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It has been a tradition, for a while, for my family and I to go out to breakfast every Sunday. My girlfriend is an added plus to this family tradition now. This weekend we trekked over to Chinooks, one of my favorite spots, because it cooks up some amazing breakfast plates! I have been going to Chinooks in Magnolia since I was a little boy. My brother and I  used to run up and down the wheel chair ramps playing tag. Inevitably, I am sure we bothered some of the regular customers. The restaurant is located in Fisherman’s Terminal near Ballard. It is a true “Seattlite” eatery featuring an array of seafood and other bites.

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The best part about this place is that they serve freshly baked scones with orange butter spread during their breakfast hours. I think I ate four or five once when I was  fat kid. I only had two on this past occasion, but they are pretty addictive. I opted for one of my favorites, Joe’s Scramble.

Flavour Spot

After driving for 3 and a half hours what meal do I want more than anything? Not lunch, not dinner, maybe brunch…nah…BREAKFAST! Breakfast is my most favorite meal of the day! Any type of combonation; it could be eggs and pancakes, or hashbrowns and waffles. I love breakfast. Anyways…we took a drive down to Oregon and made a pitstop in Portland to grab a bite to eat. A couple friends recommended we check out Flavour Spot, also known as Portland’s original “waffle sandwhich.” You may think we just drove down to Portland to grab one of the most delicious breakfast combos on the planet, but we were actually on our way to Seaside. Flavour spot offers a variety of sandwhichs and many of the local Portlanders travel to get these scrumptious sandwhichs.

Turkey Havarti Bacon

One of them is called the “THB,” turkey, havarti, and bacon. Bomb! Another well known “wafflewhich” is the “MB9,” maple spread, bacon, and canadian bacon. The “GF” and I tried these two Flavour spot favorites and were generously satisfied. Take a peek at their menu, I guarentee that you will be able to find something you like.

Freshly cooked doughnuts

Check them out, they are right around the corner from the ”flying fish stand”.

If you like little sugary morsels then Daily Dozen is a great spot to satisfy your fix. After a quick stop at Le Panier, the French Bakery down the street, we decided to stake out the miniature doughnut shop located in the market. I am all for croissants and coffee, but I am a man. I need more than that.

assorted

There are many other doughnut shops in Seattle, Top Pot, Mighty O, and your local QFC, but Daily Dozen definitely competes with them all. The doughnuts are freshly made and come plain, with cinnamon, powdered, or sprinkled. We opted for an assorted dozen. The cinnamon and plain doughnuts are amazing hot, eat them fast, if you can. My girlfriend was a little angry, because I ate more than half the bag.

Croissants & a Drip

{His} Today my girlfriend and I decided to stroll through Pike Place Market to try and feed her appetite of all things French. Le Panier caught her eye;  we had heard it was one of the best French bakery’s in town (Seattle). The bakery itself has been situated in the center of  the  market since 1983, so we figured they must have had some practice making genuine or authentic French pastries.

The first thing that I noticed was the sent of oven baked goods. The bakery is warm and inviting with a good variety of pastries and breads on display. We decided  to go for a plain croissant (au beurre), a raspberry croissant (a la framboise), a small drip, and an Americano. The croissants were flakey and buttery on the inside. I enjoyed the plain one. Personally, I do not like very sweet things, so the raspberry jam filled croissant was not for me. Overall the atmosphere is great for breakfast dates or entertaining a girlfriend that is obsessed with the romance of France.

{Hers} As my boyfriend so kindly mentioned above, I’m a sucker for all things French. This includes film, fashion, people, and, of course, food. The combination of this and my insatiable appetite for carbs makes good French bakeries  a seventh heaven. La Panier (Very French Bakery, as they proudly proclaim) is a great, not-so-little French cafe to people watch (so French) while enjoying delicate breads and a hot cup of coffee. I’m usually a strictly-butter-croissant kind of girl, but I opted to give into my sweet tooth for the raspberry croissant. It was good, but I feel as though there were too much jam, taking away from the croissant itself. I definitely enjoyed Le Panier and would recommend it as a light breakfast/quick market snack place. It’s hard to resist when the amazing smells drift around Pike Place.

Baked goods