Friday Five!

1. What time do you wake up on weekday mornings?

Between 6 and 7, depending on a number of factors.

2. Do you sleep in on the weekends? How late?

Between 7 and 10 depending on a number of factors (Amália being the most important)

3. Aside from waking up, what is the first thing you do in the morning?

Make espresso, or, if Melanie beat me to the machine, I take my shower.

4. How long does it take to get ready for your day?

If I have to 12 minutes including shower and making espresso. Normally I stretch it out to an hour. If it involves me having to get Amália moving, it adds time.

5. When possible, what is your favorite place to go for breakfast?

Arizmendi in Oakland or La Farine in Oakland. I do not eat eggs, and can take or leave bacon/sausage, so a Continental breakfast is perfect: good pastry, strong coffee (or espresso), maybe a glass of juice. I used to include the morning paper with that, but I figure since I write for the paper I know what is in it, and no longer read a newspaper (that and the fact that the paper on the other side of the Bay that I have always read has declined dramatically since it was bought by Hearst, and seeing as how it started as a lousy paper that was only good for entertainment, it has really sunk).

As for the ideal breakfast, anywhere, it would have to be at Caffé Florian in Venice.

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