Pasadena · USA
The Langham Huntington
Good eggs, but too little sauce, and the roast potatoes don't fit.
Notebook
The Eggs Benedict
Little sauce, which also gets lost. Eggs good, the mix with roast potatoes doesn’t work.
Translated from my German notes.
The first of three visits to the Langham Huntington in Pasadena, on a Monday morning in October 2024. On the plate: the classic version with ham.
On the plate
Two poached eggs on an English muffin and ham, with roast potatoes and a grilled tomato on the side. The eggs are good.
The problem is the sauce: there is too little of it on the plate, and what little there is gets lost. A Benedict short on hollandaise loses its centre. On top of that comes the pairing with roast potatoes, which doesn’t work and turns the plate into more of an American breakfast platter than a considered dish.
And after that?
The next morning brought lobster, a year later short ribs. Both visits are linked below.
Guide text written with AI assistance, based on my notes.
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