Just take a long, hard look at this picture and you might understand why I would probably fly to New York just to have brunch at Cafe Mogador in the LES. This Morrocan restaurant is the perfect, cozy little brunch spot nestled in between lots of other cozy little brunch spots on St. Mark's street. Everytime I go, I order the blackstone eggs (pictures above), which includes two poached eggs with hollandaise sauce over thick cut bacon and roasted tomato on an English muffin. These glorious eggs come served with spiced potatoes, a side of spicy morrocan Harissa, and a mesclun salad. So where do I begin? I can't possibly do the poached eggs any justice with a description. It's a taste/feeling that no word can accurately describe. I would call it "umami" but I hesitate to use that word due to it's widespread misuse and over-application to anything that tastes good. All of the elements of this dish balance each other perfectly: the creamy hollandaise sauce with the savory bacon, the light, lemony mesclun salad with the poached eggs--simply put, it's an amazing experience for the taste buds. Oh, and brunch comes served with fresh squeezed orange juice and your choice of cappuccino, espresso, or tea. You get a bang for your buck and I guarantee you will leave on cloud nine.
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