Kate’s Kitchen

471 Haight St @ Fillmore

It started the way the good ones always do. “What do you mean, you’ve never been to Kate’s Kitchen?” A few mornings later I was looking down on the naked splendor of Kate’s French Toast Orgy, six thick inches of orange french toast, granola, yogurt, and fruit.

If the french toast hadn’t been fantastic, I wouldn’t bother writing this. French toast is compulsory. But the yogurt! The granola! Each texture manages to stay separate yet complement the others. This being California, the fruit is exquisite. I discovered happily that my brain is soluble in the honey they drizzle atop the lot. “I saw someone finish that once,” said my breakfast companion, as I tucked in. (more…)