OK, here is something I am not afraid of admiting: I used to like to eat breakfast sandwiches in McDonald’s. Specifically, I liked the folded egg with sausage in a biscuit (just in case – the American definition of biscuit). However, they phased that one in favour of the Egg McMuffin. Not that it is not good, I just preferred the other version. In a way, it was a good thing, as ever since, I stopped going and started to prepare breakfast myself. Enter Tim Hortons Breakfast Sandwich. For the most part, it was almost example the same as that breakfast sandwich I used to like; however, because I changed my diet, rather than jumping directly to have it every single day, I would have it once in a while, specially when I am in Vancouver International prior to a flight. Since comparing a discontinued product (or, at least, not available here, as far as I could see) is unfair, I thought it would be a good thing. That is… Until Tim Hortons released their new breakfast sandwich: instead of using a biscuit, it was made of an English muffin. So I couldn’t help it… The battle of Breakfast Sandwiches… (And borrowing that line from Iron Chef:) Whose cuisine reigns supreme? 
I am no food stylists, nor I will try to make it look as good as shown in ads! 
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Breakfast,
Chain Restaurant,
Sandwich
Three Lions Cafe
1 E Broadway
Vancouver, BC
If you have noticed the trend of the posts this week, there was that chance that it would have been Asian after Asian after Asian post. While I could have (I have a post in the queue for Honolulu Cafe), I would rather switch and shuffle them around before anybody “complains”, hehehe. Again, during the end year break, I did something I seldom have the chance to do: go out for breakfast. I normally eat breakfast at home but this day, I woke up “late”. After going through the usual routine , it was already 10:00 a.m., which is way past my normal breakfast time and way too early for lunch. And while I have no particular love for brunch, I guess, by that time of the day, there is not much you can do (other than starve until lunchtime). While I could have gone anywhere open (keyword here: open!), I wanted something more particular. That was the reason I went to The Three Lions Cafe.
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Breakfast,
European,
Vancouver
Hello, New Jersey! Yes, my business trip required me to travel to the US again, this time to its Garden State: New Jersey (EWR being the code of Newark Liberty International Airport). Since I am flying to the East Coast, there are your usual caveats: If you want to arrive “early” (as in late-afternoon, early night), you have to leave early from Vancouver. In my case, I usually try to catch the flights between 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. In a way, that is a semi-sweet spot: It allows me to sleep almost normal hours and, depending on the destination, by the time I hit the hotel, it is dinner time.
Since I was at the airport at around 6:15 a.m. and the security check queue wasn’t that bad, I had plenty of time. In the past (depending on the gate), I would end up going to Tim Horton’s and get their breakfast sandwich. However, this time, I was in a different area – the “new” wing and it had a new assortment of food options. The bad? Too early and they weren’t open yet… So, I back traced and the one that caught my attention was Legends, aka, White Spot. Too early for burgers but, at least, it gives me the chance to finally try their breakfast!
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Airport,
Breakfast,
New Jersey,
Vancouver
Bacon
4175 North Goldwater Blvd
Scottsdale, AZ
Confession time: Depending on how far in advance I am aware of a customer engagement, I might do some on-line checks of the restaurant near the hotel/workplace. Sometimes, of course, it does not work that way. However, for this trip, while checking nearby restaurants, I found Bacon. At that point, I told myself: I HAVE to go there! I mean, I like pork and, with a restaurant name like this, why shouldn’t I?
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Breakfast,
Sandwich,
Scottsdale
The Breakfast Club
4400 N Scottsdale Road
Scottsdale, AZ
Hello from Scottsdale, Arizona! As mention in my post last Friday, I was on a business trip and this is the place I went to. Weather-wise, it was an interesting change: since we are just starting to “feel” autumn and I went to a place that feels stuck in an eternal dry summer. Also, since we will be switching back to standard time, this trip gave me an early heads up for that switch (similar to Saskatchewan here in Canada, Arizona does not observe daylight savings). But, all this aside…
We all know that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. During the first couple of breakfast I had, it was a total disappointment. Now, there is a reason behind it (more in a moment) and, eventually, found “better” options. Today is about one of those options: The Breakfast Club (hereby referred to as “TBC”).
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Breakfast,
Eggs,
Scottsdale
Cafe Medina
556 Beatty Street
Vancouver, BC
In my Bon’s Off Broadway post, I mentioned what I usually have for breakfast. I am sure writing about cereals is not too exciting so, on an odd day last week, I took it off and, well, as you can guess, go to a breakfast place. Oh, wait, take that back: I had my regular breakfast that day, instead, I chose go to Cafe Medina for an early lunch but ordering from their breakfast menu. And, as some of you might now, Cafe Medina is an offspring of Chambar, a well known restaurant in Vancouver, so it ought to be good, right?
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Breakfast,
Downtown,
European,
Vancouver
The Original Pancake House
6605 Dykes Road
Pembroke Pines, FL
As mentioned in yesterday’s post, one of the disadvantages of flying from Vancouver, specially if you are flying to the east of the US or Canada is that your flight will most likely arrive late night (local time). There is sort of an opposite issue as well, though: there might no be late flights in the case you want to fly back that evening and some flights leave relatively early (as early as 7:00 a.m.). Of course, that means you will end up at an early time in Vancouver (as early as noon). On my way back from Miramar, I chose to fly “late” as I was able to find a flight via Pearson in Toronto leaving around noon (local time). Why? Hey, breakfast time! And, for breakfast, for no particular reason, I chose to go to The Original Pancake House (hereby referred to as OPHS).
Yes, it was cloudy when I was there but, similar to Atlantic Canada, you can just wait five minutes and, chances are, the weather will change…
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Breakfast,
Miami
