Eggs Benedict Day, April 16
Today is Eggs Benedict Day.
It just is.
That would have made a good Top Ten Tuesday list if I hadn't weaseled out of doing Top Ten Tuesday lists.
But, now that I've mentioned it. Where do you go for good Eggs Benedict? Who's got the best variation on the theme.
Here's an idea: instead of Canadian bacon, how about putting crab meat on an eggs Benedict. We can call it eggs Chesapeake.
What? It's been done?
Here are step-by-step instructions for making your own Eggs Benedict. The Hollandaise sauce looks easy enough, but toasting the muffing might be out of my skill set.
And, speaking of brunch (wasn't I?), McCabe's starts serving brunch tomorrow, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. And Baltimore Sticky Rice recently unveiled a new brunch menu, too, featuring waffles and wings, Korean pancakes, shrimp and grits, and something they're calling the Maryland Benedict, which is like an Eggs Benedict, but with crab meat instead of Canadian bacon.
Comments
I make my own Eggs Benedict. The Hollandaise is really easy if you use a blender or immersion blender, and it comes out as well or better than any restaurant hollandaise I've had.
Posted by: Hal Laurent | April 16, 2011 2:00 PM
How about a bucket of tots with a side of Hollandaise? Delectable or detestable?
Posted by: Gee | April 16, 2011 2:20 PM
Miss Shirley's, Rallo's, Langermann's--all good.
Posted by: Mary Roby | April 16, 2011 3:13 PM
The real trick is finding a joint in this town where they don't overpoach the eggs during the weekend brunch rush.
Even my my neighborhood favorites will be guilty of it, now and again, when slammed.
Posted by: El Generalissimo | April 16, 2011 4:11 PM
Tark's Grill at Greenspring Station has a wonderful Eggs Chesapeake on their brunch menu - it's Two Poached Eggs on Mini Crab Cakes and Toasted English Muffin, Topped with Hollandaise.
Posted by: jt | April 17, 2011 3:32 PM
It's been several years, but brunch at Oregon Grill yielded a great version of Eggs Benedict. Eggs were perfectly poached.
Posted by: MC | April 18, 2011 9:53 AM
The Breakfast Shoppe in Severna Park has about 9 or 10 different styles of Benedict - the Philly Benny being my fav - spinach and steak on it as well.
Posted by: mdwarren | April 18, 2011 2:36 PM
Put mine on a big shiny silver platter because ...Wait for it...
There's no plates like chrome for the Hollandaise.
Posted by: RayRay | April 19, 2011 1:37 PM
But Eggspectations in Columbia/Ellicott City (what side of Route 108 is it on, again?) offers many versions of eggs Benedict on its menu --- including a Chesapeake Benedict: "Two eggs poached on a bed of lump crab meat with gruyère cheese and our classic hollandaise sauce." Canadians!
Posted by: I like my eggs cooked | April 19, 2011 2:33 PM
@RayRay
And how long have you been waiting for the chance to use THAT line???
I have to say that after I groaned loudly, I laughed equally as loudly.
Where's the Comment of the Week when you really need it?
I thought I heard something
Posted by: MC | April 19, 2011 3:06 PM
RayRay, I have missed you.
Posted by: Laura Lee | April 19, 2011 10:38 PM
didn't see that one coming RayRay. Good one.
Posted by: PCB Rob | April 20, 2011 12:16 PM