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Assorted malasadas – Leonard’s Bakery

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Assorted malasadas - Leonard's Bakery
Original (white sugar), cinnamon, and Li Hing sugar. 1 dozen $11.31
Leonard’s Bakery, Honolulu HI

Malasadas are Portuguese donuts without holes! Leonard’s Bakery is famous for them so I had to try some while I was in Honolulu. Boy, was it worth it! The malasadas were fresh out of the fryer and newly coated with sugar. They were still warm when I tried my first one and it was heaven! The dough was soft and flavorful, with a bit of chewiness and a dense center. Nom nom noms! I even sent some to Seattle for my brother cause he was craving them!

Original malasada - Leonard's Bakery
Original white sugar malasada. You definitely have to try one fresh and warm!

Li Hing malasada - Leonard's Bakery
Li Hing (Chinese plum) sugar malasada with coffee.

Malasada box - Leonard's Bakery
Malasada box.

Leonard's Bakery storefront
Leonard’s Bakery storefront.

Breakfast of champions – Red Carpet Club

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Banana and coffee - Red Carpet Club
Banana and coffee. Complimentary
Red Carpet Club, San Francisco International Airport (SFO)

I hate morning flights, but I do love getting free snacks and drinks at the Red Carpet Club. And few cocktails are always a great idea before boarding a long flight, lol!

Bloody mary - Red Carpet Club

Bloody mary. Complimentary

Terminal 2 Air Train station

Terminal 2 Air Train station.

Caffeine break – Ritual Coffee

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Kiawamururu espresso - Ritual Coffee
Sweet Tooth: Kiawamururu. Single origin espresso from, Nyeri, kenya. Tastes like: pink grapefruit, nectarine, ripe clementine. $3.50
Ritual Coffee, San Francisco CA

I’m definitely not a coffee expert so I don’t know how they can differentiate all these different flavors that they use to describe each roast. I certainly can’t distingish all of them in my cup. I either like or dislike a coffee right off the bat though, especially when they have a gross sour quality to them. The coffee and espresso at Ritual Coffee has never let me down. Although I can’t taste all the flavor nuances, I can still enjoy their cup of joe.

Los Idolos decaf - Ritual Coffee
Los Idolos decaf coffee. Huila, Colombia. Tastes like: bananas foster, berry fragrance, cherry-chocolate cake. $3

Dramatic sunrise from my balcony
Dramatic sunrise from my balcony.

Bacon egg breakfast sandwich – Firehouse Coffee

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Bacon egg breakfast sandwich - Firehouse Coffee
With cheddar cheese on ciabatta. $3.99
Firehouse Coffee, Seattle WA

This is a cute neighborhood coffee shop on Market Street in Ballard. I like how they use very homey mugs and plates. The sandwich was pretty good and they did a great job heating it up.

Latte - Firehouse Coffee

8 oz latte. $2.80

Original Starbucks storefront
The original Starbucks storefront, Pike Place Market. And that guys’s red shirt is fierce, lol!

Chorizo sausage scramble – Portage Bay Cafe

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Chorizo sausage scramble - Portage Bay Cafe
House-made chorizo sauasage, organic bell peppers and tomatoes scrambled with three eggs and topped with queso fresco, sour cream, homemade slasa and fresh green onion. Served with a warmed flour tortilla instead of toast. $14
Portage Bay Cafe, Seattle WA

This place was packed with a line out the door! Thank goodness we had reservations. I don’t completely agree why this place is super popular though. I get that they use fresh, mostly healthy ingredients but their preparations aren’t anything special. I expected a little bit more considering their shear popularity. The food was good, but I thought it was overpriced for what it was. And the service was random and slow at times.

Coffee - Portage Bay Cafe
Coffee.

Pike Place Public Market sign
Pike Place Public Market sign at the corner of Pine and Pike.

Cinnamon chocolate brioche – Tall Grass Bakery

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Cinnamon chocolate brioche - Tall Grass Bakery
$3
Tall Grass Bakery, Seattle WA

I was very much disappointed by this! It was too dense and doughy to qualify as a brioche in my book. I also thought it would pack more flavor, but it was surprisingly bland and the strongest flavor was of the undercooked doughy center. Boo!

Latte - Java Bean
12 oz latte. $3.45
I went across the street and grabbed this at Java Bean.

Father and Son fountain, Olympic Sculpture Park

Father and Son fountain, 2005, Louise Bourgeois, Olympic Sculpture Park. Stainless steel, aluminum, water and bronze bell.

Coffee and doughnuts – Twenty Five Lusk

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Doughnuts - Twenty Five Lusk
House made brioche doughnuts, apricot creme patissiere filling, chocolate sauce. Gilt City brunch menu
Twenty Five Lusk, San Francisco CA

Ugh, the doughnuts were super dry and dense! They tasted old. It’s unfortunate that the one real misstep of the meal occurred at the end. The apricot filling, however, was delicious and the chocolate sauce was rich and tasty.

Coffee - Twenty Five Lusk
Coffee.

Coffee service - Twenty Five Lusk
Coffee service.

Anchor Steam ale - Twenty Five Lusk

Half pint Anchor Steam ale.
Now this is my idea of a coffee and doughnut service! They randomly throw in some beer – heck yeah! 🙂

Brunch freebies – Twenty Five Lusk

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Assorted mini pastries - Twenty Five Lusk
Assorted mini pastries – chocolate croissant, berry muffin, and coffee cake. Gilt City brunch menu
Twenty Five Lusk, San Francisco CA

Who doesn’t love freebies, yipee! They really know how to welcome guests at Twenty Five Lusk. The pastries were delicous and I love the 2 types of butter they were served with.

Banana smoothies - Twenty Five Lusk
Banana smoothies. These were a nice touch to kick off our brunch meal.

Butter and salt - Twenty Five Lusk
Butter and salt.

Maple donut – Philz Coffee

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Maple donut - Philz Coffee
Philz serves a variety of vegan organic donuts from Pepples Donuts. $2.
Small Soooo good coffee. $3
Philz Coffee, San Francisco CA

Ok, I need to stop eating Pepples donuts because there’s just way too much glaze and it hurts my teeth to bite through them. But I will never stop drinking Philz coffee – it’s like crack!

Lion King opening curtain
Lion King opening curtain, Orpheum Theatre.