Despite often saying that breakfast is my least favorite meal of the day (lunch is fyi), lately I have been enamored by brunch. The fact that it only occurs on a weekend and is relatively cheap.

So today, I went to another brunch place (after a fantastic time at the Zenith Tea Room) at the Ugly Duckling Gourmet Edibles, located in the Northside of Pittsburgh. It was very quaint and that an old fashioned feel. We were sat in a small dining room with elegant decorations. I had heard about it from an online article. It was $14 for an entree, hot drink (tea, cider, or chocolate), cold drink (apple, orange, or tomato), a side, and a dessert. Everything was quite good. I had a stuffed french toast with berries and cream cheese oozing out between the slices. Other people had a crepe, a wrap and an egg cup. I thought the french toast was quite good, especially compared to the dryness of the french toast I had at the Zenith Tea Room. Then my side was a yogurt parfait which was a perfect blend of vanilla yogurt, fresh strawberry slices, and granola. The server had served it in a tall glass which added to the antiquity of the place. The orange juice was oddly very juicy…compared to other kinds that I had that were not fresh. And of course the rose tea. Twinnings always has that special flavor. And the dessert. Wendy had a pineapple ice cream, which seemed to better fit the category of pineapple sorbet and Carol had a decadent raspberry and chocolate sorbet. I, like every time, would die in happiness. I had a fabulous creme brulee accented with raspberries and Inma had a less than perfect cheesecake, which I thought could be slightly creamier.

But sadly, the business is going to close in less than 2 weeks. The day before, I had fretted about the fact that nobody picked up the phone and that the business was probably so popular that I couldn\’t get a table. It turned out that…there was nobody there when we arrived. The tables were empty until almost 15 minutes before we left, when a small group of older adults arrived.

Alas, the first, only, last time I shall experience thee perfect brunch!

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