KelsEats

What was your single favorite thing that your parents cooked when you were growing up? Was it some kind of special pasta? Or maybe your mom cooked chicken a way that no one else has ever been able to replicate? Because my parents happen to be quite adept in the kitchen, I could probably list 20 different dishes that are deeply ingrained in my memory. However, if I had to name just one, there’s a particular dish that has always stood out: I grew up eating the best eggs benedict most people have ever tasted…Continue Reading

Tags: brunch, california cuisine, eggs, lunch, the mission

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What better way to follow up an extravagant meal at Meadowood than with an extravagant brunch at Redd?! Although going on a Michelin-starred restaurant spree wasn’t in the plan, I was in Napa with nothing but time and wasn’t going to settle for scrambled eggs. And, since I didn’t have a backup reserve of Knead with me, I figured I’d settle on a couple of pastries from Nicole Plue, the Beard winner for best pastries in the country…Continue Reading

Tags: 100 best of the bay, brunch, california cuisine, dessert, fine dining, james beard award, Michelin-rated restaurant, nicole plue, yountville

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I saved Brenda’s for a very special occasion, one of the top 3 hungover days of the year – New Years brunch. Nothing like a fried shrimp po boy at 10:30 in the morning to get your day started!…

Tags: brunch, civic center, french food, SF Big Eats List, soul food