Breakfast at Kouzzina by Cat Cora?

[Jillinwonderland]

How is it? Anyone have pictures? What did you like? What didn't you like?

 

[nightshaderose]

This is the breakfast I had there in January:

Bacon, poached eggs, herbed potatoes, olive toast (Yum!), and artichoke spread (even more Yum!). I thought it was great and am going again next trip. Please note, I'm a pretty big fan of substantial, non-sweet breakfast and kind of an adventurous eater, so YMMV.

Elizabeth

 

[Leota]

We ate breakfast there twice last Fall.. We had Eggs Scrambled with Spinach, Tomato & Feta and we had the Vegetable Flatbread. Both were delish! I didn't care for the chicken sausage tho. I'm an adventerous eater, but it just didn't work for me. This trip, I'm ordering the bacon, if I go for meat.





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[Sweet Melissa]

Here's an excerpt from my January trip report (which I originally wrote for another site):

We checked in at Kouzzina a little early and were seated straightaway. We never ate at Spoodles for dinner, but loved their breakfast. The restaurant looks pretty much exactly the same as it did before Cat Cora invaded, which is why I think it's so funny when the media talks about how the decor is so reflective of Cat's personality and family history. Aside from some family pictures in the foyer, I don't see how. The restaurant wasn't very busy, but I could definitely see how it would be noisy and hectic during dinner. We would find out later in the evening for ourselves as we also had a dinner reservation for Kouzzina that night. Our server, Shaun was helpful and attentive. We ordered a glass of the sparkling white sangria and a bloody Mary along with glasses of water for each of us. I liked the green apple flavor in the sangria. The apples were strong; there was an abundance of mint in the drink but I couldn't really taste it through the presence of the apple. Danny thought that it wasn't "sparkly" enough and that it was too sweet. I think he would have liked it more if the simple syrup was omitted and replaced with more wine. I liked the sweetness just fine, but thought that maybe the simple syrup would benefit from being infused with some of the mint that was in the drink. While I liked the apple, I think it would have been nice to taste more of the mint as well. The bloody Mary was a real hit with both of us. I adore tomato juice and love it spicy. This drink had an ideal amount of heat and while the vodka was present, it wasn't too strong. Moreover, I was thrilled by the cocktail's garnish. I'm not a big fan of the traditional celery stalk, but Kouzzina replaces it with my garnish of choice: a cucumber spear. There were also two olives, one Manzanilla and one Kalamata, and a lime wedge speared in the drink. The pretty little spear didn't make it long. I had the cucumber, Danny the olives, and we sank the lime before our breakfast had even arrived.

For breakfast I had the vegetable flat bread, which included egg, roasted red bell peppers, spinach and feta cheese. It was delicious, though the edges were too burned to eat. As a fanatical baker who has spent years perfecting her homemade pizza dough, I understand why this happens. The flat bread was just so loaded with toppings that the edges were sacrificed so that the middle cooked thoroughly. I certainly wouldn't have traded the abundant toppings for a less cooked bread.

Note the yummy drinks in the background.

Shaun noticed how black the edges of my flat bread were and asked if I wanted another one. I was working on my third piece at that point and declined, but I really did appreciate that he noticed. Other than a few dark spots, I thought it was an excellent breakfast and loved the balance of flavors. The eggs could have used a little salt, but the feta corrected that.

Danny's breakfast was a huge hit. He has the stacked Kouzzina breakfast, which is two poached eggs over sweet potato hash, slices of kalamata olive toast, artichoke spread and a choice of breakfast meat. He opted for chicken sausage. I believe the other option was bacon.

Kouzzina Stacked Breakfast. The artichoke spread was the single greatest thing on the table.

Danny and I both don't really care for sweet potatoes, but we're adventurous eaters and we like to trust the chefs to prepare foods and flavors the way they think they should be served. In other words, we don't ask for substitutions and will often ask servers for the chef's recommendation when there is some choice to be made regarding the food we order. It was definitely the right thing to do in this case, as the sweet potato hash worked well with the other flavors on Danny's plate. Everything else was fantastic as well. The chicken sausage had a nice, mild flavor. The eggs were so light it was almost as if they were whipped. Danny didn't expect to like the artichoke spread with the eggs, but thought that the creamy, savory spread was a surprisingly good marriage of flavors with the poached egg. The spread ended up being his favorite part of the meal. The real winner, he said, was combining it with the rustic bread that made the kalamata olive toast. He had me try some I had to agree that the spread was better than everything on my plate.

All in all, Spoodles was our former favorite restaurant for breakfast in the World, and we felt that Kouzzina makes a more than adequate replacement. We'll be dining there again on our next trip.

 

[disneygirlinnj]

I've had the same thing that a few people on here have ordered...the stacked Kouzzina breakfast...and loved it! I'm also an adventurous eater though. LOVED the kalamata bread, and the artichoke spread. Pair this with a pot of french press coffee??? mmmm!