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Weekend Brunch at GRAND LUX CAFE
Over the Bridge to Brunch We Go: Grand Lux Cafe By Tinsel & Tine Editor Le Anne Lindsay If you’re aware of the fact that Grand Lux Cafe is a sister restaurant to my home away from home Cheesecake Factory, then you can imagine there would be A LOT to talk about in trying to profile a restaurant with so much to offer (See MENU). So I’m only gonna draw attention to Grand Lux Cafe’s comfort food Saturday & Sunday Brunch! Particularly as March 25th is NATIONAL WAFFLE DAY! and Fried Chicken and Waffles Topped with Crispy Fried Chicken Strips and Pecan Honey-Butter Sauce is GLC’s most popular brunch item. …
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Philly Restaurant: Cuba Libre Revisted
I did a small favor for a friend and she rewarded me with Sunday brunch at a restaurant of my choosing! You’d think writing a food blog, I’d get to go to brunch left and right. Not true-yet. Of course, the life that I live in my head has me going to brunch at least 3 out of the 4 Sundays in a month. But until that life is manifested in truth, I appreciate any and every opportunity to eat out period! Yuca Fries – Crispy and creamy yuca root, a popular Cuban staple. Cilantro-caper allioli – Yuca not as close to a french fry as I would have liked…
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Philly Dining – HAWTHORNES CAFE
Hawthornes Cafe (738 11th Street) describes themselves as a beer boutique and gourmet eatery. So far, I’ve only been twice for brunch. Although, I did order a Duvel Belgian Ale my last visit, and found it to be far too bitter for a morning libation. The restaurant is owned by Chris Fetfatzes, whose family runs Bella Vista Beer Distributors (755 S. 11th St.) So the ample selection of beers and ability to fill up your growlers seems to be a large selling point, but the waiting list for brunch attests to an appealing menu and good food. Rating System: * Excellent – 4 Tines / * Great – 3 Tines…
