Note: we actually went to two different breakfast places, but I was scared to take photos at the first place, The Elbow Room - they said they would yell at anyone who didn't finish their breakfast - so me and Jen were careful to finish everything. At the Elbow Room, they say "Food and service is our name, ABUSE is our game (so have some fun!)" - so you can see what kind of place it was - I didn't want to be yelled at just for taking photos, even if it was all in good fun. =P It was packed with locals, though, and it a good place to visit if you are interested in breakfast.
Ok, so back to our brunch - this is a photo of the inside of Elixir - it has a french bistro restaurant kind of feel.
Jen ordered a "crepe pannequet" - a crepe filled with spinach, tomatoes, ham, gruyere, topped with a sunny side up egg, with a side of fingerling potatoes. Jen loved the potatoes - me, not so much, but that is because I like crunchy skillet breakfast potatoes (the kind cooked with onions and bell peppers).
I ordered the "Poached Eggs Catalan" - the layers, from bottom to top - olive foccacia, asparagus, poached eggs, lomo embuchado (a dry cured ham from Spain), and shavings of manchego on top (sheep's cheese). It came with a piquillo smoked hollandaise sauce. I especially liked the presentation of this breakfast dish - usually breakfast dishes are homestyle, which is always great, but it is always nice to see something arranged in an interesting way.
Even though we just technically had two breakfast dishes, we still ordered dessert. In retrospect, a dessert right after breakfast doesn't really sound appealing to me, but we must have wanted to have a dessert for some reason, I suppose. Anyway, it was a creme brulee with lavender, purple violent tuile, and an espresso reduction. Like my other dish, I liked the presentation - usually brulees are in a small dish or bowl, but seeing a twist on the presentation is always interesting for me.
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