peels: breakfast

who wouldn’t want to kick the day off with some breakfast treats from peels? how about some sticky cinnamon pecan buns, egg and cheddar on a biscuit or a butternut squash savory scone? and guess what! they carry stumptown coffee, too!

on a breezy fall morning (early, i might add), we planned on visiting peels (the new fried chicken/biscuits/pies spot from the freeman’s crew) for brunch, but the crowds had already jam packed the lobby, so we decided to pick up a few things to go. the biscuit with egg and cheddar was superb; the biscuit itself was buttery, flaky and baked to perfect done-ness, while the scone was a little dry.

the sticky cinnamon pecan bun was absolutely divine, and although very cinnamony sweet, not too sugary. the pecans were glazed in a cinnamon sugar syrup that formed on top of the buns when baked, and they were still warm when i tasted them. my dad tried the 3-cream pie (banana, chocolate and coconut cream pie all in one, with a very crisp, buttery crust on the bottom and a mound of whipped cream on top) and it was one of the best pies i have ever tasted! it was gone too quickly to take a picture. i am not exaggerating.

i cannot wait to try the dinner menu at peels. and hopefully take home some cinnamon buns for the morning.

peels: 325 bowery (corner of 2nd st.), new york, ny