As we've told you before, we're always looking for breakfast inspiration, and ways to make the most perfunctory meal of the day more interesting. That's why we were thrilled to get New York Magazine's "breakfast manifesto" issue yesterday.
Though the mag generally focuses on local topics, non-New Yorkers who love breakfast should check out this week's issue online.
We started with their opinions on the best eggs and the best bacon. Their list includes not only greenmarket pricey brands but also eggs and bacon you can find on your supermarket shelves.
Another light article is the "What I Ate This Morning" a 60-person poll, intriguing for the nosy amongst us. (We've already told you how we like spying on what other people eat. We're surprised at how complicated many of these breakfasts are - we think of New Yorkers as too busy to grab anything but coffee in the morning.
Those of you who do stop with a cup of joe should check out the two longer feature articles, the Breakfast Manifesto itself, and The Guide to Caffeine Addiction. While the manifesto dives into the science of why it's important to eat breakfast, the caffeine article tries to untangle the conflicting advice about caffeine, and understand why we're consuming so much more of it these days. We found it so interesting, we almost missed our subway stop while reading it. Then again, we hadn't had our morning coffee yet.
Related: Recipe for Slow-Scrambled Eggs with Rosemary and Capers
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I love breakfast! Unfortunately, it's usually boring oatmeal these days, but well-poached eggs on whole wheat toast is my favorite.
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I don't have a huge appetite in the mornings, usually, and I'm also rushed; so breakfast either usually was either a muffin and coffee on the way to work, or I'd wait until later in the morning and have some big combination of bacon and sausage with a side of yogurt and fruit from the cafeteria at work.
But I make my own jam -- I just never had a toaster, and didn't have time to make biscuits or scones in the morning. However, I just had a new roommate move in, bearing a toaster -- and I think I'm going to be having a lot of simple toast-with-jam breakfasts from now on.
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HA! I love the person who had an organic cafe au lait, an organic banana, and a bud lite for breakfast.
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i love bfast and it really kicks my energy level up.
my fav is Quinoa with 1 egg (beaten & mixed with it) 1 veggy bfast patty from Treder Joe's.
the quinoa i make the nite before, then mix the egg and quickly cook in microwave or stove top, and the bfast patty is an easy 45 sec in microwave. a touch of olive oil and is done.
full of protein whole graing and such.
a variation is quinoa egg ricotta (fresh) and 1/2 avocato all mix together.
then u dont need lunch. just some snack mid afternoon.
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IMHO, the best eggs are at Petrossian in NYC. I didn't even like bagels until I had theirs, toasted and buttered PERFECTLY. I would take friends and family there for brunch when I lived there. You didn't need to eat the rest of the day.
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