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And authentic home grown, home made benedict from the home land.

Marlin Benedict at the Bite Me Fish Market (Kona, Hawaii)

http://www.bitemefishmarket.com/

     Today was my first experience eating breakfast at the Bite Me Fish Market in the harbor of Kona, Hawaii. I went here on a previous day in the afternoon and ate their fish tacos (which are incredible!), so I was pretty sure that the breakfast would be good as well. When we walked in the waitress told us that the dishwasher was being worked on and the maintenance guy had cut the water to the building so there was no water or coffee, but they had plenty of orange juice. I had been thinking about a fresh fish Benny since I woke up, and I was already pretty energized from my morning run so I agreed to go for a coffee-less breakfast. We sat outside with a view of the many boats in the harbor and were joined by the restaurants cat "Fish" for a glorious Benedict Breakfast with Marlin that was caught the previous afternoon. As I enjoyed the delicious Benedict with the company of Fish I could not help but think about how lucky I am be be enjoying another Benedict in Paradise!

Belgian Waffle Benedict

   
       While visiting SF this weekend there was something I had to try, the Belgian Waffle and Bacon Benedict at Frisk's on Valencia Street. On a previous trip I had walked by this place and saw this godly creation on a menu but it was only available on Saturdays and Sundays so I knew i had to come back. Got up Saturday morning and walked through the rain to the spot. Now my expectations were pretty high as this is a Belgian restaurant and they should have it down to a science.

     The eggs were fairly cooked and not runny as I like them but the Hollandaise was delicious and it had been a good week or 2 since my last benedict so I was fiending. The Waffle taste mixed with the sauce and eggs was excellent and with a ice cold glass of fresh lemonade on the side was very satisfying. My one complaint would be that they seemed to have made the waffle and poached eggs at different times and by the time it got to our table the waffle was only luke warm (where did that saying come from by the way?) If it was moist and warm it would of made this 10x better. Never the less a very good combo and I may need to try this at home now.

Macallum House Benedict & Bloody's

     No trip to Mendocino is complete without a stop at the Macallum House. This has been one of my favorite breakfast spots since I was young so I organized a small get together breakfast with some close friends on a beautiful sunday morning. Mac House is known for their amazing bloody marys so we all got a round to start off. It is very rich and comes with all the fixings, I am a big fan of horse radish and they load it in thick giving it a good bite which is blended with the perfect amount of vodka. I usually add extra hot sauce to my bloodies but these are very balanced and appeal to spice junkies and newbies.

Cant beat the view or the food

     Most of us also got the Benedict which is served on a toasted piece of sour dough bread with thinly sliced ham, slightly runny egg's and a rich hollandaise sauce. A true classic, mix this with a amazing view from their sun room and good friends and it doesn't get much better.

http://www.maccallumhouse.com/

Mother's Day Crab Benedict

      I made a trip up to Mendocino for mother's day to see my mom and grandma and we went out to Cafe Beaujolais for brunch. I had their award winning crab cake benedict with potatoes, grapes and straw berries on the side. The crab cake was just crispy enough and tasted very fresh as it was caught locally on the Mendocino Coast. The benedict sauce was on the light side with not to much butter used which was good as it did not over power the taste of the crab which was the star of this meal. To wash this all down bottomless mimosa's were served which were taken full advantage of. Id give this meal a 9 out of 10 and highly recommend it.

                                             http://www.cafebeaujolais.com/

Hawaiian Benedict

     While visiting my friend in Kauai was fortunate enough to try this amazing Benedict at the Kauai Beach Resort. Was a traditional on a english muffin with ham and a healthy amount of buttery and thick hollandaise sauce accompanied by some of the ripest papaya ive had. A glass of ice water and lemon on the side was perfect as the night before was quite a wild one. Take a bite of the benedict followed by papaya covered in lime juice and enjoy the amazing view over the pool and back to the beach. This truely is Benedict In Paradise and is what spawned the idea for this blog.

                                         http://www.kauaibeachresorthawaii.com/