est ce que tu parle français?

oui. est saint honeré c'est parfait pour le samedi! i'm a little rusty, but today we visited st. honeré boulangerie in nw portland. and it was a magical collection of savory and sweet delights (and fabulous coffee).

très bien: the atmosphere was very open and friendly. and since i'm the only one in the group who's never been to europe, i'll trust that my company was being honest that the place was very european. even on a classic rainy portland morning, it was cozy and filled with mixed conversations, languages and meal options. i had two things, one that had this incredibly complicated name...and rightfully so with it's incredibly complex array of flavors. this dish has a flaky, pastry shell bottom, eggs, sliced potatoes, baked brie, and bacon pieces. WHOA! it's like you're eating the word "delicious." (sorry veg folk) it comes with a side salad as well. one of my friends had the same, the other had a quiche lorraine with a salad. the quiche was HUGE! she was very satisfied. i also got a strawberry tart which i shared. fresh berries and creme on a little millefois base. just amazing. a little work of art. to top it off, the place has fantastic coffee. very smooth, rich and they give you a large portion too.

je suis mal heureuse!: i really have no complaints. it was all wonderful. the food is VERY rich though and won't hit you until about 3/4 the way through your meal. take it easy or you'll feel like yammying...even though everything is SO good. also, get there at 10 on a sunday. we only waited like five minutes and at 10:30 the line was down the block.

i want to go back. now.

"can i get a coffee AND a peach mimosa...or is that bad form?"

Breakfast club unite! Today's stop was Milo's City Cafe on SE Broadway. Complaints were minimal and we had a nice time!

sweet: the waitstaff was pleasant and prompt. the atmosphere was quaint and breakfast-y. and we got little plastic miniature figurines AND umbrellas on our drinks. so my first impression becomes, this place is very cute and fun. when we got our meals, two of us savored our pepper bacon dishes. One of my friends got an omlette with peppers, pepperjack cheese and this pepper bacon. came with toast and potatoes. i very much enjoyed my two eggs over easy with sourdough and pepper bacon. the bacon is completely crusted with black pepper- so if you're not a fan of the stuff...step away from that area of the menu. SO GOOD THOUGH. and we both had fairly large portions of the breakfast meat. you'll go home pepper-baconed-out. haha. yum. the peach mimosas were delicious though we agreed, they didn't really taste peachy...but were definately a nice change from the usual O.J.

bitter: my other friend get a salmon scramble, and she usually adds a liter of ketchup to whatever savory dish she is enjoying, however she said this was way too salty already. good thing there was a mimosa nearby to quench the overwhelming thurst. whew! the wait was about 45 minutes to an hour. they told us 35 minutes. c'mon don't lie people we all know b.fast is hard to get in pdx-- shut us up with coffee. i also felt the coffee there was a little bitter. left a really dry taste in my mouth. maybe that's just me. beware.

all in all. we had a good time. survey says: nice job milo's, we'll be back to continue building our miniature plastic animal kingdom!

"i hate roses"

this morning, the breakfast club fought the most trecherous brunch obstacle...mother's day, aka: biggest brunch celebration of the year. we thought we'd beat the mobs of mommies and screaming little ones by going to a place off the beaten track. unfortunately i'd have to say the leaky roof was the worst place we've been to in pdx so far.

the dry spot: all the ladies got beautiful red roses for mother's day, even though we're not mothers. the atmosphere was adorable and the wait staff though bogged down, was really great.

the drowners: soggy eggs, soggy french toast, burnt toast and the orange juice definately had some funk to it. too bad i really liked this place.

in the end: go for drinks, not for brunch ;)