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Mr. Breakfast is committed to: 1) assisting breakfast lovers find the best possible breakfast, and 2) making breakfast lovers out of those who are not.
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The Cereal Project at MrBreakfast.com is an online encyclopedia of every breakfast cereal ever made in the U.S. with over 1,400 different cereals profiled.
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Technically a double but 2006 was a long time ago and so much has happened in breakfast since then.
posted by Going To Maine (34 comments total) 40 users marked this as a favorite
 
I have that Star Wars cookbook sitting on my cookbook shelf and I knew immediately we'd have the photo of Luke looking at the twin suns in toast.
posted by hippybear at 3:06 PM on February 16, 2019 [1 favorite]


MetaFilter: So much has happened in breakfast since then.
posted by hippybear at 3:06 PM on February 16, 2019 [5 favorites]


Extremely relevant to my interests
posted by zerolives at 3:25 PM on February 16, 2019 [2 favorites]


i actually hate most breakfast foods* and have since i was very small:
- eggs are overrated and in most applications i find them most grody
- sweet breakfast foods hold no particular appeal: if i'm having large quantities of sugar and carbs, i'm going to eat a regular cake, damnit, not faff about with the plausible deniability of a "pancake"
- if i am compelled to eat a food and it is before noon i will do all in my power to acquire a lunch menu; failing that i will find some bread or potato-type foodstuff, or more likely just have a coffee

challenge accepted, Mr Breakfast

*with the sole exception of the bloody mary and related savoury breakfast cocktails, but one can't breakfast on bloody marys everyday, unless one is Jeffrey Bernard
posted by halation at 3:37 PM on February 16, 2019 [3 favorites]


eggs are overrated

get out
posted by Going To Maine at 3:43 PM on February 16, 2019 [21 favorites]


I love cereal. If I could only eat one category of food for the rest of my life, it would be breakfast cereal. I would be gloriously happy until the moment I died of scurvy.
posted by Gray Duck at 3:44 PM on February 16, 2019 [9 favorites]


A part of this complete comment!
posted by thelonius at 3:45 PM on February 16, 2019 [3 favorites]


if i am compelled to eat a food and it is before noon i will do all in my power to acquire a lunch menu

And I'm all about breakfast for breakfast and also breakfast for dinner, which as everyone knows is the truest path to enlightenment.
posted by curious nu at 3:53 PM on February 16, 2019 [6 favorites]


- sweet breakfast foods hold no particular appeal: ... failing that i will find some bread

There is no requirement that pancakes or waffles be sweet. Just eat them with no syrup. Butter is still suggested.

I am, however, now doubting your humanity, halation. As breakfast foods are completely the best foods.
posted by hippybear at 3:58 PM on February 16, 2019 [1 favorite]


i have a sense of eggs and i maintain it is true: overrated
migas are the only and sole exception. migas i will allow (but i'd rather just have nachos frankly)
posted by halation at 4:01 PM on February 16, 2019 [1 favorite]


I love cereal. If I could only eat one category of food for the rest of my life, it would be breakfast cereal. I would be gloriously happy until the moment I died of scurvy.

But all that froot
posted by oulipian at 4:06 PM on February 16, 2019 [9 favorites]


I love breakfast. I also love a nice lie-in, so my best breakfasts are usually breakfast-for-supper unless I'm on vacation or have to get up early for something specific. I always make (vegetarian) Full English for Christmas lunch.

Can I put Organa-o instead of basil in my Forceful Frittata? Or maybe Ba(s)il Organa-o.

(I shall summon my cape.)
posted by The Underpants Monster at 4:17 PM on February 16, 2019 [1 favorite]


Biscuits and Gravy, but only from a proper kitchen that makes lots of bacon, sausage, and hamburgers throughout the day; otherwise the gravy is just bland.

Sides of bacon, home fries, and toast.


If you gotta have eggs, make it Huevos Rancheros.
posted by Xyanthilous P. Harrierstick at 4:46 PM on February 16, 2019


If you gotta have eggs, make it Huevos Rancheros.

Would you accept shakshouka?

Also, any reference to Star Wars Breakfast without Blue Milk is incomplete
posted by mikelieman at 5:35 PM on February 16, 2019 [2 favorites]


i actually hate most breakfast foods

Just know that Ron Swanson thinks you're an idiot.
posted by axiom at 6:06 PM on February 16, 2019 [2 favorites]


I have been eating variations of the same breakfast for as long as I can remember: egg, meat, dairy, bread. Until recently this was almost invariable. Breakfasts include: fried egg with buttered toast and breakfast sausage (most common, will eat this for a week straight or more); fried egg and breakfast sausage with a bagel and cream cheese; fried egg on pepperjack cheese on top of toast with breakfast sausage as a side; egg and summer sausage bagel sandwich with cream cheese on the inside; breakfast sandwiches from a variety of fast food places in the form of egg, cheddar cheese, and sausage on a [biscuit/croissant/english muffin]; fried egg with bacon and buttered toast; fried egg and bacon and Parmesan sandwiches; once or twice I made breakfast muffins out of croissants with scrambled egg, sausage, and cheese in them. I would pretty much only depart from this is if I ran out of an ingredient or wasn't hungry enough for the full set.

Only recently have I began changing up my breakfast by 1) occasionally going out to brunch places (though my favorite items are usually egg, meat, dairy, bread... sometimes you can replace the bread with potato), and 2) occasionally having oatmeal with pecans for breakfast instead. But only occasionally. This diet is probably terrible for my health but god, I fucking love it. I keep wanting to try new breakfast recipes... but, my egg/meat/dairy/bread combos call to me!
posted by brook horse at 7:15 PM on February 16, 2019 [1 favorite]


I feel you, halation. Eggs *are* gross, and sweet breakfast stuff is resoundingly meh. Cereal? THE WORST.
posted by Janta at 8:11 PM on February 16, 2019 [1 favorite]


Mr Breakfast is in dire need of recipes for cardamom rolls, semla, kaiserschmarrn, machaca con huevo and quanta fitfit. Quanta Fitfit is an Ethiopian dish that might satisfy the demented freaks who hate eggs but still feel breakfast-like as it involves shredded injera with beef.
posted by BrotherCaine at 9:04 PM on February 16, 2019 [5 favorites]


Still a great site and thank you. My wife and I have a fantasy of reviewing breakfast places around the country as a retirement project. We're also breakfast for any/every meal types.
posted by BrotherCaine at 9:06 PM on February 16, 2019 [1 favorite]


This site is everything good about the internet.

On workdays I usually get by with a bagel or croissant or microwaved Jamaican patty but I live for the weekend when I can take the time to fry up some eggs and bacon.
posted by rodlymight at 9:37 PM on February 16, 2019


I'm not a morning person, I prefer brunch.
posted by bendy at 11:09 PM on February 16, 2019


i actually hate most breakfast foods* ....
- if i am compelled to eat a food and it is before noon i will do all in my power to acquire a lunch menu
-- halation

I once had a friend who told me that he has sandwiches for breakfast. This really surprised me and made me do a lot of thinking and soul searching. Why are some foods called breakfast foods and others lunch foods? I realized that when it comes to food, cultures settle on accepted meals that are completely arbitrary,

and now I have sandwiches for breakfast too.
posted by eye of newt at 11:14 PM on February 16, 2019 [1 favorite]


Why are some foods called breakfast foods and others lunch foods? I realized that when it comes to food, cultures settle on accepted meals that are completely arbitrary,

Yes, the best thing about traveling is trying out different breakfast cultures. I like the places where they have dinner for breakfast better than places where you can get breakfast for dinner, food-culture-wise. But eggs and bread are fine with me. What is not fine, is cereal. Since I'm sometimes grumpy in the morning, I won't even have it in the house, since I can't stand that malty smell on the breakfast table. So I impose my will on everyone else: cereals are disgusting. (Except müsli, I'm eating müsli right now).
posted by mumimor at 1:15 AM on February 17, 2019


and now I have sandwiches for breakfast too.

My go-to breakfast is a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
posted by The Underpants Monster at 4:56 AM on February 17, 2019 [1 favorite]


This morning's breakfast sandwich: Pain du George grilled in the pan with a bit of olive oil, 3 slices turkey bacon, a fried egg and a bit of cheddar, all put together and grilled both sides with a weight on top until toasty.
posted by Mei's lost sandal at 8:50 AM on February 17, 2019


Why are some foods called breakfast foods and others lunch foods?

I don’t know, but one of the only joys I get these days is looking forward to eating things, and if I could have a cheeseburger deluxe for breakfast I’d probably spend the rest of the day staring off into space
posted by Automocar at 8:55 AM on February 17, 2019 [1 favorite]


[This is good]
We've been talking a lot on the blue about the golden age pre-facebook internet where everyone who had a presence online had a site something like this (though, of course, this is the cream of the crop). May have to get into curation.

Also, the article on cut-out cereal records lead me to this lovely video, which seems to be hosted by a mix between Teddy from Bob's Burgers and Harvey Pekar.
posted by es_de_bah at 9:15 AM on February 17, 2019


definitely the best meal of the day. could eat brekkie any time.

just finished some buckwheat waffles with banana. burp.

(also, there is a whole thing called "the breakfast sandwich" and its a high holy sacrament. on bagel, english muffin, toast: eggs, cheese, meat (I recommend you head to NJ for some taylor ham!!), nice fat slices of tomato...yum)
posted by supermedusa at 10:31 AM on February 17, 2019


Don't neglect the deep link for Rock Stars Eating Breakfast!

OK OK it's not that deep; it even has its' own little amusing placard on the front page of the site.
posted by mwhybark at 11:59 AM on February 17, 2019


mumimor: "the best thing about traveling is trying out different breakfast cultures."

Right - so, for anyone who missed it, I must share the AskMe about breakfast in other cultures and the delightful MetaTalk about it.
posted by kristi at 4:24 PM on February 17, 2019 [2 favorites]


I've cut down on cereals in favor of mostly eggs/sausage for breakfast to keep me full but there was a glorious time in my life when my day started with a bowl (or three) of 1/2 Golden Grahams and 1/2 Cinnamon Toast Crunch.

Since my current gig has me working from home full time, breakfast is often dinner leftovers and it feels like I'm getting away with something.
posted by Twicketface at 12:39 PM on February 18, 2019


1/2 Golden Grahams and 1/2 Cinnamon Toast Crunch.

Oh, yeah, cereal cocktails are the best! And they're good for toning down a cereal that's too sweet; if you cut it with Rice Krispies or bran flakes or something, it's still sweet but not overbearingly so.
posted by The Underpants Monster at 1:45 PM on February 18, 2019 [2 favorites]


Ooh, Brooke Horse, I could live off of that diet (if you throw in lots of fruits and the occasional green thing).

The egg, meat, dairy, bread quad - sometimes I get a craving for congee (rice porridge); no egg (except maybe lye-preserved thousand year egg or salt-cured duck egg), meat (lean pork slivers, slices of pork spleen, pork liver, pork meatballs, topped with crispy pork floss*), no dairy, topped with "cooked" oil fried green onions and ginger and a dusting of good (fine, black) pepper served with a side of savoury Chinese deep-fried doughnut fills many of the same cravings.



*the pescatarian version would be salt cod, scallops, dried prawns, salted/ preserved mustard greens and the fancy version might include abalone and/ or tiger prawns.
posted by porpoise at 1:56 AM on February 20, 2019


*the pescatarian version would be salt cod, scallops, dried prawns, salted/ preserved mustard greens and the fancy version might include abalone and/ or tiger prawns.

There's always Mrs. Crocombe's Victorian kedgeree.
posted by The Underpants Monster at 11:07 AM on February 20, 2019


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