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1. Gaslight Brasserie Du Coin
Oo la la!
When my friend suggested we come here, I was kind of expecting a disappointingly small and uninspiringly French knock-off of what brunch could and should be: eggs adorned meager slices of lox, for example, decorated with a dollop of creme…More »
2. Foundry on Elm
Somerville, MA 02144
(617) 628-9999
Categories:
Bars,
Gastropubs,
American (New)
Neighbourhood: Davis Square
Brunch update!
Gorgeous free pumpkin bread/scone basket. Gorgeous fresh coffee. Gorgeous man serving it to us.
Watery and understuffed eggwhite omelette, which is required to stay gorgeous for the waitstaff. I've never been good at math, but we seem…More »
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12/10/2010
So. Foundry has been open for, like, thirty seconds and it's already got 115 reviews. Neither a… Read more »
3. Ball Square Café
Somerville, MA 02144
(617) 623-2233
Categories:
Breakfast & Brunch,
American (Traditional)
Dear Ball Square Cafe,
I like you.
Do you like me?
Check one:
[ ] Yes, and I therefore give you every possible delicious permutation of breakfast meat, egg, vegetable, and starch, often mixed together, always extremely fresh and stuffed to the gills…More »
4. Sound Bites
Somerville, MA 02144
(617) 623-8338
Categories:
Breakfast & Brunch,
Middle Eastern,
Mediterranean
Sigh.
Amendments make my toes curl. But yes, it's true. Go on a weekday and have one of the most varied and yummy and dirt-cheap and quickly-sat-and-served breakfasts in Boston. And listen to the bland banter of the housewives at the next table.…More »
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9/14/2009
I think I'm missing something here.
Whenever brunch is suggested, the first words out of everyone's… Read more »
5. Christopher's
Cambridge, MA 02140
(617) 876-9180
Categories:
Bars,
American (Traditional)
Neighbourhood: Porter Square
Dear, dear sweet Christopher's.
I can break down my Christopher's experience into three tidy, ascending categories:
1. A dining experience
2. An after-work, end-of-night, catch-up with friends over dark-paneled wood and an awesome beer list…More »
6. Magnificent Muffin & Bagel Shoppe
Somerville, MA 02144
(617) 628-9000
Categories:
Bakeries,
Sandwiches
Neighbourhood: Teele Square
Despite the gooey, delicious breakfast bliss I encountered as I unwrapped my tinfoil, my pocket only a scant $3 lighter, I have to admit that I am not charmed by this place.
This is hardened Meffud at its best: cigarette-stained older ladies barking…More »
7. Johnny D's
Somerville, MA 02144
(617) 776-2004
Categories:
Bars,
Breakfast & Brunch,
Music Venues
Neighbourhood: Davis Square
I ordered the wrong thing.
Yes, live music, yes good jams, yes chill weekend jazz brunches with little cups of oatmeal, yes monthly Beatle Juice. All lovely. All been reviewed by many before me, 223 times to be exact.
No to mussels and a grey goose…More »
8. Tavern in the Square
Cambridge, MA 02140
(617) 354-7766
Categories:
American (New),
Bars
Neighbourhood: Porter Square
So we decided to go for brunch. On a Saturday. Woe betide the Porterite who tries to go for brunch on a Saturday. As if the lack of Christopher's isn't enough, we get stuck with this non-Sunday crap.
They have brunchy stuff on the menu all the…More »
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9/15/2009
See my piteous review of the Joshua Tree.
Add a few choice J Tree items that Tavern thankfully hasn't… Read more »
9. Hi-Rise Bread Company
Three stars are a deceptive mean. Some elements here are fantastic. Some are incredibly unpleasant. They don't cancel each other out. You pay a one-star price for a four-star sandwich. You wait in an incredibly awkward one-star line for a…More »
10. True Grounds
Okay True Grounds. The following is what we in the corporate world call a "feedback sandwich." I'm going to give you two compliments to soften the blow of AREAS YOU DESPERATELY NEED TO IMPROVE UPON. You speak sandwiches, so I know you'll…More »
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11/3/2008
Good old True Grounds. The place I always forget to remember. I'm actually a huge fan, whenever I… Read more »
11. Insomnia Cafe
Toronto, ON M5S 1Y6
Canada
(416) 588-3907
Categories:
Breakfast & Brunch,
Mediterranean
Neighbourhood: The Annex
So let's talk brunch. I love it, you love it, the whole goddamn world loves it. Why? Why, it's the perfect social and gastrointestinal pairing! It lets you sleep in. It rouses you tenderly. It brings sleepy and hungover friends together to…More »
12. Free Times Cafe
BELLA, DID YA EAT?!
You know, being Jewish has its perks. You get long, curly brown hair, a nice olive complexion, a good college education, and a childhood rife with the only kind of purgatory in which we believe: gastrointestinal. Every holiday we…More »
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My Maine Man (8)Follow I-95 to your bliss. |
ROTD-day! (6)The happiest days are the days when ROTDs are born. So...every day! |
Meta-Yelping, Elite Stylz (9)Show off that +1! |
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Somerville, MA
Yelping SinceAugust 2008
Things I LoveThe Savage Lovecast, financial district swag, semicolons, label-makers.
Find Me InA warm, foamy latte.
My HometownNewton, MA
When I'm Not Yelping...I'm docenting for food at local art museums.
Why You Should Read My ReviewsBecause snark is a dish best served cold.
My Second Favourite Website The Last Great Book I ReadAn Omnivore's Dilemma
My First ConcertBilly Joel's River of Dreams tour. Still got the tee-shirt.
My Favourite MovieBefore Sunrise. But really Apollo 13.
My Last Meal On EarthBottomless spicy yellowtail maki, raspberries, and a dirty vodka martini.
Don't Tell Anyone Else But...I secretly enjoy the Joshua Tree. Leave me to my shame.
Most Recent DiscoveryIce venti three-pump melon green tea lemonades. (RIP)
Current CrushClive Owen's jaw.