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Breakfast Ride
What?
A ride consisting of the four parts of breakfast: donuts, coffee, bloody marys, and then actual breakfast, at some point.
When?
November 4 starting at 7:30 - 8:00 am.
Where?
Top Pot downtown (the one on 5th with all the purty glass).
Then Where?
Fuck if I know. A park to cook bacon? A place that does good bloody marys? Then breakfast somewhere in Seattle. All of these will likely happen, but in what order I do not know. Stay tuned for further planning, or just show up.
Wait, I'm a Whiney Horse Ass and Can't Get Up that Early:
Then you better hope we decide where we're actually having breakfast before we ride. Otherwise have someone's digits who will show up that early.
Why Breakfast:
Because it's the most important meal of the day, motherbitches, even if it happens at 11am after copious donuts, park bacon, bloody marys and 3 - 4 hours of riding.
So show up. Bring your bacon, and find love amongst the fried potatoes.
I realize that Point83ian Philosophy doesn't really lend itself to the glory of the early 'morn, but I've been thinking we should do a breakfast ride some Saturday or Sunday morning. Someplace with good bloody marys, good food and enough seating to hold however many smelly participants come along. My limited scope on Seattle breakfast institutions says Mae's on Phinny Ridge might be good, although we would be sacrificing having booze with breakfast unless we brought it ourselves.
Any other suggestions of good places for this?
Is this is a good idea?
Should I be tarred and feathered and strapped to a fixie death machine?
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Seven
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 12:46 pm
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Linda's has some good breakfast, plus you can get pitchers of mimosa
Happy Stick Person
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 12:50 pm
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I'm totally down if it's like breakfast at noon...
zuvembi
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 12:50 pm
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I'd be up for a breakfast ride. I normally get up at about 4:30-6:00am. Zeena's up at 1320 Madison is an excellent breakfast place (sans booze also).
Edit: I'm intrigued by your idea about Bloody Marys and wish to subscribe to your newsletter.
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Happy Stick Person
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 12:52 pm
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oh smith on 15th is doing weekend brunch now at reasonable hours 10-3.
vaticdart
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 12:54 pm
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Happy Stick Person wrote:
I'm totally down if it's like breakfast at noon...
That's brunch, requires a slice of cantaloupe at the end, and tends to be more expensive.
That said, I'm not entirely opposed to noon breakfasting... but I'd prefer to have the ride start earlier. Like 8 or 9am, you know, morning... breakfast... coffee, mmm-mmm, wake up.
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Rogelio
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 1:01 pm
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vaticdart wrote:
... although we would be sacrificing having booze with breakfast unless we brought it ourselves.
Um, why don't we just turn this into a ride as per usual... i.e. We provide the food + drink at some random venue, preferably away from people where we can get pretty plastered in public.
I'm sure we have more than a few competent cooks in the bunch; you guys seem to always go camping, so food prep supplies on the go wouldn't be bad.
Perhaps an organized ride, starting with DIY coffee at westlake center, to some sort of farmers market to pickup ingredients with a chance to disrupt morning weekend traffics, culminating at someone's large backyard at which we could cook and enjoy far too many bloody mary's afforded by the fact that we brought the alcohol, which by the time we arrive it would be brunch time which is still bloody mary appropriate.
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gsbarnes
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 1:02 pm
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Hot Dish (23rd NE and NE 65th) has a 'grumpy hour' every day 7-8am, where there's a discount on breakfast entrees and cocktails.
On the other hand, I live less than a mile away, and I can't get down there that early. But they definitely have a liquor license and aren't afraid to use it. Breakfast until 2pm, I believe.
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Happy Stick Person
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 1:03 pm
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the hotdog guy actually makes a pretty bad ass americano...
vaticdart
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 1:06 pm
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Rogelio wrote:
Um, why don't we just turn this into a ride as per usual... i.e. We provide the food + drink at some random venue, preferably away from people where we can get pretty plastered in public.
I'm sure we have more than a few competent cooks in the bunch; you guys seem to always go camping, so food prep supplies on the go wouldn't be bad.
Perhaps an organized ride, starting with DIY coffee at westlake center, to some sort of farmers market to pickup ingredients with a chance to disrupt morning weekend traffics, culminating at someone's large backyard at which we could cook and enjoy far too many bloody mary's afforded by the fact that we brought the alcohol, which by the time we arrive it would be brunch time which is still bloody mary appropriate.
Assuming we could whip up the proper breakfast fare, I'd be all down for this. That'd mean someone would have to bake some potatoes the night before and bring them along for pan frying (something I could do). And decent vodka and celery for the bloody marys... real bloody marys not V8, Tabasco and vodka.
I was hesitant to propose this because I really don't have the space and facilities for something like this at my apartment, but if there is someone who's willing to volunteer those things, yeah, let's do it this way.
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Aaron
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 1:06 pm
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Lee, Andre, PJDiddy, myself and some others used to meet at WLC at 8AM on Sundays to ride far. We did the south Lake Washington loop a couple of times. We stopped maybe once for coffee or not at all. It was fun, let's do it again! Make it a regular ride.
vaticdart
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 1:18 pm
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zuvembi wrote:
Edit: I'm intrigued by your idea about Bloody Marys and wish to subscribe to your newsletter.
Hazlewood (or however they spell it) in Ballard has awesome bloody marys, but alas, they are a bar only, no breakfast. Hattie Hat is also supposed to have good ones.
Best bloody mary I ever had was at Citizen Cake in San Francisco... that might be a bit far to ride for breakfast.
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Happy Stick Person
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 1:22 pm
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Hattie's does in fact have pretty rad bloody mary's and damn good breakfast.
Eric_s
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 1:23 pm
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vaticdart wrote:
zuvembi wrote:
Edit: I'm intrigued by your idea about Bloody Marys and wish to subscribe to your newsletter.
Hazlewood (or however they spell it) in Ballard has awesome bloody marys, but alas, they are a bar only, no breakfast. Hattie Hat is also supposed to have good ones.
Hattie's has a bloody mary menu. Pretty good, and makes riding home warm.
G*Retch and I were talking about doing a brunch ride, for those of us who are not early risers on the weekends, but, with careful planning, a breakfast AND lunch ride could be arranged. I like this idea.
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Happy Stick Person
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 1:27 pm
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Eric_s wrote:
Hattie's has a bloody mary menu. Pretty good, and makes riding home warm.
G*Retch and I were talking about doing a brunch ride, for those of us who are not early risers on the weekends, but, with careful planning, a breakfast AND lunch ride could be arranged. I like this idea.
I like the idea of coffee > ride > breakfast/brunch > ride home
top pot downtown makes a bit more sense for a meet up spot as they have coffee, are easy to find, have doughnuts, and centrally located, and have doughnuts.
To glue a date on this, Eric S and I were thinking Sunday November 4th. A multi-destination trip including coffee, eats, drinks seems ideal, as others who might not be up when it starts can tag along as we tour around town.
Rogelio
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 1:32 pm
Joined: 31 Jul 2007Posts: 3092Location: Pos, aya, por la Corona-Alta-Madera y que no.
Aaron wrote:
Lee, Andre, PJDiddy, myself and some others used to meet at WLC at 8AM on Sundays to ride far. We did the south Lake Washington loop a couple of times. We stopped maybe once for coffee or not at all. It was fun, let's do it again! Make it a regular ride.
Good idea: morning (sobering)distance ride, but I believe the point of this particular thread is stopping and getting loaded down on nature's bounty after a ride through the dew.
G*retch wrote:
To glue a date on this, Eric S and I were thinking Sunday November 4th. A multi-destination trip including coffee, eats, drinks seems ideal, as others who might not be up when it starts can tag along as we tour around town.
My vote goes towards a Saturday.
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koos42
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 1:39 pm
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This sounds like an awesome idea. Early risers meet -> Coffee at known time/location (delay caffeine headache for a bit) late risers could join, 10ish? -> brunch/drinking 1130-1200ish? -> ride while people peter out & go home.
vaticdart
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 1:41 pm
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Happy Stick Person wrote:
I like the idea of coffee > ride > breakfast/brunch > ride home
top pot downtown makes a bit more sense for a meet up spot as they have coffee, are easy to find, have doughnuts, and centrally located, and have doughnuts.
An excellent notion, my dear sir! Crap... now you've made me crave Top Pot.
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vaticdart
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 1:45 pm
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G*retch wrote:
To glue a date on this, Eric S and I were thinking Sunday November 4th. A multi-destination trip including coffee, eats, drinks seems ideal, as others who might not be up when it starts can tag along as we tour around town.
Nov 4th sounds like a good preliminary date to me. Cold makes you ride faster.
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Rogelio
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 1:53 pm
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vaticdart wrote:
G*retch wrote:
To glue a date on this, Eric S and I were thinking Sunday November 4th. A multi-destination trip including coffee, eats, drinks seems ideal, as others who might not be up when it starts can tag along as we tour around town.
Nov 4th sounds like a good preliminary date to me. Cold makes you ride faster.
Now... how early would folk be willing to get up and rolling? Inverse of regular meeting time: 7-7:30 am? Because, although that seems early, it would be in the spirit of "WTF, it's breakfast time" which I know I feel in the morning.
TopPot opens @ seven on the weekends.
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Shannon
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 2:01 pm
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I *love* this idea! I'm in! Breakfast (with coffee) is my favorite meal! Nov. 4th sounds great and I can meet up anytime....but 8 AM sounds a little better than any time starting with 7.....
coffee + doughnuts, ride, bloody Mary stop, ride, breakfast and MORE bloody marys, ride, pick up later-sleepers along the way... Ideal.
vaticdart
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 2:02 pm
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Rogelio wrote:
Now... how early would folk be willing to get up and rolling? Inverse of regular meeting time: 7-7:30 am? Because, although that seems early, it would be in the spirit of "WTF, it's breakfast time" which I know I feel in the morning.
TopPot opens @ seven on the weekends.
We could all gather outside Top Pot before it opens, scare the poor sleep-deprived counter people. I'm guessing more people will want to gather at around 7:30 or 8 though.
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Eric_s
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 2:12 pm
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vaticdart wrote:
We could all gather outside Top Pot before it opens, scare the poor sleep-deprived counter people. I'm guessing more people will want to gather at around 7:30 or 8 though.
8 is a good start time. top pot downtown, or we've also met at the vivace across from REI, which is even closer to you cap hill rats than downtown is.
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Rogelio
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 2:19 pm
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How about:
0800 - Coffee + Donuts at Downtown TopPot; people are welcome to show early, leave no earlier than 0830, no later than 0900.
Ride...
Bloody Mary stop: What places are open? stop at park for own morning mix mary's? Perhaps, prep work can result in bloody mary's at some park.
Ride...
Breakfast: @ a set time @ a predetermined location so people can join in who didn't come for morning ride. 1130? Better choices as we don't have to worry so much about there being a bar, still preferred but food quality/seating takes priority.
Ride bikes.
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Happy Stick Person
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 2:19 pm
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I'm boycotting vivace...
Seven
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 2:20 pm
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Rogelio wrote:
How about:
Bloody Mary stop: What places are open? stop at park for own morning mix mary's? Perhaps, prep work can result in bloody mary's at some park.
Linda's on Cap hill, The Baranoff in Greenwood
vaticdart
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 2:31 pm
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Seven wrote:
Rogelio wrote:
How about:
Bloody Mary stop: What places are open? stop at park for own morning mix mary's? Perhaps, prep work can result in bloody mary's at some park.
Linda's on Cap hill, The Baranoff in Greenwood
The afore mentioned Hattie's Hat in Ballard opens at 9am.
We should just compile a list of places that serve bloody marys and are open by 9ish on Saturday and Sunday. That way we can just ride and get one where ever we end up.
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Rogelio
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 2:40 pm
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vaticdart wrote:
We should just compile a list of places that serve bloody marys and are open by 9ish on Saturday and Sunday. That way we can just ride and get one where ever we end up.
Exactly; the only set stop needs to be the breakfast.
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rlotz
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 2:44 pm
Joined: 23 Jan 2006Posts: 311Location: Capitol Hill
I like the idea of a morning breakfast ride. Saturdays are my preference. If people don't want a full lake loop then we could do a half loop. Meet at the downtown Top Pot, head south to Renton, up the other side, and finish at Linda's on the hill.
laura
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 3:56 pm
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Happy Stick Person wrote:
I'm boycotting vivace...
what?!?!?!?! Dear god, why?
Count me in for the early start, riding, alcohol, riding, riding, and eating wherever we stop. Voula's near the Ivar's just off the Burke in the U-distict has a yummy diner breakfast, but no alcohol. :P
1. I need a date here people. Now that I have a boat which belongs to me, I work on the weekends, either Saturday or Sunday, all day going from 0600 to 0800 the next day. This starts the week after next while I assist with some test engineer type work. Accordingly, having a date now means I can ask to have either the Sunday or Saturday off as appropriate. Wiggling back and forth means I get neither day off.
2. Ferries in the morning leave at 0520 and 0705. Add 45 minutes for the trip across, and add a reasonable trip time from downtown to the meetup or I don't make it. If we start at WLC or Vivace though, that solves a lot.
vaticdart
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 5:06 pm
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Matthew wrote:
In the for what it's worth dept. (Ie, not much):
1. I need a date here people. Now that I have a boat which belongs to me, I work, etc. etc... responsibilities... blah blah blah
Sunday, November 4th, 2007, a day whose remnants will cling to the bottom or your toilet rim for years to come!
Works for me.
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Alex
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 5:39 pm
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Rogelio wrote:
Now... how early would folk be willing to get up and rolling? Inverse of regular meeting time: 7-7:30 am? Because, although that seems early, it would be in the spirit of "WTF, it's breakfast time" which I know I feel in the morning.
I like that time and concept. I'd like to get back home by 11 so that I can have the rest of my day (unless we're actually going to ride too).
Quote:
TopPot opens @ seven on the weekends.
Yeah, but who'd want to go there when we could go to Mighty-O!
Hot Dish is fine and really close to my house. I don't know if they could handle a larger group though.
n_claw
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 8:24 pm
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Rogelio wrote:
How about:
0800 - Coffee + Donuts at Downtown TopPot; people are welcome to show early, leave no earlier than 0830, no later than 0900.
Ride...
Bloody Mary stop: What places are open? stop at park for own morning mix mary's? Perhaps, prep work can result in bloody mary's at some park.
Ride bikes.
I'm down. Sleeping in on my schedule is only 7 or 8 anyways. Any later incurs slothful headachery--not that this won't, they're just different grades, y'see?
I'm marking the 4th on my calendar as a day that will live in infamy.
That said, I think if we roll on a Saturday instead, we should hit the Farmers' Market in the U-district for squeaky cheese. For some reason I often get mistaked for a goddamned dirty-footed hippie.
In addition to bloody marys, I would like to make a request for bacon. Because life just isn't without bacon.
vaticdart
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 8:38 pm
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n_claw wrote:
In addition to bloody marys, I would like to make a request for bacon. Because life just isn't without bacon.
This is such a beautiful concept I think I'm going to cry.
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Drunkan
Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 9:19 am
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Sweet Nov. 4th the day before I celebrate a quarter century of my own existence. I am totally down.
Also The Hi-Life in Ballard killer b-fast, nice bar, tons of seating (I've had 8 but you could fit more in one group if need be.) Options, like b-fast dishes from different global regions on rotation. And it goes from 8:30am-3:00pm.
I second bacon.
n_claw
Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 9:35 am
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Drunkan wrote:
Sweet Nov. 4th the day before I celebrate a quarter century of my own existence. I am totally down.
I second bacon.
And if you weren't an under-educated youngster, I presume you could count well enough to recognize that you are in fact THIRDing bacon.
Drunkan
Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 9:41 am
Joined: 09 Sep 2007Posts: 95Location: Wallingford
The concept of bacon made the to be seconder of bacon cry before seconding took place. I second bacon.
And no turkey bacon cheaters!!
n_claw
Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 10:07 am
Joined: 02 Jul 2007Posts: 517Location: the only hill: Beacon
Drunkan wrote:
The concept of bacon made the to be seconder of bacon cry before seconding took place. I second bacon.
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