Brunch - BQM Style...

You must know by now that we LOVE brunch at the Reid House, especially when someone else cooks it! The bacon, the eggs, the toast, the home fries...exploring new brunch places is only half the enjoyment. One of our Fat Fridays took us to BQM, and while we enjoyed their evening dishes, we noticed their breakfast menu and decided we had to go back. So, we did.

The best part of Saturday or Sunday mornings is sleeping in and heading out for brunch. Sometimes its coffee and croissants while reading the newspaper, but sometimes we want a full on breakfast. We don't really do it all that often (despite what this blog might say), so each time is like a little treat. The BQM menu was nothing too adventurous, and when judging a new restaurant, we always try out the standard - scrambled eggs, bacon, and home fries. And we both usually order the same thing! This actually tends to be true on most brunch mornings, so this really wasn't out of the ordinary. Neither of us really like eggs, but we figured that they are probably the healthiest part of the meal, and so we eat them.

So, bacon, eggs, and bacon is what we ordered. Matt always judges the toast(has to be white) and the bacon, but the test for me is the home fries. I like my home fries crispy on the outside but soft in the middle, plus really well seasoned. Some of the best home fries I've had usually have a bit of spicy salt on them and that really makes a big difference. How did this one stack up? Well, the eggs - hard to screw them up. Put a bit of salt and pepper on them and eat away. The bacon - well, I thought it was a little undercooked, which made them a little rubbery (not a good quality in bacon) but they were edible. And the home fries? They were good. Very nice seasoning and done really well, so I think they get my thumbs up. Not sure if we'll go back for the brunch, however, but for the burgers - for sure!

Along with our breakfast, instead of a traditional orange juice, we ordered a can of San Pellegrino Aranciata - sparkling water with a hint of orange from Italy. It made for a really refreshing morning beverage and cut through the saltiness of the bacon and potatoes. We came across this drink first while we were at Blue Mountain in April and really liked it. We haven't gone out of our way to find it, but when we noticed it on the shelf, we had to give it a try.

We're heading to Italy in October for a delayed honeymoon, so I'm sure we'll come across it there, too...