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CAFEVERDE,502TamalpaisDr, CorteMadera, cafeverdemarin.com Chef/OwnerTonyFarahmand TopSellerChunkyEggwithboiled eggs,redonion,celery,freshdill, mayonnaise,cherrytomatoes,baby kaleonwholewheatbread,$6.95. Tony’sGo-ToAlmondcroissantat RusticBakery.
CIBO,1201Bridgeway,Sausalito, cibosausalito.com Chef/Co-ownerTera Ancona TopSellerCoffeeandpastry. Tera’sGo-ToMyhusbandandIhave astandingdateeveryweekatthe Thursdayfarmers’marketattheCivic Centerandtreatourselvestoacoffee andpastryorawaffle.
HALFDAYCAFE,848CollegeAve, Kentfield, halfdaycafe.com OwnerToryMonahan TopSellerTortillaScramblewith threeeggsscrambled,tortillastrips, jackandcheddarcheeses,tomatoes, Anaheimchilesandscallions,topped withsourcream,$10.25. Tory’sGo-ToChilaquileswithhash browns,GreenGulchtoastanda milkshake(notusuallyallatonce)at ShorelineCafeinMillValley.
PARKSIDECAFE,43ArenalAve, StinsonBeach, parksidecafe.com Chef/Co-ownerMaxineGilbert TopSellerOpen-facedSandwich withsunny-side-uplocaleggs,pro- sciutto,Gruyère,organichousebread andcherrytomatoarugulasalad,$14. Maxine’sGo-ToThehouse-made gravlaxandscrambledeggtacos withlocalcorntortillas,cumin crèmeandpickledradishsalsaat SaltwaterinInverness.
TOAST,5800NaveDr,Novato, toastnovato.com ChefJohnnyNguyen TopSellerCornflake-Crusted FrenchToastwithsourdoughbread, farmers’marketfruitandwhipped cream,$10.95. Johnny’sGo-ToButtermilkpancakes atFarmHouseLocalinLarkspur.
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