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This Breakfast Blue Me Away! The Olde Bluebird Inn In Easton

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The Olde Bluebird Inn, 363 Black Rock Turnpike, Easton, CT

We’ve been wanting to try out the Olde Bluebird Inn for a while, but have never had the chance.  Dad and I thought it was a little too far to drive, but in fact it’s really only about 20 minutes away —  it just looked far away on the map.  The Olde Bluebird Inn, has been around since 1919 — and it has that old-timey country look.  We sat in the front part of the cafe which had lots of geranium plants, so many that I felt like I was in a greenhouse. The Olde Bluebird is very popular with kids, and today there were lots of them there.

One thing about the Olde Bluebird, is even though the breakfasts are big, you don’t leave with your tummy feeling full – probably because everything is made with fresh ingredients.  Today I had Texas French Toast with Fresh Strawberries and Fresh Whipped Cream.  The French toast was really fluffy and the fresh strawberries juicy and sweet.  My dad has an omelet with Tomatoes, Cheese and Sausage — the cool thing about this was that it came with a huge piece of coffee cake — it was warm and tasted like it was just baked.  I also had some of his home fries – which were also very good.  The Chocolate Milk was freshly made and really cold!

Ewa Pogorzelski owner of the Olde Bluebird Inn

I spoke with Ewa Pogorzelski, the owner of The Olde Bluebird and asked her, “Is the inn part of The Olde Bluebird still open”?

She said, “No, just the restaurant part, the Inn has not been open in over 40 years”.

I also asked, “Does the menu change every weekend”?      

She said, “Yes, we have different breakfast specials every Saturday and Sunday”.

Finally, I asked Ms. Pogorzelski what her favorite thing on the menu was.  She loves the Sweet Potato Pancakes that they serve.  She also told me that she sometimes makes Polish food for lunch.

Maybe someday, I can bring my Grandma (who is also Polish and owns an Inn) to try that!

The Sunday Diner Rating (out of 5)

FOOD  * * * * *  (5)

SERVICE  * * * * *   (5)

LOOKS  * * * * *  (5)

BATHROOM: * * * * *  (5)

Say Bonjour To A French Breakfast At Oceanview Café!

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Oceanview Café, 201 Liberty Square, Norwalk CT

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Bonjour! The first thing you notice when you walk into the Oceanview Café, are fishing nets, paintings of boats, and fish on the walls… which would make you believe that it is a fish restaurant — when in fact, it’s actually, a French café, that serves both French and American breakfasts.

The Oceanview Café has been in Norwalk for seven years and is a family business that is owned by a great French chef who worked in some of the best French restaurants in the world — like Maxim’s in Paris, Chef Jean-Paul Pauillac.  One of his specialties is seafood (which is why I think that there are so many maritime and fishy things on the walls).

For breakfast and lunch, it’s a regular family restaurant, that mainly serves American food, but on the weekends at night — it becomes a French restaurant “The Bistro Limoges”, which is named after a city in France near where the Chef is from.

There are many things on the menu that are French and American to choose from — I had Crêpes (which are like very thin pancakes) stuffed with Bacon, Eggs and Cheese — it was delicious!  The bacon was so crispy, and melted in your mouth.  My dad had a Ratatouille omelette — which is made with cooked vegetables – I tried some and it was sweet!

I spoke with Jean-Philippe, who served us and is the Chef’s son, and asked him:

How is breakfast different in France than in the U.S.A.?

He said, “Breakfast is much lighter in France, and is usually, just some toast or a croissant and some milk or coffee, here breakfast is much bigger!”

I also asked him, “What is his favorite thing for breakfast?”

He said., “I like two eggs sunny side – up”

Finally, I asked, “Does the Oceanview ever serve fish for breakfast?”

“Not often, but sometimes we do have a salmon omelette, but we serve a lot of fish for lunch and diner – it’s my dad’s specialty.”

With Chef Jean-Paul, who loves the Mets, Knicks and especially loves Rugby!

When I was there, the television was tuned to some French Cartoons, but later today, it will be on for the Rugby Matches.  Chef Jean-Paul said I should come back for lunch and Rugby sometime!

The Sunday Diner Rating (out of 5)

FOOD  * * * * * (Cinq)

SERVICE  * * * * *   (Cinq)

LOOKS  * * * *  (Quatre)

BATHROOM: * * * * *   (Cinq)

Till next time — Au Revoir!

Nice and Cheesy at the Darien Diner!

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Darien Diner, 171 Post Rd, Darien, CT

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Sorry we haven’t posted for two weeks :(   I have been SO busy with stuff, like school, sports and I went to visit my grandma in Lancaster, PA (I’ll be telling you about that later!).

Two weeks ago, we wanted to try Swanky Franks, a legendary Norwalk hot dog place that is now serving breakfast – but – they were closed until 11 AM on Sundays, so, we went to the Darien Diner instead!  And it was good!  I had been there before for dinner with my friend Alexander, but was my first time for breakfast.

The Darien Diner has been there from the 1960′s and it has been owned for 4 years by the same people who own the Post Road Diner! It’s a masterpiece for decorations!  Like the Post Road Diner it has lots of cool cars and old Coca-Cola merchandise.

I had the “Kitchen Sink” Omelet which had everything in it but the kitchen sink! Get it? It was VERY cheesy, at one point I took a bite and got a HUGE “cheese pull”  — that’s what my friend Dave Straiton (who is a BIG TV Director) told me that they call that in the TV commercial business!  Here’s a picture of my cheese pull:

I talked to the assistant manager, Jimmy and asked:

What is your favorite item for breakfast?

He said “I really like the Breakfast Sandwich, but everything here is really good and made fresh”.

The Darien Diner is also really great for dinner –  especially their burgers and shakes!

The Sunday Diner Rating (out of 5)

FOOD  * * * * * (5)

SERVICE  * * * * *  (5)

LOOKS  * * * * * (5)

BATHROOM: * * * * *  (5)