An iconic North End restaurant won Boston’s best breakfast on ‘Good Morning America’


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The profitable dish was banana bourbon French toast.

Robin Sidell, chef and proprietor of North Avenue Grille. ABC Information/”Good Morning America”

The following large household gathering may get a little bit awkward.

On Wednesday morning, Robin Sidell, chef and proprietor of North Avenue Grille, gained a “United States of Breakfast” competitors for ABC’s “Good Morning America.”

Her competitor? Robin’s brother and South Avenue Diner chef and proprietor Solomon Sidell.

In a pre-recorded interview throughout the reside broadcast from Quincy Market, Robin teased her brother over the sibling rivalry. “I don’t know if I’m actually competing with him. I feel he’s competing with me,” she stated.

Robin, the self-proclaimed chef within the household, whipped up her well-known banana bourbon French toast, and Sol introduced his Boston cream pancakes. The 2 dishes have been judged by New England Patriots participant David Andrews, chef and Meals Community TV character Rocco DiSpirito, and WCVB co-anchor Antoinette Antonio.

The banana bourbon French toast has been on the North Avenue Grille menu for the previous 20 years, based on Robin. In the course of the reside section, she described the dish as “lovely and fluffy” with caramelized cinnamon sugar, which supplies the surface its crunch and sweetness. The gang shared a collective ‘ooh,’ as she poured the caramelized banana and bourbon glaze over the cinnamon French toast.

Robin finally gained the vote from Andrews and Antonio, crowing her dish the most effective breakfast in Boston.

“I actually just like the bourbon, it cuts via a number of the richness, and creates a pleasant delicate taste,” Andrews stated.

Antonio described how the bananas didn’t overshadow the opposite flavors. “It’s simply the correct stability of candy and a little bit bit fruity,” she stated.

“She is perhaps the most effective breakfast in Boston, however I’m the longest breakfast in Boston,” Solomon stated throughout the broadcast. South Avenue Diner is open 24-hours and recognized for its late-night eating scene.

The newscast’s “United States of Breakfast” strikes on to Philadelphia on Thursday, June 29, and can proceed on to Cleveland, Minneapolis, Denver, Detroit, Chicago, Dallas and Miami. Robin will compete towards different first-round winners from every competing metropolis on the “GMA” studio in New York Metropolis on Friday, June 30 for the finale showdown and a $10,000 grand prize.

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