Miss Shirley's named Best Breakfast Restaurant

Miss Shirley's Cafe made LocalEats' list of 20 Best Breakfast Restaurants in America for 2012. It was the website's first survey of breakfast places.

It said of Miss Shirley's: "With two Baltimore locations, a new Annapolis store and even a food truck to boot, Miss Shirley's has the makings of a Chesapeake breakfast/brunch empire." It also noted that offerings like Key lime cheesecake-stuffed French toast, chicken and waffles, and Shirley's affair with Oscar are "inventive, beautifully presented house specialties."

Congratulations to all the chefs at Miss Shirley's, including my daughter Brigitte Bledsoe. (And, bonus for me, I get to eat her delicious food at home, too.)

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Photo of Miss Shirley's French toast, courtesy of LocalEats