We Approve of Bloomberg's Hypothetical Last Breakfast
Who knows how the "last breakfast" topic came up with New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, but his response was pretty delicious:
"I always said if I had one breakfast to eat before I die, it would be Wonder Bread toasted, with Skippy Super Chunky melted on it, slices of overripe banana and fresh crisp bacon."
Not a bad idea, Mike, and pretty down-to-earth of you, considering you're worth about thirty billion dollars.
What would mine be? Perfect pancakes, crispy at the edges and tender inside, served with real maple syrup and sweet butter; six slices of Allan Benton's superlative bacon; two super-fresh eggs softly scrambled on a separate plate—I don't want the syrup touching my eggs—all washed down with a glass of really cold milk and a glass of equally cold fresh orange juice.
What about you, serious eaters? Last breakfast fantasies?
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29 Comments:
I can't decide between a poached egg over creamed spinach with extra crispy oven bacon or a lightly toasted onion bagel with cream cheese, whitefish on one side, lox on the other, thinly sliced onion, tomato and cucumber with a very large very cold glass of orange juice. I think either way I would die a very happy girl.
agk685 at 8:16AM on 07/29/08
Your breakfast sounds pretty good, although for me one of the pleasures of eating eggs with pancakes is the sweetness the eggs acquire from the syrup.
While I'd like to include a western omelet in my breakfast, I don't think it would work well with the others, so I'm going to have to choose a fresh-baked croissant, French yogurt with berries, fresh pineapple, freshly squeezed orange juice, and good, black coffee.
paulbee at 8:29AM on 07/29/08
Linguine and shrimp Fra Diavlo. Yummy!!
izatryt at 8:43AM on 07/29/08
breakfast food is nice anytime...but the best breakfast is a cold slice of good pizza.
cambriana at 8:51AM on 07/29/08
not sure if I'd pick this, but it's a variation on something i would choose:
the other day in the cafeteria a woman asked for bacon egg and cheese on a toasted roll and handed the grill guy a small container of hash browns. he made a little hollow in the top of the roll and packed the hash browns into it before he assembled the whole sandwich.
i'm not sure how something that would taste...but i know hash browns, bacon, egg, and cheese are in my last breakfast.
z911empire at 9:14AM on 07/29/08
Poached egg with a big slab of breaded chevre on top of ratatouille with just made baguette and a bowl of coffee and milk.
notenoughspoons at 9:22AM on 07/29/08
good morning!
2 eggs, sunny-side up.
2 sausage links
2 pieces of french toast with powdered sugar, cinnamon and a drip of maple syrup.
coffee!
and i'll wash it down with a frosty bowl of Lucky Charms.
in dubious batter at 9:24AM on 07/29/08
An onion bagel shmeared with Philly cream cheese, capers pressed in said cream cheese (so they don't fall out),sweet red onion and the silkiest smoked salmon I can find.
And don't forget the coffee.
bessfour at 9:32AM on 07/29/08
Softly scrambled eggs with a side of crispy thick bacon, garden tomatoes and crusty bread toasted and buttered with a generous hand. Of course I would want a good strong cup of coffee and a tall glass of ice cold milk.
lakeloverhh at 10:13AM on 07/29/08
an everything bagel with veggie cream cheese and a slice of tomato. with lox on the side, followed by a Levain bakery chocolate cookie. forget breakfast, this would be my last meal period. (i'm very serious about my bagels!)
sarahlucy at 10:15AM on 07/29/08
I'm thinking latkes with a side of latkes and maybe some latkes for dessert. And a maple syrup shooter.
jeninewsbite at 10:44AM on 07/29/08
If I didn't have to deal with walking around in circles later from digestive failure?:
-homemade sage sausage, most definitely touching lots of maple syrup
-poached eggs over smoked chicken sweet potato hash (a la Bobby Flay's)
-chicory coffee and several Bloody Marys with an obscene amount of lemon and Old Bay
-ice cream--one scoop lime cheesecake, one boysenberry, one coconut chocolate chip
HappyHoarfrost at 11:00AM on 07/29/08
I was going to say ebelskivers with raspberry jam and sour cream and bacon and sausage. But, now I am undecided between that and an everything bagel with lox and cream cheese. I think that the bagel would be first course then wait ten minutes and eat the ebelskivers.
jennywren at 11:03AM on 07/29/08
I think everything I like about breakfast would be included... it's the last one right? No consequences (except maybe being too stuffed for my last lunch and last dinner)... hash browns, bacon, sausage, sunny side up eggs, smoked salmon, hollandaise, poached eggs (perfect ones)... what else... maybe a pancake or two for good measure... corn beef hash... breakfast potatoes... I like breakfast :)
feistyfoodie at 11:17AM on 07/29/08
I can't believe more people aren't mentioning breakfast cocktails! If this is really my last breakfast, I imagine I'd want more than a few mimosas. Then either Vietnamese summer rolls or a bagel with hummus and lots of vegetables. Then more than few more mimosas.
annatr at 11:52AM on 07/29/08
If we're including cocktails...and I've fasted for about a month prior to this last breakfast...
A mimosa
A bloody mary - with my own mix
2 eggs, scrambled well
peppered bacon, crisp but not hard
1 corn cake
corned beef hash
1 biscuit with appropriate sausage gravy
coffee - NOT folgers, maxwell house or starbucks!
thewrighttaste at 11:59AM on 07/29/08
Oh...and I almost forgot...
a Block's sun-dried tomato bagel, with veggie cream cheese
thewrighttaste at 11:59AM on 07/29/08
Breakfast is my favorite meal, so I think if I had to eat it for the last time I'd want a bite of just about everything: pancakes, waffles, french toast, soft scrambled eggs, eggs over easy with toast to dip in the runny yolks, bacon, sausage, and a biscuit. Oh, and hash browns. Promptly followed by a heart attack, to die happy.
LizNYC at 12:39PM on 07/29/08
Easy! Mom's matzo brei made with fresh Streit's egg matzo. A little Wholemato ketchup on the side as well as some freshly cracked pepper.
hereandthe at 12:48PM on 07/29/08
I would choose a little concoction a diner around here makes known as "Hot Hash and Holly" -- crispy potatoes O'Brien, topped by two eggs (I like them over hard in this dish), topped by cheddar cheese, topped by house-made hollandaise. Add some bacon on the side, a buttered english muffin, and a Dr. Brown's cream soda and it all is perfection!
Of course, I would not object to a good biscuit with sausage gravy on the side. Or some blintzes. Or a Brennan's baked apple . . . and of course the Indian porridge from Hell's Kitchen in Minneapolis is really good . . .
Mizbee at 1:03PM on 07/29/08
Forget mimosas, I'd just have a glass of champagne. Or two.
I'm so very torn, because there are so many breakfast foods I love. All right, let's try this:
*If I eat it at home - pancakes. One of them is topped with a fried egg, two crispy bacon slices and a a bit of ketchup. The rest - with sour cream (with added roasted garlic) and blueberry syrup. Oh, and a spoonful of my husband's sweet potato hush with a slice or two of lox on the side.
*if I eat it someplace else, I'll make sure it's a place where I can get - 2 cheese blintzes, a couple of slices of bacon (crispy), a slice of lox (with dill-mustard sauce) and to finish it all - creme brulee.
And I'm drinking that champagne regardless of where I eat my last breakfast:-).
brooke29 at 1:08PM on 07/29/08
Fluffy scrambled eggs on good crispy toast that's quickly absorbing too much butter.
If not that, I'd dig up the cold pizza, too.
namepl at 1:17PM on 07/29/08
French toast beats pancakes in my book. Bacon. Lots.
Raphael at 1:20PM on 07/29/08
Eggs Florentine (with bacon) with a side of perfectly crisped-on-the-outside home fried potatoes covered in fresh cut chives with a dab of sour cream (whole fat) on the top. And a large glass of fresh squeezed grapefruit juice and a perfectly smooth, nutty cappuccino.
Tactful_Cactus at 1:35PM on 07/29/08
the breakfast i eat M-F is so delicious that i would definitely want it as my last--
everything bagel (the kind with ALOT of everything) toasted with scallion cream cheese and 2 big, juicy slices of tomato. top that with an egg, over hard.
slograffiti at 4:04PM on 07/29/08
Fresh cornbread with homemade butter, Pennsylvania maple syrup and crispy peppered bacon.
Or a few pieces of toasted French bread slathered with Brie and fig jam.
Susquehanna at 4:52PM on 07/29/08
French toast with a scoop of real butter on top and dusted with powdered sugar, served with strawberries and sliced fresh peaches. Two strips of thick-cut hickory bacon. One creamy scrambled egg. A big glass of OJ with lots of fresh pulp. I'm happy - and full - just thinking about it.
holdthemayo at 5:43PM on 07/29/08
Either a cheese stuffed omelet with avacado and salsa, or my late husbands sausage gravy and biscuits.
Cary at 9:38AM on 07/30/08
If it's my last breakfast ever? Bacon, egg, and cheese on a roll; poffertjes with strawberries; pain au chocolat; a macchiato; and hash browns or latkes.
Messily at 6:19PM on 07/30/08