Marin breakfasts :

Now this is good!

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Jo-Ann and I finally managed to get together for breakfast, choosing to try a new place to us, Easy Street Cafe in San Anselmo.This location is easy to find in the Red Hill Shopping Center. We chose it in part because Jo-Ann was in the mood[...]

Cheerful chomping

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I wandered into the Blue Skies Cafe in San Rafael early one morning to sample their breakfast fare. The Blue Skies Cafe is tucked away in the Marin County Health and Wellness Connection Center complex near "The Loop". The Blue Skies Cafe[...]

Cheerful breakfast

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Dad and I stopped by Toast in Mill Valley for a quick and cheerful breakfast. I had a delicious Bolinas omelet, which had spinach and wild mushrooms inside. The potatoes were interestingly like hashbrowns, but not grated. The[...]

Invisible, until now

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I must have passed Caffe Acri in Tiburon hundreds of times. I thought it was just a coffee and ice cream place. I recently heard that there is breakfast served, and I immediately opened my schedule for Dad and I to visit one morning. The[...]

Awwwh say it isn't so!

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I was walking past Debbie Does Dessert in San Anselmo and was so disappointed to see the shop closed and a "For Sale by Owner" sign in the front door. Debbie's has deck on the back that was in a joyful French country style. The deck[...]

Surprise breakfast place

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Dad & I were surprised to find that Boudin SF in Corte Madera, not only serves breakfast and dinner, but it also opens for breakfast prior to the opening of the mall where it is located. The woman behind the counter where orders are[...]

Early Father's Day brunch

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Holidays such as those honoring our parents seem to fill up the restaurants with noisy hordes. My father is uncomfortable around noisy hordes since at 88 he has trouble hearing and trying to make sense of all the inputs around him. So it[...]

Grant Avenue Cafe is toast

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I was very sorry to read the report in the Marin IJ about the Grant Avenue Cafe fire that happened this morning. It was so badly burned it doesn't look like it will be back soon. It was a nice family run restaurant that I hope finds[...]

Great way to start the day

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Saturday morning, friends Karen & Michael were dropping off a car for maintenance and invited me to meet them from brunch somewhere. I suggested Pier 15 as an enjoyable place to brunch on a sunny Saturday. Karen and I both[...]

Happy Way to Start Your Day

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Not only were the staff at Sausalito Bakery & Cafe bright and pleasant in the morning, but so were their customers! The gentleman ahead of me in line was a case in point. He pointed out the mysterious fog in a layer over the city, and[...]