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For far too long, leisurely weekend breakfasts have been in a stranglehold by mimosas and bloody marys. Beer, considered an afternoon drink, has had no place on most breakfast tables. Even breakfast stouts often found themselves out of the equation in favor of the fizzy, the citrusy, and the champagne-supercharged beverages foisted upon us by Big Brunch. But with craft brewing in the United States creating the most off-kilter beers the world has ever seen, it’s time to bring beer back to the breakfast table.

Do you like eating strips of cured pork belly*, a.k.a. bacon? Do you have strong feelings about what makes good bacon good and bad bacon bad? Is "bad bacon" even a thing? Can you string words into sentences and paragraphs that convey information and entertain readers? 

Welcome to Extra Crispy. Through bloody marys, sweat, and beers, our editors, writers, designers, and developers have worked hard to create a place where food looks good and feels accessible.

Though you might complain about paying $15 for avocado toast at brunch, the true cost of your breakfast is probably even more expensive than that, especially in terms of the environment.

The Sparkle Dazzle Rainbow from New York City’s Cinnamon Snail is the inception doughnut the world has been waiting for. This three-tiered (vegan!) masterpiece features a maple raspberry-stuffed doughnut topped with three small doughnuts, each one of which is topped with three even smaller doughnuts.