Waterloo Ice House on Burnet gets my vote for best breakfast.

this morning I had an Asagio Cheese bagel with Salmon Schmear and a cup of Tension Tamer... not really feeling stressed this a.m. but I thought maybe I could use it as a preventative!

What does Tension Tamer have in it? Just want to know what you're on z*/

vitamin B!!! and mint.

Did it work?

uh huh! I'm a pretty happy camper!

goody-goody!

stacey, you eat some of the strangest sounding stuff *grin* personally, i like brunch, that 10 am eat-a-thon...won't need a bite the rest of the day, haven't found a tolerable place yet......

(not even going to say it...)

*giggle*

Austin used to have a really good Sunday brunch at the 15th Street Cafe (?) under the Guest Quarters Hotel. About once a month we have brunch with a group of friends, always potluck and at someone's house.

Sunday brunch at mothers is the mother of all Sunday brunches.

YUM! (good to see you paul, it's been awhile! how's the ham radio?)

Great stuff on the ham radio. One of my room mates, Garrett, and I have been talking up a storm all over town. We may put it out on the spring's realaudio server soon (our ham repeater). New room mates at our big house have arrived. Robin, who's bring a couple of travel trailers to park out on the land, Suzanne, who has posted a couple of times here, and Adelyn, who's a massage therapist for Apple Computer. We all get along great! I also just made contact with Pat Luppens, a high school friend, and Merle Busch, my high school physics teacher. There's a truly amazing story here about the times we had together with Jim Fox and Helen Huth, who both died. Believe me, it's amazing. And it's awesome that the Internet is bring us back together again. I just registered http://www.helenhuth.com but the website isn't built yet.

great paul, sounds like your life is 'coming up roses' at the moment. (imagining Austin late afternoon temps and breezes out on the 'new' land!)

I'll be talking about this more. It's some very deep, philosophical stuff from my adolesence that cries to break into some coherent recounting. Helen Huth was one of those people whose memory flickers like an eternal flame. And Jim Fox has joined her. The events around Merle, Pat, Jim and Helen really shaped a lot of my feelings and had a deep impact on me personally. It's kind of awesome that Pat, Merle and I are talking via email again.

heard from an old friend of mine as well... now married, living in Houston, starting a family... back to breakfast... on Sunday had breakfast at the Harvest. Whole foods, earthy, lots of tofu, tempeh and seiten dishes. Reminds me of Austin's Martin Brothers (ah the memories!) and the BEST smoothies!

Too bad Martin Brothers shut down, I see Jeff Martin at parties pretty regularly.

Best breakfasts! From citysearch today. 1. Magnolia Cafe 2. Kerbey Lane Cafe 3. Taco Xpress 4. Dan's Hamburgers 5. The Omelettry 6. Trudy's Texas Star Restaurant & Bar 7. Cisco's Restaurant Bakery & Bar 8. Star Seeds Cafe 9. Taco Shack 10. Juan in a Million I thought the Omelettry would have been in the top spot with Kerbey Lane second and Magnolia third. How did Taco Express and Dan's Humburgers slip in to third and fourth? Never heard of Cisco's, Star Seeds is cool. Juan in a Million??

According to http://austin360.com/restaurants/ BREAKFAST � Chez Zee. The cr�me br�l�e French toast is a sumptuously rich wedge of challah bread soaked overnight in cr�me br�l�e custard and then baked. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; 5406 Balcones Drive; 454-2666. � Cisco's. One of the city's most unusual breakfast items, the picadillos are rolls stuffed with seasoned taco meat. Opens at 7 a.m. daily; 1511 E. Sixth St.; 478-2420. � Dan's Hamburgers. The plate is filled by the two large, split, soft, homemade biscuits covered with smooth cream gravy and little chunks of sausage. Opens at 6 a.m. daily; 4308 Manchaca Road; 443-6131. Also 844 Airport Blvd., 385-2262; 5602 N. Lamar Blvd, 459-3239. � El Nopalito. The soft, savory strips of nopales (cacti) are a perfect partner for scrambled eggs. Opens at 7 a.m. Tuesday to Friday and 8 a.m. Saturday and Sunday; 2809 S. First St.; 326-2026. � Hot Jumbo Bagel. Greet each day with a wall of flavors -- jalape�o to sesame seed. Opens at 6:30 a.m. Monday to Friday, 7:30 a.m. Saturday and Sunday (closed the first Sunday of the month); 307 W. Fifth St.; 477-1137. � Juan In A Million. One delicious, zesty way to have eggs is scrambled with Mexican dried beef, called machacado, tomatoes, onions and jalape�os. Opens at 7 a.m. daily; 2300 E. Cesar Chavez St.; 472-3872. � Kerbey Lane Cafe. The size of saucers, the thick pancakes are winners, particularly the fresh-fruit daily special. Open 24 hours; 3704 Kerbey Lane; 451-1436. Also 12602 Research Blvd., 258-7757; 2700 S. Lamar Blvd., 445-4451; 2606 Guadalupe St., 447-5717. � La Fuente's. Tortilla chips meld with scrambled eggs, tomatoes, onions and green peppers to form migas, a cheese-covered Tex-Mex classic. Opens at 8 a.m. Saturday and Sunday; 6507 Circle S Road; 442-9925. � Little City. Steamed milk and chocolate syrup unite for a simple, sweet hot cocoa. Opens at 7 a.m. Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. Saturday and Sunday; 916 Congress Ave.; 476-2489. � Lone Star Bakery. Doughnuts of substance, not some thin wisp of sugar. 106 W. Liberty Ave., Round Rock; 255-3629; opens at 4 a.m. Tuesday to Sunday. � Magnolia Cafe. Home fries that are well-peppered chunks of red potatoes -- some soft, others crisp -- from the grill. Open 24 hours; 1920 S. Congress Ave.; 445-0000. Also 2304 Lake Austin Blvd.; 478-8645. � Mozart's. Lake Austin coffeehouse serving a rich brew from beans it roasts. Opens at 7 a.m. Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. Friday and Saturday; 3826 Lake Austin Blvd.; 477-2900. � Omelettry. The large three-egg vegetarian omelette is stuffed with guacamole, tomatoes, onions, mushrooms, peppers and cheese. Opens at 7 a.m. daily; 4811 Burnet Road; 453-5062. � Russell's Bakery. A fritter to savor, with a golden crust enveloping chopped nuts and apples. Opens at 6:30 a.m. Monday to Friday, 7:30 a.m. Saturday, 8 a.m. Sunday; 3339 Hancock Drive; 419-7877. � Sweetish Hill Bakery. Wake me up with a mocha muffin, filled with chunks of dark chocolate in a coffee-flavored dough. Opens at 6:30 a.m. daily; 1120 W. Sixth St.; 472-7370. � Taco X-Press. Breakfast tacos in a variety of forms, including migas and eggs with chorizo. Opens at 7 a.m. Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. Saturday, 9 a.m. Sunday; 2529 S. Lamar Blvd.; 444-0261. � Texas French Bread. Nuts and cinnamon swirl through yellow coffeecake topped with streusel and drizzled with icing. Opens at 6:30 a.m. Monday to Friday, 7 a.m. Saturday and Sunday; 2900 Rio Grande St.; 499-0544. � Upper Crust. Peel the layers of flaky dough like an onion to unwrap, bite by bite, this nontraditional sugar-and-cinnamon roll. Opens at 6:30 a.m. Monday to Friday, 7 a.m. Saturday and Sunday; 4508 Burnet Road; 467-0102.

My picks in order. 1. Omelettry - head and shoulders above the rest 2. Trudys 3. Magnolia 4. Upper Crust The rest are a tossup.