New York, NY

Extra Virgin ~ 259 West 4th Street, 212.691.9359

What we came to love about New York was that we never had to wait more than 15 minutes for a table and one outside - something we never find in San Francisco. We were wondering around the West Village one morning and found Extra Virgin. We really stopped because there was an adorable little dog sitting outside but then we found these incredible smells coming from the restaurant, so, we put our name in. We ordered a couple cups of joe and a Bellini (after all, I am on vacation!!). The coffee was hot and the Bellini hit the spot - cool, refreshing and bubbly! For breakfast we decided on the Morocccan Scramble and the Eggs Benedict. Both dishes arrived piping hot and looking fantastic! The scramble had a nice assortment of Merguez sausage, chickpeas (L. loves them) and it was served with a Romesco sauce. The sausage gave the dish a nice somewhat spicy taste and the chickpeas added a really great, a little crunchy texture to the eggs - not what you would expect! Now, I am a very picky Egg Benedict eater - I like the sauce made properly (butter and lemon, not chicken stock or wine or from a package), I always ask for a sample before ordering the dish. As well, I like the eggs to be on the running side, not hard-boiled and not spongy or over running .... just right! This was a FANTASTIC dish - the sauce was perfect, the eggs were cooked just right and there was a really nice smoked bacon served on the egg muffins instead of Canadian bacon as well there were some really out of this world spicy fries and a nice little green salad served with it. I give Extra Virgin 4 forks and if I lived in New York I would be having brunch there more often! They would had gotten a 5 Fork but our waitress was a bit on the snooty side.

San Francisco, CA

UPDATE ........... TOAST ~ 1748 Church Street, 415.282.4EAT

After a long bike ride Saturday morning, we decided on our way back into town that we could go for some grub at Toast! Once again, the wait was minimal but this time we did sit inside. We got a different waitress, she was just "Okay" - Leonard is the best! L ordered a greek scramble which had tons of feta, spinach, olives, tomatoes and artichoke hearts. It came with a side of fruit which had some very favorable pineapple, almost as sweet as the ones I had in Thailand. I ordered a Greek Salad. The eggs were as good as always! And the salad was GREAT! The dressing was perfect, just enough olive oil and balsamic to make it a little creamy and the seasonings were so tasty!!!! The drawbacks were that she forgot my baguette that went with the salad and she tops off your cold coffee with hot coffee - we are spoiled by Leonard, he gives a fresh up every time! We still give it a 5 forks rating and will go back - back to Leonard's section!