I know it's been a while, but I'm re-committing myself to blogging again. There are so many things that I could write about on a daily basis, but I guess it needed one super duper one to get me all re-inspired.
Now, for those of you who know me, my favourite (I hate it when I type favourite the proper way and the spell check underlines it in red because I didn't spell it "favorite") breakfast place was Buzz at the Emporium in Brisbane. Buzz makes fabulous coffee, healthy juices and breakfasts and it is clean, classy and has a super atmosphere with music playing in the background, and a plethora of newspapers to read.
Now, to be fair, this is Utah, and there is a lovely place for breakfast called "Finns" in Salt Lake, but I'm now living in Park City, so the quest to find a good breakfast place begins. While on our daily walk, my husband and I passed a bagel shop not far from where we live and Brian suggested we go there for breakfast on a weekend. I had stuck my head in on a previous occasion and determined that they served espresso coffee (not everyone does espresso - many places just do that horrible filtered stuff) and soy milk. I was prepared to give this a go!
So, on Sunday, Brian and I entered the bagel shop. I ordered my coffee, and even though they only had paper cups (oh, for a china cup and saucer!), it tasted okay. Brian ordered a Sunrise breakfast with whole wheat bread, and I had the bacon and eggs with a whole wheat bagel. The menu said it came with "cheddar" (of course it does, because Americans put cheese on and in EVERYTHING!) but I said I didn't want the cheddar. Brian went and got a table outside (and trust me, it's nothing like Buzz - and not a newspaper in sight) and I went to get some sugar for my coffee. All coffee places are like Starbucks and have this little area where you can get those silly straws for stirring, sugar, honey and serviettes (napkins here). So, when I saw the plastic knives and forks, this should have been a warning.
Expectations are a dangerous thing, as my husband, before he was my husband, found out on our first Valentine's Day together when my expectations were totally different to his! The whole experience was so horrendous for him that Brian now books Valentine's in July!
But back to breakfast and my expectations. I was expecting some nice crispy bacon, eggs and a bagel on a plate with a knife and fork. NO!!!! We both received our breakfast in a paper bag! And it wasn't until I undid my paper wrapping that the real surprise presented itself. The breakfast was a kind of sandwich, but what was that inside? At first, I thought it was cheese, but when I pulled it apart, there was the bacon (which I think had been cooked the day before), the orange cheese (which I had specifically said I didn't want and what Americans seriously think is cheddar, but all it is is cheddar with orange food colouring...damn..again those spell check lines), and this other thing that was imitating an egg!!! Now I don't really know what it was, but I think it was something that came out of a carton pretending to be an egg. If you have read my previous blogs, you will remember I have already covered the eggs coming out of a carton subject.
It reminded me of the Jamie Oliver's US Food Revolution episode where he goes to a school in Huntington, West Virginia. The ladies in the kitchen tell Jamie that the kids are being served mashed potatoes for lunch and he says, "Great, where are the potatoes, and I'll start peeling", to which they reply: "Oh no, we don't use potatoes, we use Potato Pearls!" which I believe is something like the egg impersonator in my bagel.
This breakfast experience was a pity really as we want to support the local business, but I can't possibly do that again! So Peter Kedwell (owner of Buzz) if you're reading this...please come and open up a Buzz here! I NEED YOU!
Oh, and just as post script, I have found a good place for coffee here - Park City Roasters! Elle, the Aussie girl from the Gold Coast, makes a lovely "flat white" Yay!!!!
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