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Seattle Kitchen: Best brunch spots in town

BY Stephanie Klein  on April 6, 2012 @ 4:21 pm (Updated: 12:00 pm - 4/16/12 )

While breakfast and lunch get their due respect during the work week, what's not to like about a relaxing weekend brunch?

The Seattle Kitchen trio, heard on 97.3 KIRO FM, has a few fail-proof brunch haunts.

Katy O is a fan of Le Pichet on First Ave. because "I love those baked eggs. I like the little dish, I like that room."

She added that it's sort of the quintessential spot for an urban breakfast with cute people to watch.

Thierry Rautureau admits he's not a big fan of brunch, but likes Tom Douglas' restaurant Lola and "not because it's your restaurant, because it's a good restaurant."

As for Tom, he says Vera's Restaurant in Ballard is a family tradition that he started when he could put his daughter's car seat up at the table. They often make a visits together when she's home from college.

"These days, I get a sausage patty, some sauteed spinach and some whole wheat toast."

What? Tom Douglas eats whole wheat toast and spinach at brunch? It's a shocking claim even to Thierry and Katy.

Tom's lack of eggs prompted a hearty debate about how to make a good omelette. Katy described Tom's as a flat pancake and Thierry's does his like an airy, rolled crepe.

"Mine are much better than Thierry's because we use our neighbor's eggs from the farm in Prosser," explained Tom.

And to Thierry for the rebuttal?

"We get our eggs from a young Chinese woman from Mount Vernon, thank you very much." She apparently, knows all the chickens by name.

Regardless of your favorite omelette style or where to sit down mid-morning, Tom confirms we Seattlelites love our brunch.

"We do more business on Saturday and Sunday (at Dahlia Lounge) than we do Monday through Friday."

The Seattle Kitchen Show can be heard on the new 97.3 KIRO FM weekend at 8 a.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. on Sunday. Available anytime ON DEMAND at MyNorthwest.com

Stephanie Klein, MyNorthwest.com Editor
Stephanie joined the MyNorthwest.com team in February 2008. She has built the site into a two-time National Edward R. Murrow Award winner (Best Radio Website 2010, 2012).
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  • Citizen of Krazy Town wrote...
    These days, the family is so big that we eat brunch at home but
    April 6, 2012 4:37 pm
    All time favorites for me are: Chinooks at Fisherman's Terminal Salty's on Alki and The Salish Lodge when it was The Snoqualmie Lodge and they had "Fire Honey From the Sky" That is a lasting childhood memory!
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  • mharris wrote...
    Brunch time is family time :)
    April 6, 2012 7:02 pm
    The only time my family gets to eat together in the mornings are on the weekends, so we end up going out to eat breakfast and/or brunch a few times a month. Our family favorites are any of the 3 Portage Bay Cafes (we live in Ballard, so we typically end up at that one), Vera's is amazing and really close to home, Beth's Cafe by Greenlake (my favorite since I was a kid), and we just recently added Macrina Bakery to our list. All have wonderful dishes that please each family member and we all leave happy and full :)
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  • thesiania wrote...
    Naos in Fremont
    April 8, 2012 9:34 am
    I live on the hill, yet somehow hop the bus almost every Sunday for this. The food is amazing, great coffee, mimosas too. I am not a big brunch guy, but the food hear is totally worth getting up, and heading to fremont.
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