Lazy Saturday Brunch with Epicurious

What is it about Saturday mornings that gives one's endorphins a significant boost? I think Saturday mornings are my absolute favourite... Alarm-clock-less mornings, morning pillow and comforter laze, and flexible options for breakfast to choose from.

My pancake crazes have gone on for a few weekends without being fixed. I was having an extremely sugar-craving this morning and I was insistent on having some good fluffy pancakes, if not french toast and hearty eggs to go with. So off we went to Robertson Quay. Hubs G found this list of breakfast places to try in an old review done by AsiaOne and judging by the extensive American breakfast menus and yumm-er-lious photos, I am quite bent to happily work my way down that list.

Our venture on this fine Sunny perfect Saturday morning was to Epicurious. This place reminded me alot of Bali. Perhaps it was the evident drawing of only Western alfresco-loving families, the traditional wooden side coffee shop furniture and furnishing and the various old school Asian utensils and kitchen nic-nacs for sale.

Impression: Lounging.

Patrons were there clearly to have a leisurely breakfast, where their children could spend hours doodling with crayons and drawing paper, with the faint hope of having their picture selected to make it to the 'counter of fame' like those of other visiting children from around the world.

I had the french toast with marmalade butter and the 'green eggs and ham'. Made with walnuts and raisin bread, my lovely sugar fix was delightfully sprinkled with little cheery pieces of strawberry and banana, completed with icing sugar. The fruit gave the toast a lovely sweetness and the nuts, a gratifying crunch. Unpretentious crockery, but comfort breakfast food with a simple twist.

The interestingly coined name for the eggs left me no choice to order them to satisfy the curiosity. The green eggs such named was because the chef chose to scramble the breakfast eggs with pesto and served with ham on toast. Fluffy and well done, the scrambled eggs were a delight to have.

G had the Full Monty, which in my books should have been coined the full heart attack.
Three fried eggs, yellow yokes gleaming sinfully, with greasy bacon strips and sausages accompanying, the mushrooms and grilled tomato and baked beans couldn't possibly balance all that fat and calories.

Breakfast set us back by $45 dollars. Even with the 2% increase in GST, one would certainly define that as quite an extravagant breakfast / brunch. Such are cravings for pancakes and french toasts, they drive you to go the 'Full Monty' and have leisurely brunches that could have included lunch and dinner in a decent budget.

It's a good thing sugar-craving lazy Saturdays come only once in a little while... Or so we hope!

Epicurious
60 Robertson Quay #01-02
THE QUAYSIDE
Singapore 238252
Tel : 6734-7720Fax : 6734-7259
http://www.epicurious.com.sg