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Not the Fontaine version but you get the idea

In my experience that’s not saying much generally.  Really yummy breakfast food is hard to find in these parts.  Probably because, beyond hotels who have to feed their guests, there’s not much scratch to be made in breakfast for others in the food trade.  In Del Ray there’s Mancini’s which is great to have, reasonably priced, if not consistently great.  Bagels and the community scene are always a good thing at St.Elmos.  And the Sunday brunch at Taqueria (my hands down favorite for tasty, inexpensive, not boilerplate, chow with a great community vibe) is a good diversion every so often.

Especially tasty breakfast grub is scarce.  That’s why I was so happily surprised to hit on a not just good, but truly lick-your-chops yummy breakfast recently at Fontaine in Old Town.  All five in my clan went one Sunday morn.  Yes, my wife’s quiche, the girls waffles and my youngest’s sugary crepe were all great and better than most places.  But my breakfast bruschetta was a flat out taste-bud stopper.  Just the right amount overall, great ingredients(pancetta, crispy but not too thick bread base, perfectly  cooked eggs over tomatoes with a pesto sauce type thing on the top) and light little salad side that balanced things out perfectly.  I’m no foody generally, nor wise in the ways of preparation… but even I could tell this was a dish unlike all the others.  Not cheap Fontaine, our breakfast for 5 (2 adults, 3 kids) with 3 lattes cost about $120.  But for the occasional morning out when really good food is just as important as being out of the house, this place is worth a trip across the tracks to the mean streets of Old Town.

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