Breakfast at Brown Sugar Kitchen

This is a relatively new place on Mandela Parkway in Oakland, and I love it. KGO's GraceAnn Walden turned us onto the place a few months ago.

This morning Lark and I stopped off for breakfast on the way to work, with beignets on our mind. The beignets, better than any I've had this side of New Orleans, are a Friday and Saturday thing, and weren't quite ready when we got there. But chef/owner Tanya Holland brought them over a few minutes, hot and crisp and amazing, with olallieberry jam. Yum!

Brown Sugar Kitchen also has the best chicken and waffles I've ever had. I don't know how they get the waffles so fluffy. And the fried chicken just rocks.

Consistently excellent food. But be prepared for a leisurely meal and sometimes uneven service. And if you need coffee with your breakfast, a lot of coffee quickly, you might drink some at home before coming in. The Blue Bottle coffee at BSK is prepared by the cup, and the waitstaff moves slowly and deliberately, so it takes a while to get to the table.
Good coffee, though, and great lattes.

Enjoy!