issue 2
 
 
My Dad Made Lucky Charms
Monday, March 26, 2007
Q: When did you work at General Mills?
 
I worked there at the end of the sixties, in 67, 68, and 69.
 
Q: This was a couple of years after you were out of high school, right?
 
My dad suggested that I
 
Breakfast Verite: Working the nightshift in a big-city breakfast hangout
Friday, March 23, 2007
by Fred Watson
 
A perfect pancake, every time.
 
I've worked at a chain family restaurant on and off for the past five years, waiting tables. This little slogan is one of the gems of wisdom they try
 
Over The Hump
from the editor's desk 2 

What's New 4 

Letters & News 5 

Breakfast Verite
Working the night shift at a big city breakfast hang -- by Fred Watson 10 

The Breakfast Brat
The humble sausage is a breakfast delicacy at the Minneapolis Farmers' Market. --by V. Voelz 12 

Bowls or Bust
Cereal bowl philosophy and taxonomy by Drew Levan. 17 

Poetry
Words from Zilla Sherritt Way 21 

My Dad Made Lucky Charms
Jeff Voelz tells about his experiences with rubber leprechauns. 22 

Poutine
Second in the Canadian-based "What the hell is it?" series by Saucy T. 28 

Homework Rewarded by Breakfast!
Appleton sixth graders have a unique incentive to finish their assignments --by Linda Grzyb. 30 

He Just Smiled And Gave Me A Vegemite Sandwich
Joe Weismann does brekkie with the Aussies. 31 

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Re-views
Chiapas, Victor's 1959 CafÈ, Taco Morelos, The Grandview Grille, Ruby's, The Norske Nook, The Town Talk, and The Original Pancake House. 33 

Steinbeck on Breakfast
An excerpt from John Steinbeck's Travels With Charley in Search of America óMichelle Overtoom 49 

Lowroads, Highways, and Medium-Rare Eggs
Kristi Kelly's diary of small-town diners in outstate Minnesota. 50 

Pilgrimage to Pannekoeken
The true story of a Dutch-oven dare that Jake Weismann will never forget. 52 

Recipes
Killer Eggs Benny, lemon pancakes, fly-in quiche, crepes a la Brassil, and pre-launch blueberry bread. 58 

Bloody Mary
The quintessential hangover cure as described by self-proclaimed expert Scott Moriarity. 67 

Thank God For The Orange Juice
Kristi Kelly remembers breakfast at Grandma's. 69 

Crossword
by Puzzleman. 70 

Browsing
Book and zine reviews galore. Also featured: OYB's Jeff Potter's multifarious thoughts on breakfast. 71 

Dr. Food
Dr. Food takes a walk on the dark side. 78