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Filipino breakfast a la Mira Mesa’s Gemmae Bake Shop & Café

Gemmae Bake Shop & Café is to mom-and-pop chains as Glee is to TV musical drama-comedy series. According to its website, the first Gemmae Bake Shop was established in 1979 in a small corner building in...

Village 631’s Brioche Breakfast Sandwich Beckons

Downtown San Diego’s East Village has gotten taller since the opening of Petco Park in 2004. Glassy residential buildings have sprouted like poppies between 6th Avenue and 10th Avenue along Market Street. There’s even a legitimate...

The Linkery Brings Beer Bread and Veal to Breakfast

Located in San Diego’s North Park neighborhood on the corner of North Park Way and 30th Street, The Linkery is a weekend brunch spot that seats diners upon arrival, regardless if that arrival time is 11:30 a...

Celebrate National Eggs Benedict Day, San Diego!

Somehow, somewhere, it was decided that April 16 would be National Eggs Benedict Day, a day to pay homage to a breakfast that was popularized in New York restaurants near the middle of the 20th century. It’s a...

R Gang Eatery’s SPAM Benedict Makes the Breakfast Whitelist

No need to rub your eyes or run for your eyeglasses. You read right: Hillcrest’s R Gang Eatery serves a version of the Eggs Benedict that replaces the dish’s characteristic Canadian bacon with a slice of...

Downtown San Diego’s Analog Bar Gets Hip To Breakfast

As of this past Sunday, April 3, Downtown San Diego’s Analog Bar opens at 11:00 a.m. to serve up the first meal of the day. Termed Unplugged Sundays, the all-you-can-eat brunch accompanied by...

A Crest Café Breakfast Inspired by Sam The Cooking Guy

Dig the picture? It’s Crest Café’s Sam The Cooking Guy’s Blueberry Biscuit Bundt French Toast. Say that five times fast. Considering that San Diego cooking personality Sam The Cooking Guy, also known as Sam...

Vote For Your Favorite San Diego Breakfast & Brunch Spots

It’s that time of year again, the time when San Diego Magazine gives us the chance to vote for our favorite restaurants in hopes that they'll be featured as Reader’s Picks in San Diego...

Learning The Meaning of Unctuous at Urban Solace

Around 2:00 p.m. on President’s Day, I found myself sitting at the end of Urban Solace’s bar in a seat I chose opposite the kitchen. The dining room and outside patio were peppered with...

R Gang Eatery’s first annual New Year’s hangover brunch

Let’s just tell it like it is: Come sunrise on the first day of 2011, many of us will need substantial eats to replenish what we willingly gave up to New Year's Eve. Chef Rich Sweeney...

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Filipino breakfast a la Mira Mesa’s Gemmae Bake Shop & Café

Village 631’s Brioche Breakfast Sandwich Beckons

The Linkery Brings Beer Bread and Veal to Breakfast

Celebrate National Eggs Benedict Day, San Diego!

R Gang Eatery’s SPAM Benedict Makes the Breakfast Whitelist

Downtown San Diego’s Analog Bar Gets Hip To Breakfast

A Crest Café Breakfast Inspired by Sam The Cooking Guy

Vote For Your Favorite San Diego Breakfast & Brunch Spots

Learning The Meaning of Unctuous at Urban Solace

R Gang Eatery’s first annual New Year’s hangover brunch

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