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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.

moosewood! mollie katzen is a fave of mine. also anything by Ina Garten

i used to live by that bergen street f stop too. i must have gained a whole dress size when the banh mi place opened up next to the entrance and i had to pass it twice a day. what about a spleen sandwich at ferdinando's?

That was my situation a little over two years ago (and I, too, lived right near the Bergen F stop!).

Banh mi @ Nicky's on Atlantic
Actually, get Banh Mi down in Bay Ridge area
Anything at Sahadi's & Damascus bakery
Red Hook ballfields
Steve's Key Lime Pies

I was going to add some Jackson Heights stops but that's more than 5 miles from Carroll Gardens. But if you're willing to break your rule, go to the arepa lady late at night!

Thanks, Paulie Gee. Your photos, as well as your pizza set on flickr, are fabulous.

Since writing the review, I've returned twice to Via Ponte and am glad to report consistency in the quality of the pizza. On my most recent visit, I noticed that Giuseppe and Katherine had hired a young pizzaola, who was splitting pizza-making duties with Katherine and delivered to my table a tasty marinara pie, with a sweet, leggy sauce, fresh herbs and a sprinkling of fresh ground parmesan. The pie could have used a minute more in the oven, however, as it was just a bit less crispy than I like and lacked any meaningful char. A member of our party commented, as we were leaving, that "this place is a keeper."

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.

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.