Seriously Delicious Holiday Food Giveaway: Russ & Daughters
We've got another New York Nostalgia package from Russ & Daughters to give away today.
I've known Russ & Daughters' Mark Federman and his family ever since I came to New York 32 years ago. When I knew very few people here I used to just come to Russ & Daughters to kibitz and just feel like I belonged somewhere. It's a place I still visit for shelter from any storm. And for the company and the Russ family's incredible food. They know smoked fish like very few other people in this world.
What's in this package of New York Nostalgia? One pound of Gaspé Atlantic smoked salmon. A half-pound of sliced smoked sable, one pint house-cured herring fillets in cream sauce with pickled onions, one pound of natural cream cheese with chive, eight authentic New York bagels, one pound of old-fashioned rugelach, and a piece of old-fashioned marble halvah. All delivered to your door (as long as your door is in the continental U.S.) via next-day air.
To win, just answer this in the comments below: What's your favorite New York brunch food?
You have until noon ET tomorrow (Friday, December 7) to answer. Winner will be chosen at random from among the commenters. The standard Serious Eats contest rules apply.
PS: If you just can't wait for this contest to be over and want to order now from Russ & Daughters, we have a special Serious Eats promo code you can use for a 10 percent discount. Just type in SEREATS1914RD in the "Any special instructions or comments" box when you checkout online with Russ & Daughters.




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Scrambled eggs with smoked salmon & cream cheese (Goldie Lox) from Sarabeth's. I ate this MANY years ago and never forgot it!
susanova at 12:49PM on 12/06/07
bloody mary, toasted bagel with cream cheese & lox.
kevlney at 12:55PM on 12/06/07
Poached eggs, lox and tea!
Jennefur at 12:57PM on 12/06/07
I think I said Dim Sum in Flushing before. This time, I'll say that my other favorite is an everything bagel with lox.
NSW at 12:58PM on 12/06/07
bagel, lox, capers, onions, cream cheese.
kylad at 12:58PM on 12/06/07
Mmm bagel, lox, cream cheese, thick tomato slice and onion.
robnolen at 1:00PM on 12/06/07
sesame bagel, cream cheese, lox, capers
deadhead22 at 1:01PM on 12/06/07
I've said dim sum before, and I'll say it again.
SelimaCat at 1:01PM on 12/06/07
Bagels.
jlouise210 at 1:02PM on 12/06/07
Bagel, lox, cream cheese of course.
jamiephoto at 1:04PM on 12/06/07
I love me some bagels and cream cheese - I'm partial to red onion and garlic cream cheese myself...
lo82070 at 1:04PM on 12/06/07
Eggs Bennedict
jonfoxx at 1:05PM on 12/06/07
Lemon Ricotta pancakes from Sarahbeths
cupbaker at 1:05PM on 12/06/07
everything bagel with scallion cream cheese
gkang at 1:06PM on 12/06/07
Eggs benedict with smoked salmon instead of bacon.
EmilySC at 1:07PM on 12/06/07
Bagel, cream cheese, smoked salmon - with a cup of good coffee and fresh squeezed oj.
threedogkitchen at 1:09PM on 12/06/07
Bagels and lox.
lmgrim at 1:11PM on 12/06/07
bagels & cream cheese
mepolo at 1:11PM on 12/06/07
Cuppa joe and a bagel with a schmear .
But eggs benedict with the smoked salmon substitution sounds good, too!
CVilleBilly at 1:14PM on 12/06/07
bagel, lox, cream cheese and red onion
jennstoi at 1:15PM on 12/06/07
Dim sum
MerMade07 at 1:16PM on 12/06/07
still an Eggs Bennedict fan
0bs01337 at 1:17PM on 12/06/07
bloody mary and eggs benedict -- yummy!
katalia at 1:18PM on 12/06/07
A greenpoint picnic: Rye bread from warsaw bakery, kielbasa, smoked fish from acme, cream cheese, farmer cheese, red onion, mustard, horseradish, babka. MMMMMM
NinaC at 1:20PM on 12/06/07
smoked whitefish, bagel and onion -- with a Bloody Mary of course
awtane at 1:20PM on 12/06/07
I have not had the pleasure of ever going to New York, but my favorite brunch in general is home fries with a fried egg on top. Maybe this exists in New York?
batraygirl at 1:22PM on 12/06/07
bagel, cream cheese, lox
feep at 1:23PM on 12/06/07
A sesame bagel, hot from the oven
chgoeditor at 1:24PM on 12/06/07
bagels & cream cheese.
pfibiger at 1:24PM on 12/06/07
bagel, cream cheese, lox
bobbob at 1:26PM on 12/06/07
Bagel, lox, cream cheese, red onion, and capers.
gooseman at 1:27PM on 12/06/07
'ino truffled egg toast!
ceforrester at 1:27PM on 12/06/07
Eggs Florentine
katrinka at 1:27PM on 12/06/07
of COURSE I love bagels and lox! load 'em up with tomato, purple onion and capers. yummish.
Jewels at 1:29PM on 12/06/07
migas,
1/4 pound fajita,
fresh lime,
refried beans,
ranchera sauce,
fresh corn tortillas,
biscuit with honey,
coffee.
preferably from Cisco's on E. 6th St in Austin or almost everywhere I've ever eaten in San Antonio that I can never remember how to get to again but it doesn't really matter because I find another place just as good.
intheyearofthepig at 1:30PM on 12/06/07
Sesame bagel, lightly toasted, lots of real cream cheese (none of that commie light crap for me), lots of lox, some shaved red onion and capers. Oh. And please put the onions and capers UNDER the lox so it doesn't all slide off. And a big bloody mary with a juicy lime, extra spicy, no salt.
K?Thx.Bai.
LoCo at 1:31PM on 12/06/07
Bagel and cream cheese with a Bloody Mary!
windjunkie at 1:32PM on 12/06/07
lox marks the spot
jd7979 at 1:32PM on 12/06/07
An Everything Bagel scheemered with cream cheese...g-o-o-d!
gregsmom at 1:35PM on 12/06/07
Bagel with cream cheese & smoked salmon.
schnitzel at 1:37PM on 12/06/07
bloody mary... that's it.
artybastard at 1:40PM on 12/06/07
bagel and lox
miamia at 1:42PM on 12/06/07
Bagel Bagel!
Pierogi at 1:46PM on 12/06/07
The buttermilk biscuit sandwich at Clinton St. Baking Company.
slloyddouglass at 1:49PM on 12/06/07
bialys
thotfulspot at 1:49PM on 12/06/07
(I posted to the wrong article) My immediate thought was bagels, lox & cream cheese - but I think I'd take cheese blintzes with sour cream instead!!
sjpober at 1:51PM on 12/06/07
bagel, cream cheese, lox, tomato, capers. in that order, put together by me.
jlbrach at 1:51PM on 12/06/07
Good steaming bowl of Pho - Vietnamese beef noodle soup.
Great all year round.
hungrychicken at 1:53PM on 12/06/07
Sesame bagel slightly toasted with cream cheese. Lox on one side and Sable on the other (Whitefish or Sturgen can substitute for Sable). Load up on the appetizing and enjoy!
agreen at 1:53PM on 12/06/07
I'd still have to say the River Cafe's duck steak and eggs.
Milly at 1:54PM on 12/06/07
I would have to say a nice frittata with a side of crisp, golden hash browns and good sausage.
PattyCho at 1:56PM on 12/06/07
Bialys, boiled egg with butter, coffee.
dksbook at 1:56PM on 12/06/07
bloody mary, bagel w/ lox
aungeinphx at 1:56PM on 12/06/07
theoretically (never having tried it in New York before), dim sum.
icecreamsandwich at 1:56PM on 12/06/07
Nova on an everything bagel with creamcheese, tomato and onion.
sln123 at 1:57PM on 12/06/07
eggs benedict
zekks at 2:01PM on 12/06/07
lox and bagels, and mimosas or bloody marys
ChiefHDB at 2:02PM on 12/06/07
Wasn't this question already asked?
Challah french toast, vermont maple syrup, fresh squeezed orange juice.
cannatar at 2:03PM on 12/06/07
lox, bagel, cream cheese and the works.... a few capers, some thinly sliced red onion, lettuce, tomato and cucumber for good measure. i could eat this every day.
NomNomNom at 2:04PM on 12/06/07
Matzo brei
karen r at 2:04PM on 12/06/07
Eggs Benedict or dim sum
lisapeet at 2:05PM on 12/06/07
A plate that contains chopped liver, a pickle, a bialy and a schmear of cream cheese!
dimsumfan at 2:08PM on 12/06/07
A bagel with lox, cream cheese, onion and tomato.
sjwoodin at 2:09PM on 12/06/07
i've only been to new york once in the past 20 years, and i celebrated that by nursing a hangover with margaritas from 7A.
french tart at 2:13PM on 12/06/07
dim sum
palmsey at 2:13PM on 12/06/07
Bagels!
etyper333 at 2:14PM on 12/06/07
eggs en cocotte and fresh squeezed grapefruit juice
oneperfectegg at 2:15PM on 12/06/07
bagels, lox, & philadelphia brand cream cheese (from the brick, not the tub)
alphabeta at 2:15PM on 12/06/07
lox, bagel cream cheese, slice of onion
JerzeeTomato at 2:16PM on 12/06/07
i'm a sucker for tom's harvest pancakes (corn and cranberries).
but i also really like an H&H bagel with smoked salmon, russ & daughters' horseradish cream cheese, red onion, tomatoes, fresh ground black pepper, and capers. and maybe more horseradish.
favorite brunch beverages are a bloody mary with extra hot sauce, horseradish (yes, virginia, there's a theme), and pepper, a chocolate egg cream, or, traditionally, a bottomless mug of good coffee.
mickeymets at 2:17PM on 12/06/07
Poached egg and smoked salmon.
thompsrr at 2:21PM on 12/06/07
Still Zabar's smoked whitefish salad on an H & H bagel.
mcmvox at 2:22PM on 12/06/07
Smoked salmon, farmers cheese, bagel, black coffee and Bloody Marys. Keep 'em coming
outsidecounsel at 2:22PM on 12/06/07
Anything from Sarabeths Kitchens, or....lox from Zabars on a bagel from H & H with a schmear and the fixin's..
Claire80218 at 2:23PM on 12/06/07
Eggs benedict, no question.
Rescriptrix at 2:27PM on 12/06/07
Bagel and nova w/ a little onion. Mmmm.
LearP at 2:29PM on 12/06/07
Smoked salmon on a bagel.
doglover at 2:29PM on 12/06/07
Tie: french toast with berry maple syrup or bagel with lox
Freyacat at 2:30PM on 12/06/07
I don't understand... didn't we already do this last week? Is this one of those personality tests, where you ask the same question more than once to see if I'm trying to deceive you?
Bagels are good and all, but I'm sticking with the short rib hash at Stone Park.
clconway at 2:32PM on 12/06/07
A toasted everything bagel with cream cheese and lox on one side, a sunny side-up egg on the other.
curiousotter at 2:34PM on 12/06/07
a long, leisurely meal of Dim Sum
winkyj at 2:36PM on 12/06/07
toasted everything bagel with creamcheese. and bacon.
gidget at 2:45PM on 12/06/07
Eggs, any kind. I have to have eggs at brunch
tracyd at 2:47PM on 12/06/07
Bacon quiche
tsegada at 2:48PM on 12/06/07
eggs, skirt steak and blistered padron peppers with sea salt at Boqeria
Mike5534 at 2:54PM on 12/06/07
Eggs benedict or a good old everything bagel slathered with cream cheese.
nokrapt at 2:58PM on 12/06/07
an everything bagel or eggs benedict. Lots of coffee to go with it!
Shels01 at 3:00PM on 12/06/07
Bagels and lox. Again, real belly lox, not Nova.
alden at 3:02PM on 12/06/07
bagel, cream cheese, lox, red onion, & capers
sugartoast at 3:03PM on 12/06/07
New York brunch? Is that somehow special? I've lived in New York, even cooked brunch shifts in New York, but NYC ain't got no monopoly on brunch food.
Eggs, I guess. Do they have those in NY?
dikaryon at 3:05PM on 12/06/07
smoked sable
guido at 3:06PM on 12/06/07
bloody mary + bagel
shannakathleene at 3:07PM on 12/06/07
bagel, lox, cream cheese and red onion
DaveFaris at 3:08PM on 12/06/07
Bagel and schmear. Or egg and cheese on a roll!
ScienceandtheCity at 3:13PM on 12/06/07
Can't go wrong with eggs benedict!
bobcatsteph3 at 3:14PM on 12/06/07
bagels & lox, with cream cheese, OJ, coffee, NY Times.
omnivore at 3:14PM on 12/06/07
1 ess-a-bagel, untoasted, with cream cheese.
skim at 3:15PM on 12/06/07
another vote for bagel w/ cream cheese, lox and red onion
LA_Eater at 3:16PM on 12/06/07
Carnitas
salty at 3:20PM on 12/06/07
bagel and lox. Of course.
EmmaC at 3:23PM on 12/06/07
while a bagel and lox with coffee is about as good a breakfast as any (one of my favorite things at my old job was the free thursday lox and bagels... mmm), brunch at rosewater cafe in brooklyn is truel awe inspiring. every time i go, i am truely wowed and inspired.
hreisig at 3:32PM on 12/06/07
Smoked salmon and capers sans the bagel and cream cheese. What can I say? I'm a seafood purist.
KarynMC at 3:33PM on 12/06/07
bagel & lox - coffee
maialisa at 3:41PM on 12/06/07
Ham and salmon - and lots of it!
MissFive at 3:48PM on 12/06/07
Once again... Mysore Masala Dosa with Sambar from the Dosa Hutt in Flushing.... and also with an order of the Iddly Vada Combo ;)
Young at 3:50PM on 12/06/07
beer and leftover slices
tenpointfarmer at 3:53PM on 12/06/07
dim sum
aannaa at 3:56PM on 12/06/07
Bloody Mary!!
Leann C at 4:06PM on 12/06/07
French toast made from challah.
winslow at 4:07PM on 12/06/07
Eggs Bennedict of course!
mforrest at 4:08PM on 12/06/07
Eggs benedict.
rugbyspartan at 4:10PM on 12/06/07
Bagels and lox with plain cream cheese and red onion.
beegoode at 4:20PM on 12/06/07
Either dim sum all afternoon, or a gigantic omelet with a gigantic bloody mary. Or Russ and Daughters lox, of course!
cazique at 4:21PM on 12/06/07
A toasted poppy bagel with cream cheese, nova, and a honeybell orange.
gitelrochel at 4:25PM on 12/06/07
bialy and strong coffee
mrsbao at 4:25PM on 12/06/07
whitefish salad on an everything bagel
Michele811 at 4:33PM on 12/06/07
lox, schmear, capers, red onion, black olives and a good bagel.
black cup of coffee
toddself at 4:33PM on 12/06/07
Everything Bagel, with whitefish salad...yum
jasmall at 4:36PM on 12/06/07
A bagel fresh and warm from H&H with kippered salmon, scallion cream cheese, tomato, cucumber, and sprouts. It's like heaven with a good shmear.
Stufsocker at 4:36PM on 12/06/07
Bagel with cream cheese, tomato slice and lox...mm
uninorth at 4:41PM on 12/06/07
toasted, and then cooled, bialy with cream cheese, lox and some capers
cranberry and club soda with lime to wash it down
Bosmer at 4:45PM on 12/06/07
An everything bagel with whitefish salad, red onions, thin slice of tomato and cucumbers. OR a chunky huevos rancheros from the now defunct New Prospect Cafe or an eggs benedict with a thick buttery hollandaise sauce.
brooklynchower at 4:46PM on 12/06/07
Vanilla Bean Challah French Toast with fresh squeezed OJ and good coffee
ohnofullmoon at 4:47PM on 12/06/07
well, everyone else has said a bagel with lox (my 2nd choice), or a bagel with whitefish (my 1st choice), or dim sum in Flushing (always good). Given that these are already taken, I'd have to say the popovers with strawberry butter at Popover Cafe.
Figlet at 4:49PM on 12/06/07
Eggs benedict with smoked salmon instead of ham, and a pint-sized extra spicy bloody mary.
semarr at 4:50PM on 12/06/07
Oh, bagels, most certainly!
BigGUM at 4:56PM on 12/06/07
Bagels and Lox
MikeR99 at 5:05PM on 12/06/07
A boul of any type of soup!
Anomaly at 5:13PM on 12/06/07
bloody mary and a popover.
hillearyo at 5:15PM on 12/06/07
Sesame balls from a bakery in Chinatown.
tech9803 at 5:18PM on 12/06/07
omg, not to sound like a kiss-ass, but Russ & Daughter's nova over good cream cheese, on bagel. w/ tomato slice, red onion and capers if i'm feeling frisky.
oh and nothin wrong with eggs benedict
disgustingfoodie at 5:21PM on 12/06/07
bagels with lox and cream cheese.
mango at 5:22PM on 12/06/07
Eggs Benedict with a spicy Bloody Mary.
LEDMUNDSON at 5:25PM on 12/06/07
Sturgeon and scrambled eggs at Barney Greengrass with a bagel and cream cheese on the side.
BarneyMiller at 5:27PM on 12/06/07
Onion bagels and plain cream cheese.
jl9802 at 5:32PM on 12/06/07
lightly toasted bialy with whitefish salad and good very very hot coffee.
elaine nan at 5:35PM on 12/06/07
Definitely the eggs norwegian at Balthazar so sooooo yummy. They make a fairly delish bloody mary as well.
drunkykitty at 5:39PM on 12/06/07
big steaming bowl of vietnamese pho (tai bo vien) with iced coffee
maqloubeh at 5:39PM on 12/06/07
Bagels, cream cheese, lox
k_d at 5:40PM on 12/06/07
A toasted bagel with cream cheese
bobpfef at 5:46PM on 12/06/07
Bagel, lox, capers, cream cheese
msecondo at 5:48PM on 12/06/07
bagel, lox, red onion, cream cheese and coffee
Alm25 at 6:12PM on 12/06/07
Toasted everything bagel with cream cheese and lox, with lots of good coffee.
justjoan at 6:15PM on 12/06/07
Russ and Daughters whitefish salad slathered over a buttered onion board from Chiffon bakery - be overwhelmed with a feeling of well-being.
Dogstar at 6:16PM on 12/06/07
Sesame bagel, lightly toasted. Cream cheese. Lox. Thinly sliced red onion. Thinly sliced tomato. Cup of coffee with milk, no sugar. That is all. Perfect.
sdaisy11 at 6:26PM on 12/06/07
bagels bagels bagels!
jedimtb at 6:59PM on 12/06/07
either scrambled eggs with onions and kosher salami, or 3 orders of soup dumplings....finished up with a cupcake from Billy's Bakery.
dConn at 7:10PM on 12/06/07
Sarabeth's tomoto soup.
kirs10 at 7:13PM on 12/06/07
lox,bagel,daily double and ice coffee
tgr1104 at 7:20PM on 12/06/07
lox & cream cheese on a bialy
kathyvegas at 7:37PM on 12/06/07
pain au chocolate from Columbus Bakery
lichen at 7:43PM on 12/06/07
*real* new york bagels
bibliothecaire at 7:50PM on 12/06/07
Everything bagel well-toasted with cream cheese and smoked salmon.
glisterhill at 8:08PM on 12/06/07
bagels and lox :)
PoignantTuna at 8:10PM on 12/06/07
bagels, lox, the works...and a nice piece of danish.
SunnysideUp at 8:14PM on 12/06/07
I've only been to NYC once, back in the mid 70's, and it was too late for brunch. In fact, since the cheapest item on the Hilton's room service menu was Beans & Franks for $9, I didn't eat at all!
srhcb at 8:15PM on 12/06/07
bagels!
wisekaren at 8:19PM on 12/06/07
Bagels and Cream Cheese!
asummerbeachbum at 8:34PM on 12/06/07
A toasted sesame bagel with cream chese, lox, tomato, capers, and some fruit from the farmer's market.
alexb at 8:41PM on 12/06/07
A prune danish from Moishe's Bakery on Second Avenue and a cup of French Costa Rican coffee from the Porto Rico Importing Co., sitting in Tompkins Square Park in the big circle in the middle of the park on a beautiful day.
Or, an order of Matzoh Brie at B&H Dairy during a snow storm in the middle of winter.
mdashkin at 8:46PM on 12/06/07
Toasted Bagels with either whipped butter or cream cheese spread on them.
cherierj at 8:47PM on 12/06/07
Toasted bagel with cream cheese, tomato, onion, and lox
LindaY at 9:00PM on 12/06/07
Dim sum
xalexx at 9:11PM on 12/06/07
Bagel, cream cheese, smoked salmon.
madball911 at 9:15PM on 12/06/07
waffles!
julietlbrown at 9:28PM on 12/06/07
poached eggs, lox, and hollandaise on an english muffin
tracker at 9:31PM on 12/06/07
bagels, natch!
ebarrett at 9:32PM on 12/06/07
bagels and lox
Mike Sula at 9:33PM on 12/06/07
smoked whitfish and bagels
Shannonlovesfood at 9:47PM on 12/06/07
onion bagels with cream cheese, smoked whitefish, onions, tomato, and olives. a big glass of OJ and a pot of strong coffee with lots of half and half.
kaiserschmarren for dessert.
cybercita at 9:48PM on 12/06/07
A good omlet is always nice for brunch.
Scoggdog at 10:04PM on 12/06/07
Sesame bagel, toasted, cream cheese, lox,
red onion and capers in winter, a thick slice of ripe tomato in summer.
And a double tall latte. (I'm a Seattleite.)
KimberlyMcK at 10:07PM on 12/06/07
Everything bagel with cream cheese and sable....mmmmm.
dragonroll at 10:18PM on 12/06/07
Dim Sum - I can't find one that compares in Boston
jpark107 at 10:27PM on 12/06/07
Warm, freshly baked bagels
Nicholas H at 10:42PM on 12/06/07
mmmm that's easy - bagel, cream cheese, lox, capers
woodenspoon at 10:53PM on 12/06/07
poppy seed bagels with lox, tomato and onion. Why aren't the bagles as good anywhere else?
dna90048 at 11:08PM on 12/06/07
blintzes.. and bagels, of course!
squishy622 at 11:23PM on 12/06/07
cofffee, black like my soul
and Bagels, white like my skin
with salmon, pink like my tounge
SkinnyFatty at 11:26PM on 12/06/07
the simplest of brunches - eggs, bacon, toast, potatoes, etc
daniello at 11:35PM on 12/06/07
salami and eggs with a a very well toasted everything bagel!!!
martyweiss at 11:39PM on 12/06/07
juevos rancheros
ghinson at 11:40PM on 12/06/07
Dim Sum! I live in southern Utah and so have to hold out for the times when I return for a visit. They don't know how to do bagels out here either.
So sad.
rudbeckia at 12:11AM on 12/07/07
eggs benedict
myink at 12:12AM on 12/07/07
Bagels.. simple.. tastey.. nothing better
angelaandmelos at 12:45AM on 12/07/07
still a lightly toasted sesame bagel from ess-a-bagel, with cream cheese, nova, fresh tomato and red onion
stevea at 12:50AM on 12/07/07
The bagels are calling me....
proccers at 1:01AM on 12/07/07
smoked salmon & cream cheese on a toasted bagel
hungrykat at 1:10AM on 12/07/07
bialy with cream cheese
stu_spivac at 1:19AM on 12/07/07
Hello, My favorite New York brunch food are "Ricotta Fritters!" Cindi
jchoppes[at]hotmail[dot]com
windycindy at 2:51AM on 12/07/07
Bagels and lox!
jasonncaryn at yahoo dot com
sweetnlow121 at 3:48AM on 12/07/07
this time around: pancakes from tom's diner in brooklyn.
emmab at 7:33AM on 12/07/07
A toasted bagel, lox, capers, cream cheese along with Egg Benedict... and perfectly blended Bloody Mary.
debralu at 8:40AM on 12/07/07
Bagels with cream cheese and lox.
SparklingDiamond at 8:42AM on 12/07/07
Bagels with cream cheese and lox. And a mimosa.
SparklingDiamond at 8:43AM on 12/07/07
Apple Juice, Coffee half/half with sugar, Eggs over easy, Bacon, Toast -- mmm!
tomriddle at 8:43AM on 12/07/07
Me too! Bagel with cream cheese and lox. YUM!!!
aacurtis at 9:01AM on 12/07/07
A bagel and than another bagel
lindygirl at 9:02AM on 12/07/07
Cream cheese, good lox, onion, capers, cucumber, fresh black pepper. Hrmmmmm so good.
jasonmolinari at 9:05AM on 12/07/07
lox
jennywren at 9:15AM on 12/07/07
fresh bagel with cream cheese
Kimberly at 9:17AM on 12/07/07
A 3-egg cheese omelet with some meaty bacon on the side and a warm rye bagel with a hint of butter . YUMMY ..................
NewEnglandBites at 9:24AM on 12/07/07
Salty bialys and creamy coffee.
MarkO at 9:30AM on 12/07/07
Omelet with roasted garlic, cheddar and tomatoes
mkojulie at 9:40AM on 12/07/07
bloody mary and an everything bagel with lox and cream cheese
lmk1210 at 9:43AM on 12/07/07
In addition to my prior answer, a true onion bialy, scallion cream cheese, salty nova, and a Dr. Brown's cream soda. With a vanilla egg cream for dessert.
Mizbee at 10:00AM on 12/07/07
A Tres Leches donut (or coconut cream) from Doughnut Plant with black coffee.
emilypl at 10:03AM on 12/07/07
A toasted sesame bagel with a small schmear of cream cheese, diced Bermuda onion, and lox! Accompanied by good coffee, of course.
Curlz at 10:11AM on 12/07/07
I do love a bagel, cream cream cheese and any smoked fish, but in the interest of being branching out I will go with another favorite: Waffles with a side of scrambled eggs. Pretty much serves as one meal for the entire day.
FoodBoy at 10:14AM on 12/07/07
Coffee, bagel, lox, cream cheese, tomato slice red onion and capers.
Repeat as needed.
ajeys at 10:26AM on 12/07/07
My favorite NYC brunch: We were visiting for a friend's wedding in a few years ago. I was about eight weeks pregnant, and a breakfast at the Fairway Market cafe remains possibly the best I've ever eaten: scrambled eggs with cherry tomatoes, new potatoes, cream cheese and scallions. Fresh-squeezed orange juice and brioche toast to go with it.
jennews at 10:30AM on 12/07/07
Another smoked whitefish, bagel and onion fan here.
cher48603 at 10:49AM on 12/07/07
I think I'll go with Eggs Benedict this time.
lakeloverhh at 10:59AM on 12/07/07
Bagel, cream cheese, lox, tomato, & red onion
Maxchar at 11:03AM on 12/07/07
Lox and Cream Cheese are absolute favorites of mine!
pupilindenial at 11:05AM on 12/07/07
challah with apricot jam
m0pngl0w at 11:07AM on 12/07/07
pancakes or french toast as long as there are no bananas around
allkindsoffood at 11:17AM on 12/07/07
plain bagel, schmear of cream cheese, capers and some top shelf lox.
Decca at 11:20AM on 12/07/07
Having never been to New York I would probably search for something with smoked salmon involved.
diamath at 11:33AM on 12/07/07
Bagel, lox, red onion and hard boiled egg
ShelleyJ at 11:43AM on 12/07/07
bagel and lox!
purpleceline at 11:46AM on 12/07/07
Kaiser roll with butter dunked in sweet coffee. Yum
drala625 at 11:46AM on 12/07/07
Bagel, schmear, lox, tomato.. strong coffee.
LIRC at 11:53AM on 12/07/07
Bagels with whitefish spread!
DanielJ at 11:59AM on 12/07/07
We have a winner!
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Adam Kuban at 12:17PM on 12/07/07