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The warm apples and satiny creme anglaise featured in the apple cranberry French toast at Bryn Mawr Breakfast Club will linger in your memory.

Breakfast with Ina: Tiztal Cafe, Bryn Mawr Breakfast Club

June 15, 2018 at 9:43 p.m.

I never have to worry if anyone is reading my column because of the emails I receive, and the waves and smiles I get when I'm out and about. Some...

Pannenkoeken Cafe's raisin and ginger pannenkoeken with marmalade is delicious.

Breakfast with Ina: Small restaurants, big hearts: Part 2

June 16, 2018 at 12:13 a.m.

I heard from so many of you that you appreciated January's Part 1 of this list. Some have already gone to Shokolad, Susie's Noon Hour Grill and Fennel & Iris...

The smoked salmon at Fennel & Iris comes with cracker style flatbread, sour cream and more.

Breakfast with Ina: Small restaurants, big hearts

June 16, 2018 at 3:47 a.m.

There are some restaurants that defy description. Oh sure, they have tables and chairs, a place where food is cooked and someone to do that cooking. But that's were the...

Shrimp and grits at Pearl's Place is among the standout breakfast dishes of the year.

Ina Pinkney’s favorite breakfast dishes of the year

May 25, 2019 at 12:42 p.m.

When I began this column in June, I had no idea what it would be like for me to go out to eat breakfast after so many years of serving...

The apple pancake from the Pancake Cafe in Naperville.

Breakfast with Ina: Greek diner 2.0

May 25, 2019 at 12:42 p.m.

I've spoken to food writers, culinary historians and asked three food vendors in the Randolph Street Market how the Greek diner came into being. And no one knows for sure....

The Stevie has spicy fried chicken, crispy bacon, a fried egg and sharp cheddar.

Breakfast with Ina: biscuit bliss

June 17, 2018 at 6:08 a.m.

I'm just a biscuit baby. Don't ask me why, as a Northerner, I've been obsessed with biscuits all my life. I tasted the first one in my teens and fell...

Breakfast with Ina: Whisk, Fuel, Cafe Selmarie

June 17, 2018 at 8:57 a.m.

Last year, Ina Pinkney closed her namesake restaurant, Ina's, in the West Loop after 33 years in business. She is now enjoying dining out for breakfast and highlighting places people...

Breakfast with Ina: 3 welcoming restaurants

May 25, 2019 at 12:42 p.m.

Last year, Ina Pinkney closed her namesake restaurant, Ina's, in the West Loop after 33 years in business. She is now enjoying dining out for breakfast and highlighting places people...

Sassy Eggs at Over Easy at 4943 N. Damen Ave.

Cheery starts to the day

June 17, 2018 at 11:46 a.m.

Last year, Ina Pinkney closed her namesake restaurant, Ina's, in the West Loop after 33 years in business. She is now enjoying dining out for breakfast and highlighting places people...

In Lake Bluff, Inovasi's dessert doughnut dish ($7) is an exercise in collaboration among the restaurant's pastry chef, chef de cuisine and owner. The result: a smart and surprisingly airy dessert to tide you over until spring. 28 E. Center Ave., Lake Bluff, 847-295-1000 - Kevin Pang

Breakfast with Ina

June 17, 2018 at 1:39 p.m.

Good morning and welcome to my new routine! Join me for breakfast as I introduce you to places where you can start your day. These restaurants range from $12 to...

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