMARYandouille, boudin, breadcrumbs, Brunch, cajun, cheese, chicken, crab, crab dip, crawfish, Creole, Dining Out, dip, eggs benedict, fried chicken, hollandaise, jambalaya, Manhattan, New Orleans, oysters, Parmesan, risotto, sausage, ues, Upper East Side, YorkvilleComment

The UES Gets NOLA-fied!

Brunch, Dessert, Dining Out, Manhattan, Upper East Side, YorkvilleKerry Alaric CheeseboroINFIRMARYandouille, boudin, breadcrumbs, Brunch, cajun, cheese, chicken, crab, crab dip, crawfish, Creole, Dining Out, dip, eggs benedict, fried chicken, hollandaise, jambalaya, Manhattan, New Orleans, oysters, Parmesan, risotto, sausage, ues, Upper East Side, YorkvilleComment
The UES Gets NOLA-fied!
Breakfast, Brunch, Cooking In, Quick PostKerry Alaric Cheeseboroapplesauce, Breakfast, brown sugar, Brunch, cinnamon, citrus, Cooking In, cranberry, egg nog, french toast, ginger, juice, lemon, maple, nutmeg, powdered, Quick Post, spiced, sweet, syrup, zestComment

Sugar & Spice

EGG NOG FRENCH TOAST | Cinnamon Applesauce, Cranberry Maple Syrup

Breakfast, Brunch, Cooking In, Quick PostKerry Alaric Cheeseboroapplesauce, Breakfast, brown sugar, Brunch, cinnamon, citrus, Cooking In, cranberry, egg nog, french toast, ginger, juice, lemon, maple, nutmeg, powdered, Quick Post, spiced, sweet, syrup, zestComment
Breakfast, Brooklyn, Brunch, Dining Out, WilliamsburgKerry Alaric CheeseboroBelgian, bell pepper, Breakfast, Brooklyn, Brunch, Carolina, Cheddar, cheese, cured, Dining Out, dry rub, egg, eggs, grits, hash, paprika, peppers, poached, pork, potato, potatoes, sauce, scallion, scallions, shrimp, smoked, soul, soul food, southern, syrup, waffle, waffles, Williamsburg1 Comment

Savoring "Sweet"

SWEET CHICK | 164 Bedford Ave. (at N. 8th St.), Brooklyn | 347.725.4793 | sweetchicknyc.com

Breakfast, Brooklyn, Brunch, Dining Out, WilliamsburgKerry Alaric CheeseboroBelgian, bell pepper, Breakfast, Brooklyn, Brunch, Carolina, Cheddar, cheese, cured, Dining Out, dry rub, egg, eggs, grits, hash, paprika, peppers, poached, pork, potato, potatoes, sauce, scallion, scallions, shrimp, smoked, soul, soul food, southern, syrup, waffle, waffles, Williamsburg1 Comment
Brunch, Cooking In, Quick PostKerry Alaric Cheeseboroapple, apple cider, Brunch, Carolina, cayenne, cider, Cooking In, corn, corn muffin, eggs, eggs benedict, fried chicken, hollandaise, hot sauce, mustard, Orangeburg, pepper, poached, Quick Post, sauce, scallions, South Carolina, spicy, vinegarComment

Carolina On My Mind

EGGS CAROLINA | Fried Boneless Chicken Thighs, Poached Eggs, Spicy Cider Hollandaise, on Toasted Corn Muffin Tops

Brunch, Cooking In, Quick PostKerry Alaric Cheeseboroapple, apple cider, Brunch, Carolina, cayenne, cider, Cooking In, corn, corn muffin, eggs, eggs benedict, fried chicken, hollandaise, hot sauce, mustard, Orangeburg, pepper, poached, Quick Post, sauce, scallions, South Carolina, spicy, vinegarComment
Cooking In, Dessert, Event, Quick PostKerry Alaric Cheeseborobacon, baked, Breakfast, brown sugar, Brunch, bun, buns, butter, cinnamon, confections, Cooking In, Dessert, event, extract, glaze, icing, nutmeg, nuts, pastries, pastry, powdered sugar, Quick Post, roll, salty, smoked, smoky, sticky, sugar, Sunday brunch, sweet, sweets, vanilla, walnutsComment

Sticky Sweet Sunday

STICKY CINNAMON BUNS | Sticky Puff Pastry Cinnamon Swirl Rolls with Crushed Walnuts, Bacon, Vanilla Glaze

Cooking In, Dessert, Event, Quick PostKerry Alaric Cheeseborobacon, baked, Breakfast, brown sugar, Brunch, bun, buns, butter, cinnamon, confections, Cooking In, Dessert, event, extract, glaze, icing, nutmeg, nuts, pastries, pastry, powdered sugar, Quick Post, roll, salty, smoked, smoky, sticky, sugar, Sunday brunch, sweet, sweets, vanilla, walnutsComment
Breakfast, Brunch, Dining Out, Manhattan, Quick Post, Upper East Side, YorkvilleKerry Alaric Cheeseboroback pudding, bacon, beans, blood pudding, Breakfast, Brunch, cocktail, Dining Out, eggs, fried eggs, grilled tomato, hangover, HB sauce, Irish, Irish Breakfast, Manhattan, old-fashioned, Penrose, potato, potatoes, Quick Post, rashers, sausage, The Penrose, toast, tomato, traditional, ues, Upper East Side, YorkvillComment

Top 'O' The Mornin'!

THE PENROSE | 1590 2nd Ave. (bet. 83rd & 82nd Sts.) | 212.203.2751 | PenroseBar.com

Breakfast, Brunch, Dining Out, Manhattan, Quick Post, Upper East Side, YorkvilleKerry Alaric Cheeseboroback pudding, bacon, beans, blood pudding, Breakfast, Brunch, cocktail, Dining Out, eggs, fried eggs, grilled tomato, hangover, HB sauce, Irish, Irish Breakfast, Manhattan, old-fashioned, Penrose, potato, potatoes, Quick Post, rashers, sausage, The Penrose, toast, tomato, traditional, ues, Upper East Side, YorkvillComment
Brunch, Dining Out, Quick Post, Upper East Side, YorkvilleKerry Alaric Cheeseborobacon, biscuit, biscuits, Brunch, chicken, Dining Out, egg, fried, gravy, hollandaise, meatball, meatballs, mushroom, mushrooms, pork, sauce, spicy, Texas toast, The Meatball Shop, toast, ues, Upper East Side, YorkvilleComment

Balls In My Court

THE MEATBALL SHOP (UES) | 1462 2nd Avenue (bet. 76th & 77th Sts.) | 212.257.6121 | themeatballshop.com

Brunch, Dining Out, Quick Post, Upper East Side, YorkvilleKerry Alaric Cheeseborobacon, biscuit, biscuits, Brunch, chicken, Dining Out, egg, fried, gravy, hollandaise, meatball, meatballs, mushroom, mushrooms, pork, sauce, spicy, Texas toast, The Meatball Shop, toast, ues, Upper East Side, YorkvilleComment
Brunch, Diet Days, Dining Out, Manhattan, Midtown East, No-Diet Sunday, Quick PostKerry Alaric Cheeseboroapple, apples, berries, Brunch, cream, Diet Days, Dining Out, egg, eggs, eggs benedict, english muffins, fresh, fruit, home fries, Manhattan, Midtown East, muffins, No-Diet Sunday, pastrami, poached, potato, potatoes, Quick Post, runny, salmon, smoked salmon, waffle, waffles, whipped, whipped cream, yolkComment

"Burke" Bigger Than Its Bite

DAVID BURKE at BLOOMINGDALE'S | 1000 Third Ave. (at 59th St.) | 212.705.3800 | burkeinthebox.com

Brunch, Diet Days, Dining Out, Manhattan, Midtown East, No-Diet Sunday, Quick PostKerry Alaric Cheeseboroapple, apples, berries, Brunch, cream, Diet Days, Dining Out, egg, eggs, eggs benedict, english muffins, fresh, fruit, home fries, Manhattan, Midtown East, muffins, No-Diet Sunday, pastrami, poached, potato, potatoes, Quick Post, runny, salmon, smoked salmon, waffle, waffles, whipped, whipped cream, yolkComment
Brunch, Dining Out, Manhattan, Revisited, Upper East Side, YorkvilleKerry Alaric Cheeseboroagave, ancho chili, aperol, bacon, bananas, Bloody Mary, Brunch, cascabel, Cascabel Taqueria, cava, cheese, chorizo, cilantro, cocktails, Dining Out, drinks, egg, eggs, french toast, fresh, goat cheese, grapefruit juice, huevos, maple, masa, Mexican, pancakes, pico de gallo, queso, queso fresco, revisited, salsa, salsa verde, scrambled, special, syrup, tortilla, tortillas, ues, Upper East Side, white cheese, YorkvilleComment

Brunchadores Mexicanos

CASCABEL TAQUERIA (UES) | 1538 2nd Ave. (on 80th St.) | 212.717.8226 | www.nyctacos.com

Brunch, Dining Out, Manhattan, Revisited, Upper East Side, YorkvilleKerry Alaric Cheeseboroagave, ancho chili, aperol, bacon, bananas, Bloody Mary, Brunch, cascabel, Cascabel Taqueria, cava, cheese, chorizo, cilantro, cocktails, Dining Out, drinks, egg, eggs, french toast, fresh, goat cheese, grapefruit juice, huevos, maple, masa, Mexican, pancakes, pico de gallo, queso, queso fresco, revisited, salsa, salsa verde, scrambled, special, syrup, tortilla, tortillas, ues, Upper East Side, white cheese, YorkvilleComment
Breakfast, Brunch, Cooking In, Just PhotosKerry Alaric Cheeseborobatter, bread, Breakfast, Brunch, caramelized, chicory, Cooking In, cranberries, Dijon, dried, egg, french toast, green leaf, greens, heavy cream, herb, herbs, Just Photos, lettuce, maple, maple syrup, mixed, mustard, nuts, onion, pecans, powder, red leaf, sage, savory, spicy brown, syrup, thyme, vinaigrette, wheatComment

Savory Character

SAVORY HERB-BATTERED FRENCH TOAST | Mustard·Maple Vinaigrette | GRILLED CHOPPED FRESH CORNED BEEF | Mixed Green Salad with Dried Cranberries and Caramelized Pecans

Breakfast, Brunch, Cooking In, Just PhotosKerry Alaric Cheeseborobatter, bread, Breakfast, Brunch, caramelized, chicory, Cooking In, cranberries, Dijon, dried, egg, french toast, green leaf, greens, heavy cream, herb, herbs, Just Photos, lettuce, maple, maple syrup, mixed, mustard, nuts, onion, pecans, powder, red leaf, sage, savory, spicy brown, syrup, thyme, vinaigrette, wheatComment
Brunch, Just Photos, Upper East Side, YorkvilleKerry Alaric Cheeseborobaked, broccoli, Brunch, Cheddar, cheese, crust, cucumber, Dining Out, egg, eggs, greens, Just Photos, pastry, peppers, pie, pototoes, quiche, salad, tomatoes, ues, Upper East Side, vegetable, YorkvilleComment

Sealed With A Quiche

Broccoli & Cheddar Quiche | with Side Salad and Home Fries | Dorrian's Red Hand | 1616 2nd Ave. (at 84th St.) | 212.772.6660 | dorrians-nyc.com
Broccoli & Cheddar Quiche
Brunch, Just Photos, Upper East Side, YorkvilleKerry Alaric Cheeseborobaked, broccoli, Brunch, Cheddar, cheese, crust, cucumber, Dining Out, egg, eggs, greens, Just Photos, pastry, peppers, pie, pototoes, quiche, salad, tomatoes, ues, Upper East Side, vegetable, YorkvilleComment
Breakfast, Brunch, Chelsea, Dining Out, Lunch, Manhattan, TakeoutKerry Alaric Cheeseborobacon, blueberries, blueberry, Breakfast, Brunch, cantaloupe, Chelsea, French, fresh, fruit, maple, Melon, melons, orange, powdered, spoon, strawberries, strawberry, sugar, syrup, tbsp, toastComment

In Short Order

...Yes, warm, thick slices of bread singing with bouquets of vanilla and nutmeg were a great base for the assortment of berries and melon and cantaloupe. The bacon had perfect "chew" and great flavor without being overly salty. The mellow maple rewarded me by topping mouthfuls of however many different elements I could fit on my fork at one time.... [Full post]

Breakfast, Brunch, Chelsea, Dining Out, Lunch, Manhattan, TakeoutKerry Alaric Cheeseborobacon, blueberries, blueberry, Breakfast, Brunch, cantaloupe, Chelsea, French, fresh, fruit, maple, Melon, melons, orange, powdered, spoon, strawberries, strawberry, sugar, syrup, tbsp, toastComment
Brunch, Delivery, Dining Out, Dinner, Lunch, Manhattan, Takeout, Upper East Side, YorkvilleKerry Alaric Cheeseborobaked, Brunch, cascabel, cheese, chorizo, eggs, fingerling, fresco, huevos, Mexican, onions, potatoes, queso, red, taqueria, tortillas, ues, YorkvilleComment

Good Morning, Mexico

...The new brunch items include a sunnyside up egg dish (with fried tortillas, shredded amish chicken, salsa, queso cotija), a scrambled egg dish (with pico de gallo, , salsa verde, and queso fresca), and a dish called Huevos Al Horno Con Chorizo (skilled-baked eggs over plancha-grilled chorizo, fingerling potatoes, and red onions, then topped with queso fresca and served with warm, soft flour tortillas on the side), which I ordered.... [cont.]

Brunch, Delivery, Dining Out, Dinner, Lunch, Manhattan, Takeout, Upper East Side, YorkvilleKerry Alaric Cheeseborobaked, Brunch, cascabel, cheese, chorizo, eggs, fingerling, fresco, huevos, Mexican, onions, potatoes, queso, red, taqueria, tortillas, ues, YorkvilleComment
Breakfast, Brunch, Dessert, Dining Out, Lunch, Manhattan, Takeout, Upper East SideKerry Alaric Cheeseborobagels, bakery, Breakfast, Brunch, cakes, choclate, coffee, coffeehouse, cream, cupcakes, desserts, Dinner, green, kona, latte, Lunch, muffins, pastries, puff, sandwiches, teaComment

Nice Choux's

...A very pretty woman was ordering a dozen of each flavor of their signature cream puffs, available in vanilla, chocolate and strawberry. I asked her what her favorite was—fearing less initiating a conversation with her once I espied the lack of wedding or engagement ring! She said she preferred the chocolate, which I ordered only one of, accompanying it with the green tea latte.... [Full post]

Breakfast, Brunch, Dessert, Dining Out, Lunch, Manhattan, Takeout, Upper East SideKerry Alaric Cheeseborobagels, bakery, Breakfast, Brunch, cakes, choclate, coffee, coffeehouse, cream, cupcakes, desserts, Dinner, green, kona, latte, Lunch, muffins, pastries, puff, sandwiches, teaComment
Brunch, Dining Out, LunchKerry Alaric CheeseboroAsian, bean, Brunch, chicken, chili, Dining Out, downtown, east, egg, fried, les, lower, Lunch, mee goreng, noodle, pad, potato, roll, sauce, sesame, shrimp, side, soup, spicy, sprouts, taro, Thai, tofu, wingsComment

No Meatballs, But Good (Asian) Spaghetti

...The noodles were very tasty, possessing great varieties of flavor and little residual all. So impressed was I, in fact, that, although in my culinary maturity I've learned to accept tofu, this was the first time that I've actually enjoyed it!... [cont.]

Brunch, Dining Out, LunchKerry Alaric CheeseboroAsian, bean, Brunch, chicken, chili, Dining Out, downtown, east, egg, fried, les, lower, Lunch, mee goreng, noodle, pad, potato, roll, sauce, sesame, shrimp, side, soup, spicy, sprouts, taro, Thai, tofu, wingsComment
Breakfast, Brunch, Dessert, Dining Out, Street TruckKerry Alaric Cheeseborobacon, Breakfast, Brunch, Burke's at Bloomingdales, dinges, Dining Out, maple, spekuloos, street, syrup, toppings, truck, wafel, wafels, Wafels & Dinges, wafflesComment

Keep On Truckin'

...I grabbed a maple-bacon wafel for myself, and another with a side of their famous spekuloos for my fellow staff members who were already at the restaurant for brunch service, while making suggestions to some of the trucks first-time customers recommendations on what combinations of wafels and dinges (toppings) they should try.... [cont.]

Breakfast, Brunch, Dessert, Dining Out, Street TruckKerry Alaric Cheeseborobacon, Breakfast, Brunch, Burke's at Bloomingdales, dinges, Dining Out, maple, spekuloos, street, syrup, toppings, truck, wafel, wafels, Wafels & Dinges, wafflesComment
Breakfast, Brunch, CLOSED, Dining Out, Dinner, Lunch, Manhattan, Morningside Heights, Takeout, Upper West SideKerry Alaric CheeseboroBreakfast, Brunch, cheese, Cuban, Dessert, diner, eggs, flan, fried, Heights, latin, mangu, Morningside, Morningside Heights, queso, restaurant, salamiComment

...But It All Worked Out!

...With the texture that was a mix of mashed potatoes and hash brown, with markedly more flavor as well, the plaintain's perfect natural sweet-savory balance made a great "base" for the other flavors of the dish, especially with the seasoned and pleasantly salted, Dominican-style salami and mellow fried queso fresco, a cousin of the more crumbly queso blanco.... [Full post...]

Breakfast, Brunch, CLOSED, Dining Out, Dinner, Lunch, Manhattan, Morningside Heights, Takeout, Upper West SideKerry Alaric CheeseboroBreakfast, Brunch, cheese, Cuban, Dessert, diner, eggs, flan, fried, Heights, latin, mangu, Morningside, Morningside Heights, queso, restaurant, salamiComment
Breakfast, Brunch, Dining Out, Street TruckKerry Alaric Cheeseborobloomingdales, Breakfast, Brunch, burke, David, dinges, Dining Out, Facebook, Gina, kitchen, mini-burgers, restaurant, salmon, sliders, Street Truck, truck, vendor, wafelsComment

Almost Lost and Luckily Found

...I first noticed the decor, then the menu, then the food—which all looked impressing and appetizing—and, after finally getting permission, was aloud to take some photos of some of the good stuff I was looking at.... [cont.]

Breakfast, Brunch, Dining Out, Street TruckKerry Alaric Cheeseborobloomingdales, Breakfast, Brunch, burke, David, dinges, Dining Out, Facebook, Gina, kitchen, mini-burgers, restaurant, salmon, sliders, Street Truck, truck, vendor, wafelsComment
Brunch, CLOSED, Dining Out, Lunch, Manhattan, Upper West SideKerry Alaric Cheeseboroblini, braised, Brunch, burger, caviar, Cheddar, cheeseburger, chips, creme, creme fraiche, Cuban, Dining Out, fraiche, French, french fries, fries, ham, Lauren, panini, pepperoncini, pickles, pork, potato, salmon, sandwich, smoked, smoked salmon, Upper West Side, UWS, West Branch2 Comments

Branching Out West

...Both apps (yes, we shared of course) were quite good, a step up from the kind of finger food you get at upscale corporate dinner functions (is that really a complimemt?). The grougeres—I hardly expected so may—were lighter in texture and taste than they looked, with the taste of Cheddar hit the taste buds last without any of the texture of cheese.... [Full post]

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Brunch, CLOSED, Dining Out, Lunch, Manhattan, Upper West SideKerry Alaric Cheeseboroblini, braised, Brunch, burger, caviar, Cheddar, cheeseburger, chips, creme, creme fraiche, Cuban, Dining Out, fraiche, French, french fries, fries, ham, Lauren, panini, pepperoncini, pickles, pork, potato, salmon, sandwich, smoked, smoked salmon, Upper West Side, UWS, West Branch2 Comments
Breakfast, Brunch, CLOSED, Dining Out, DinnerKerry Alaric Cheeseboroartisanal, bacon, Brunch, cheese, coffee, Dining Out, Dinner, eggs, fudge, Lower East Side, Marcy, milkshake, ragout, salad, scrambled, vegetablesComment

Temporary Heaven at Permanent Brunch

...And when a neighborhood and its restaurants start to do this well, the homegrown New York City cynic starts to come out of me. I start expecting one of these fancified, well-reviewed newbies to eventually disappoint. You know us New Yorkers; we love to be the cool, forward-thinking, savvy savant that tells everyone to go to a cool, hip place—in this case, the eateries of the East Village—and then snap that "we're over it" when everyone eventually does!... [Full Post]
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Breakfast, Brunch, CLOSED, Dining Out, DinnerKerry Alaric Cheeseboroartisanal, bacon, Brunch, cheese, coffee, Dining Out, Dinner, eggs, fudge, Lower East Side, Marcy, milkshake, ragout, salad, scrambled, vegetablesComment
Brunch, Dining Out, Dinner, Hell's Kitchen, Lunch, Manhattan, Midtown West, Outdoor SeatingKerry Alaric Cheeseboro5 Napkin Burger, bacon, beef, Brunch, burger, burgers, cheese, cocktail, deep-fried, Dining Out, Dinner, fried, Hell's Kitchen, Midtown West, onions, pastrami, pickles, potato, rings, sautéed, tater, totsComment

High Five for 5 Napkin

....The burgers had a great steak flavor and were so thick and meaty, that they were nicely assisted by the other accoutrement and condiments because, even at this thickness, it maintained that perfect meat-to-bread-to-topping ratio. Did it need 5 napkins? If they were paper napkins, probably, but oddly enough, we were given oversized linen napkins, which wound up being very necessary.... [Full post]

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Brunch, Dining Out, Dinner, Hell's Kitchen, Lunch, Manhattan, Midtown West, Outdoor SeatingKerry Alaric Cheeseboro5 Napkin Burger, bacon, beef, Brunch, burger, burgers, cheese, cocktail, deep-fried, Dining Out, Dinner, fried, Hell's Kitchen, Midtown West, onions, pastrami, pickles, potato, rings, sautéed, tater, totsComment
Breakfast, Brunch, Dessert, Dining Out, Dinner, Late Night, Lunch, Manhattan, Upper East Side, YorkvilleKerry Alaric Cheeseborobasil, Breakfast, Brunch, cereal, chicken, chocolate, corn, cracker, crepe, creperie, Dining Out, Dinner, eggs, flakes, graham, ice cream, Lunch, tomato, white, Yorkville1 Comment

Crépe Me An Offer I Can't Refuse

Yorkville Creperie | 1586 York Ave. (bet. 83rd & 84th Sts.) | 212.570.5445 | yorkvillecreperienyc.com
...I believe I finished that too; I was so heady with delight I can't seem to remember! This was all about contrasts. Texture (the soft, billowy crépe, the firm yet melt-in-your-mouth apples, the still crunchy corn flakes), temperature (the cold but not frozen, creamy ice cream, again, the warm, cake-y crépe and hot apples), was a mouth orgy, and all without being heavy, too rich, or overly sweet!... [cont.]

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Breakfast, Brunch, Dessert, Dining Out, Dinner, Late Night, Lunch, Manhattan, Upper East Side, YorkvilleKerry Alaric Cheeseborobasil, Breakfast, Brunch, cereal, chicken, chocolate, corn, cracker, crepe, creperie, Dining Out, Dinner, eggs, flakes, graham, ice cream, Lunch, tomato, white, Yorkville1 Comment