"Whether you’re on team dessert for breakfast or lean strictly savory, you’ll like brunch at Cafe La Maude. The French-Lebanese NoLibs restaurant serves fragrant red shakshuka and stacks of brioche pain perdu, not to mention a number of salads and sandwiches. Weekend mornings at the bistro border on chaos, so be prepared for a lengthy wait, or save Cafe La Maude for a weekday when it’s quieter. Almost nothing tastes as good as red velvet tiramisu pancakes when you’re supposed to be at work. photo credit: Cafe La Maude Food Rundown photo credit: Cafe La Maude Foul Moudamas Cafe La Maude makes their own hummus, and serves it with a funky, nutty fava bean stew and scrambled eggs. The warm za’atar pita is delicious, so ditch your fork and use the bread to scoop. photo credit: Cafe La Maude Berrylicious Pain Perdu Buttery brioche is stuffed with your choice of mascarpone or nutella–we’re partial to the cheese–and topped with berries, caramelized bananas, and a tangy passion fruit sauce. It may be embarrassing to order, but damn if it isn't delicious. Red Velvet Tiramisu Pancakes These pancakes are obscene. Thick layers of mascarpone get spread between fluffy, ruby red pancakes, then drenched with whipped cream and crumbly ladyfinger cookies. Do the right thing and put in an order for the table." - Alison B. Kessler
