Brunching it at Caffe Barney

Mm, mm, brunch, my favourite weekend past time.

Last Sunday we decided to try out Caffe Barney, a small South Granville restaurant with a big reputation for their eggs benedict. at 11:45 we didn’t have to wait for a table, however I have seen line-ups outside the restaurant before. The atmosphere was casual; service staff were a bit hard to pick out, as there was no uniforms or name tags. Our server was friendly at first, but I think he got peeved after I changed my order (sorry dude!), and he didn’t return to our table to quality control, only to drop off the bill. Luckily for him, everything was delicious, and the couple sitting beside us shared their hot sauce and ketchup with us.

Obviously I had to see what was what and put in my two-cents so I ordered the chorizo benedict. It  came smothered in a delicious hollandaise over two perfect poached eggs and a fabulous tomato salsa. Oh, and a whole wheat English muffin. My only complaint would be there was not enough salsa or hollandaise! I’m a saucy girl, what can I say.

Phil, the egg-hater, got the cranberry turkey sandwich with a side of fries. They certainly didn’t skimp on the fries, although there wasn’t a lot of potatoes on my benny ( maybe our server was still mad about the switch? Or maybe i’m just a greedy little girl with eyes too big for her own stomach). The fries were light and crispy, although Phil particularly liked the cranberry sauce in his sandwich because it didn’t taste “artificial or canned.” 

We also ordered two glasses of orange juice. Fresh tasting with lots of pulp, these drinks were 4 bucks each. All in, we spent about $35. I would go back because I want to try more bennys!
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Breakfast Biscuit Burger

Who doesn’t love a breakfast sandwich on a Sunday morning?! Today we woke up and decided to take the leftover buttermilk biscuits from last night and make  magnificent breakfast sandwiches. Yes, magnificent. The beauty of the Breakfast Biscuit Burger (thanks for the great name Phil!) is that you can tailor  it to your liking. I went for a fried egg, sliced chicken, spinach and marble cheese combo.Phil’s sandwich was sans egg, more hot sauce, and lots of sliced chicken. I also whipped up a spicy garlic aioli sauce with a few shakes of cayenne pepper and Franks Red Hot (we put that #$*% on everything).

For the perfect circular egg I used a cookie cutter. Placed the cutter in a buttered pan, cracked my egg inside and let it cook about two minutes. I then removed the cookie cutter and flipped the egg over to cook for another minute.

I don’t know if you can tell but the cookie cutter I used was a balloon shape. Or a speech bubble. The girls from The Little Yellow Kitchen made a Hungry Belly Breakfast Sandwich using Bobby Flay’s recipe for pork sausages and I think pairing the biscuits with Flay’s sausage patties would better suit the “breakfast burger” title I’ve christened these sandwiches, alas more preparation was needed and we were too hungry to go shopping! Enjoy the rest of your weekend everyone!

I’ve never wanted a sandwich more…

I’ve never wanted a sandwich more than after I skimmed through Oprah’s Best Sandwiches slide show. No wonder this woman has her ups and downs on the scale. DELICIOUS! This grilled ham and gouda cheese sandwich with caramelized onions is only the beginning.

Drool with me: http://www.oprah.com/food/The-Best-Sandwiches/1#slideshow