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    Food for Thought

    The best breakfast in Houston? Brunch & Dr. Pepper are great, but there's moreto morning life

    Marene Gustin
    Feb 24, 2012 | 12:02 pm
    • Eggs in a Basket: This is the easiest breakfast dish I know. I got the idea fromwatching the movie V for Vendetta.
      Photo by Jack Appleby
    • You can get just about any breakfast item from any country in Houston, such asmasala eggs from Pondicheri.
      Photo by Ruthie Johnson Miller
    • For Eggs in a Basket, crack a fresh egg into the hole and salt and pepper totaste. That’s pretty much it.
      The Cracker Barrel
    • In my 20s, after a late night, breakfast might just be a can of Dr Pepper, whichis how I can understand Brad Pitt’s choice of breakfast beverages for his brood.
      Photo by Cyclone Bill
    • Occasionally, I steal some of Dad’s frozen banana slices, which is about theonly thing in his freezer that I want.
      Photo by Marene Gustin

    Breaking the nightly fast has never really been important to me.

    I know, I know. The government and doctors will tell you it’s the most important meal of the day, but I just never really got into it.

    This is probably because growing up Dad left really early in the morning, often while my mother was still asleep. So us kids stumbled to the kitchen in our PJs we usually found a breakfast of Tang (what the heck is that anyway? A powdered “fruit-flavored” drink?) and the cold cereal of the week. By the time I was in high school the morning feast was a cup of coffee and a cold Pop Tart.

     

      This went on for years, probably at least a decade before I realized I could cut about $200 a month out of my budget by kicking the Starbucks addiction. 

    In my twenties, after a late night, it might just be a can of Dr Pepper, which is why I can understand Brad Pitt’s choice of breakfast beverages for his brood.

    And then there was the coffee drink craze in the mid 1990s when breakfast meant stopping at a ubiquitous Starbucks for a mocha on the way to the office. This went on for years, probably at least a decade before I realized I could cut about $200 a month out of my budget by kicking the Starbucks addiction.

    Nowadays I usually opt for a glass of almond milk, maybe a half cup of coffee. Occasionally, I steal some of Dad’s frozen banana slices, which is about the only thing in his freezer that I want. Certainly not the Jimmy Dean sausage biscuits. OK, maybe once in a while I’ve snagged one, but I can rarely eat all of it. They just don’t taste like real food.

    You would think for food writer that I would eat better than this. And every once in a while I do.

    I can cook up a mean breakfast myself, anything from biscuits and chocolate gravy to scrambled eggs with fresh herbs and sausage. But I only do this a couple of times a year because if you’re really hungry in the early hours of the day there’s no shortage of spots to hit in Houston.

    And there’s always grab and go: A handful of mini bagel dogs from The Hot Bagel Shop on South Shepherd Drive, the breakfast buffet at Whole Foods Markets, take-out from Avalon Diner or a frankie from Pondicheri. And there are a million places to get breakfast tacos or kolaches. In fact, you can get just about any breakfast item from any country in Houston.

    And still I find I wake up to almond milk and a newspaper.

    Unless it’s Sunday when brunch reigns supreme. Maybe it’s because brunch is latter in the morning, almost noontime. Actually it’s lunch for me, but on Sunday it's real breakfast food.

    Can you say egg white scramble with tomatoes and peppers, a strip or two of crispy bacon, a slice of cantaloupe and maybe some wings and waffles? Maybe there’s even a taste of dessert. And of course, bottomless mimosas.

    And I’ll whip up huge holiday brunches with bloody Mary’s and hash and egg casseroles.

    But brunch isn’t really breakfast, despite the omelet stations and fresh fruit platters and steam trays full of breakfast meats. I think maybe it’s all the drinking.

    So I’m back to the fact that I really don’t eat breakfast on a regular basis. That the oatmeal in the cupboard is probably from last winter and I’m afraid to look at the expiration dates on the yogurt and eggs in the fridge may also be part of the problem. But if the eggs were fresh, and I had some artisan bread (maybe from Slow Dough or Kraftsmen bakeries), this is what I would cook.

     Eggs in a Basket

    This is the easiest breakfast dish I know. I got the idea from watching the movie V for Vendetta (actually a lot of my best food ideas come from watching odd films) so I think it’s a British thing but my sister in Georgia also makes this dish and calls it a bird’s nest. It’s one of those dishes that seem to be made all over the globe with a plethora of different names but the taste is the same.

    Start with a thick slice of bread from an artisan loaf. Throw a little butter in a frying pan on medium heat. Use a shot glass (see how often drinking comes up in this column?) to punch out a hole in the middle of the bread and then toss it in the pan. Crack a fresh egg into the hole and salt and pepper to taste. That’s pretty much it.

    It takes about two minutes on each side, depending on how you like your eggs cooked. Just don’t let the toast burn. It’s quick, simple and tasty.

    So, maybe I’ll whip that up some morning.

    Or, maybe I’ll just grab a Dr Pepper and be done with it. Who am I to quibble with Brad Pitt?

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    TikTok star Keith Lee crafts matcha latte for Hill Country flood relief

    Teresa Gubbins
    Jul 11, 2025 | 9:30 am
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    Keith Lee hoists his special matcha drink.

    The devastating floods that swept across Central Texas on July 4 are bringing out all kinds of charitable endeavors — and that includes a limited-edition beverage from Texas-based TikTok food influencer Keith Lee.

    Lee, a social media sensation whose online food reviews have benefited hundreds of small restaurants, is partnering with La La Land Kind Cafe on a special drink: Called the La La Land X Keith Lee Latte, it's a matcha drink in which 100 percent of the proceeds will go towards Kerr County flood relief.

    La La Land is the coffee chain founded in Dallas in 2019 with a mission to provide opportunities for fostering youth and individuals in need. It has three locations in Houston, along with 10 across Dallas-Fort Worth and six in Southern California.

    The new Keith Lee Latte will consist of double ceremonial matcha, with secret syrup, matcha cloud, a whole fresh strawberry, flaky salt, and matcha powder. (See Lee enjoy the latte in the video below.)


      
     
     
     
     
     
     
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    Matcha is the Japanese green tea powder that has experienced a surge in popularity, appearing in everything from drinks like the matcha latte to desserts like matcha mousse.

     Keith Lee Latte Keith Lee Latte is a matcha drink.Instagram 

    Lee, who relocated to Dallas in 2024, has been on a matcha kick ever since he tried it in Chicago, which he says "led me down a rabbit hole," and it has become his trademark drink. In May, he visited seven cafes across DFW in search of the perfect matcha in town, and that included La La Land, where he ordered a matcha with almond milk.

    He also has a charitable history, including a special visit he made to Taste Project in Fort Worth to donate $4,000 to support the nonprofit's mission to fight food insecurity.

    The Keith Lee Latte will be available at all La La Land cafes beginning Friday July 11, for a limited time only. From July 11-27, 100 percent of all proceeds will support flood relief efforts in Kerr County — "a community in our home state that’s hurting," La La Land Cafe says.

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