Every place has a breakfast eggs dish that locals love. In this Weekend Eggs series, which we kicked off when we launched Grantourismo on New Year’s Day 2010, we recreate and reinterpret the quintessential breakfast eggs dishes we loved. If you enjoy this series, look out for our Weekend Eggs book in 2022.
This Venetian poached eggs, asparagus, pancetta and parmesan recipe is one of our favourite spring time recipes, and a classic that works for breakfast or brunch. Light and healthy, it doesn’t leave you feeling full, and with a glass of bubbly it leaves you feeling fabulous. Here in Venice if you get up early in … Read more
Sometimes my quest for a weekend eggs recipe reaches a dead end. Here in Kotor people tend to head to a café and have a pastry or one of the wonderful slices of cake such as Dobrotska torta (a lovely local almond lemon cake) rather than eggs. I did see a recipe for an omelette … Read more
We’re in Paris, so we should talk omelettes. But let’s start with a revelation: not one Parisian we talked to said they made omelettes at home. Omelettes may not get made much in Parisian home kitchens yet they’re delicious, easy breakfasts to make when you’re away and staying in apartment rentals. We’re omelette lovers so … Read more
This classic salade Lyonnaise recipe makes the Southern France edition of our Weekend Eggs recipe series, which was brought to you from Céret and Perpignan, where we settled in for two weeks on the southern France leg of our 12-month global grand tour. In the interests of bringing the fine season of spring on with … Read more
This tortilla de cebolla recipe makes the best Spanish potato omelette with onions which can be served for breakfast, brunch, lunch, or even for dinner with a selection of other tapas dishes for a Spanish feast – or, rather, a Catalan feast seeing we’re in Barcelona. This tortilla de cebolla recipe makes the best Spanish potato … Read more