Bring on the full English
I love breakfast. To be fair, I love weekend breakfasts, holiday breakfasts, breakfasts out…anywhere really where it’s relaxed and, preferably, someone else has made it. And if you didn’t make someone breakfast in bed on Valentine’s Day, then do it just as a surprise on any other day, or take them somewhere special, or just somewhere different, for a great breakfast, just because.
Want some ideas? Try these.
* I love the marmalades from The Pickled Village, even if only for the names. Depending on the kind of breakfast you want to create, you can choose from things like The Amorous Breakfast (pink grapefruit with cranberry and a nip of vodka) and The Morning After Breakfast (lemon marmalade with stem ginger and ginseng). They’d start any morning with a bit of a bang!
*If you want to share breakfast with quite a lot of people, then try the Breakfast Box for six from Sillfield Farm. The farm is home to wild boar, rare breed pigs and Herdwick sheep, and these end up providing some great brekkie treats. Eggs, two types of bacon, sausages, black pudding…that’s a serious breakfast with taste!
* If you want to head out for breakfast, then it still seems that the Wolseley is one of those places that you can’t go wrong at. But if that is a bit too formal, then how about Lantana? Or I’m very fond of Cecconi’s as well. But if you made me choose, then it would be a toss up between the corned beef hash at the Carnegie Deli, or cinnamon toast and a double strength cap at Alf Resco in Dartmouth. Depends if anyone is offering up the ticket to NYC!
* Get out and find your best local baker, and support them, get in there buying real bread. For me, I’m between Paul’s and King’s Road Bakery, who supply the great bread that the Red Lion serve. If you start with great bread, all you need is a toaster, great butter and fabulous jam, and that’s a great breakfast.
* Don’t want to cook yourself, and need to get away? How about a quick break but somewhere quite extraordinary? Have a look at the selection on Unique Home Stays, there are some fabulous options. I fancy The House in the Sea, although possibly not good if you are afraid of heights. Or don’t like the sea. But if you want a sea view with your full English, then this is for you. Alternatively, Mr & Mrs Smith always have a great selection and I would put a lot of faith in Alastair Sawday’s view.
So go ahead and make breakfast something remember. Although I have to say my favourite brekkie is still when MGG arrives at my bedside with a bowl of cornflakes. Sometimes even with milk!
Full on full English photo by peasap over on Flickr.
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