A taste test to crown the chain breakfast sandwich champion
Welcome to American Sandwiches Week, a celebration of the mighty sandwich through the lens of Americana.
What constitutes “stealing” from a breakfast buffet?
Ah, the breakfast buffet. Upside: Unlimited breakfast meats. Downside: Lotsa melon and possibly suspect eggs that have…
Pork roll is New Jersey’s treasured bacon B-side
Any story written about New Jersey first addresses either its adversarial reputation, its relationship to the New York…
Jimmy Dean petitions Merriam-Webster to remove bread from definition of sandwich
“There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about,” wrote Oscar Wilde in The Picture Of Dorian Gray,…
Packaged avocado toast “kits” are either genius or insufferable
People love to rail against avocado toast, but you know what, avocado toast is delicious. A nicely toasted, thick slice…
McDonald’s announces new monster-sized breakfast sandwich/hangover cure
Do you need a ton of protein in the morning? Are your arteries in excellent shape? Do you have an office cot available…
IHOP with full bar lets diners create, cure hangovers in one place
Greasy-spoon diners (specifically, New Jersey’s Summit Diner and the Mark Twain Restaurant) were the savior of many a…
Breakfast stout muffins bring beer to the breakfast table
Brewers dreamed up the idea of breakfast stouts so they could combine a stout’s inherent chocolate-roastiness with…
Taco Bell breakfast thrives even though no one gives a shit about its coffee
Taco Bell has served breakfast for going on five years. Lots of fast food places do breakfast, but, as Forbes reports,…
How to make Bloody Mary scones, a brunch game-changer
Cream scones are a terrific baked good to have in your skillset. Unlike butter scones, which require the light touch of…
Combine s'mores with crepes for happy campers
Some culinary combinations are so perfect they can work in a variety of configurations. Bacon, lettuce, and tomato…
In defense of breakfast dates
Admittedly, it has been a couple years since I’ve been in the dating scene. Having shacked up with my significant…
Creamed chipped beef is the mess hall staple-turned-hangover cure
Welcome to Old Folks Food Week, where we resurrect and celebrate the delicious dishes of yore.
Breakfast meat scrapple: no offal, just awful good
Traditional scrapple is polarizing. People who love it, really love it. And people who don’t, well, dry heave at the…
White House: John Kelly was displeased with pre-NATO breakfast spread, not Trump’s comments
Donald Trump launched his trip to the 29th annual NATO conference this week by deriding Germany at a pre-summit morning…
Cheeseburger grits casserole for brunch is so wrong and so right
Summer brunch for a crowd can be a bit daunting. All those dishes, many which have to be served hot to be their peak…
McDonald's serving Muffin Toppers prophesied by Seinfeld
Elaine Benes was a woman ahead of her time in so many ways. The latest example: She foretold the coming of McDonald’s…
Goodnight mush: How to make overnight oats
As I’ve mentioned, I have a tough time navigating mornings. Two kids, early meetings, and even summer day camp doesn’t…
How do you like them scrapple?
Last summer, five years after moving to New York City, I went looking for scrapple. I don’t mean in the form of an…
Last Call: This Lego machine cooks bacon and eggs
I’ve seen some impressive Lego constructions before, but never one that could make me breakfast. [Kate Bernot]