Brunch Obsession: Part 1 of many to come

Growing up, I never really understood the obsession over breakfast foods. When I went to college, everyone wanted breakfast foods all day long. There were many late nights spent at the local diner and it always surprised me how excited my friends got when there was an "All-day" breakfast menu.

Fast forward years later and now I totally get it. For me, it's not really about going out to breakfast, it's all about brunch. This should be a fun, social meal that is hardy, decadent, and special. I want something more than what I can get at a greasy spoon diner. I want high quality, well-executed dishes that I could eat all day long. For the next few weeks  months, I'll talk about some of my favorite[brunch] things.

The Quintessential Bread Basket Wishlist

I don't often see fresh bread baskets at restaurants, so instead I have fond carb memories and fantasies about Balthazar NYC's famous version. If I were to assemble a bread basket, it would probably end up being a giant basket that could serve 15. Instead of limiting myself, I'll just throw in everything on my wishlist and then "try" to pare it down from there :P

1. Some sort of cinnamon rolls or sticky buns

These were made in class at SF Cooking School. A couple of the pictures are fuzzy because I got some flour on my phone while taking pictures :(