341005 Wed Nov 08 18:41:49 -0800 2006 21 12 Boston Area 0 2006207 Limster, I also like my omelettes on the less-well-done side, and find that most places cook the living daylights out of them. (Best I've ever had was at Wheatleigh, in Lenox.) Where have you found well prepared omelettes in the Boston area? Wed Nov 08 18:19:03 -0800 2006 10820 Blumie 1 2006302 (Note that this post originally was apended to Limster's review of Beacon Hill Bistro, but was separated into its own thread by the mods.) Wed Nov 08 18:48:17 -0800 2006 2006207 10820 Blumie 1 2006317 On a related note, who is always dead on for a poached egg? I can't stand poached eggs which are past done. Even my beloved Charlie's is guilty of this at times. Wed Nov 08 18:51:22 -0800 2006 2006207 13687 Gabatta 2 2038140 I've only had it twice, but Casablanca has made impressive poached eggs in a weekend breakfast. Tue Nov 21 06:03:28 -0800 2006 2006317 25442 grg 3 2039003 Thanks for the tip! I love Casablanca already. We will have to try it for breakfast this weekend. Tue Nov 21 17:22:51 -0800 2006 2038140 13687 Gabatta 1 2006333 It's almost impossible to find a properly prepared omelette here or anywhere else in the country. Julia Child (via TV of course) taught me the proper method for cooking omelettes. It should literally take no more than five seconds to cook. I HATE dry, overcooked eggy-weggys. Wed Nov 08 18:54:32 -0800 2006 2006207 16490 Bostonbob3 2 2006338 I agree. This problem hardly is unique to Boston. And unfortunately even most higher end places screw it up. Wed Nov 08 18:56:43 -0800 2006 2006333 10820 Blumie 1 2006358 Not sure about omelettes, but Brassier Jo makes a perfectly cooked eggs benedict (unfortunately no lobster eggs benedict). I was particularly impressed, since I enjoyed them at the rooftop pool this summer, and they arrived nice and hot! Wed Nov 08 19:05:57 -0800 2006 2006207 26213 Pegmeister 1 2006384 this is why I order scrambles if they have that as an option. Wed Nov 08 19:11:23 -0800 2006 2006207 18447 David_A 1 2007163 i agree with you protesters SO much. The French actually have a word for an omelet that is still slightly runny in the center- an omelet baveuse. i think amer bkfst places just are 'too busy' and have their griddles etc fired up HIGH so they can get out orders faster.which just turns those scrambleds or omelettes into tough dry yech. poached eggs are your best bet, i think. they usually cook them in advance, hold them in cold water, and reheat them in boiling water for a few secs. so they're quick to replace if you send your order back. Wed Nov 08 23:09:43 -0800 2006 2006207 10110 opinionatedchef 1 2007705 Excellent question! I love the omelettes I make at home - yes, straight out of MAFC Vol.I! I've really stopped ordering omelettes out much, because they usually have about four eggs, are thick, dry, and overcooked. Not pleasant. I've had the mushroom omelette at Wheatleigh, too, and it's wonderful. Thu Nov 09 03:13:31 -0800 2006 2006207 12205 sophie fox 1 2007887 Hi Blumie, I haven't had that many omelettes around here, always been a late riser. But I'd probably give the version at Charlie's Sandwich Shoppe a try one of these days. Thu Nov 09 05:20:45 -0800 2006 2006207 10076 limster 1 2008189 Charlie's is great, but their omelettes are well done just like anywhere else. They also come with a salad on the plate which I have alway found strange. Thu Nov 09 13:23:56 -0800 2006 2006207 13687 Gabatta 2 2008591 If the salad is good, I actually find the omelette/salad combo to be a good one! Thu Nov 09 16:25:38 -0800 2006 2008189 10820 Blumie 3 2010955 I agree--I love that. In fact, at old-school diners in NY (as well as at Charlie's) I've been known to order Greek salads for breakfast...Anyway, does anyone know where that combo might have originated? Fri Nov 10 13:23:36 -0800 2006 2008591 11106 tatamagouche 1 2009349 This is such a pet peeve of mine. I never order omelettes. They are all puffed up high and dry and browned. I like my omelette wet. I've heard you can judge a chef merely on the way he or she prepares an omelette. If anybody knows where to get a proper one, I'd love to know where. Thu Nov 09 19:52:26 -0800 2006 2006207 25921 uman 1 2010276 The omlettes at Sel de la Terre are DIVINE! Not a bit of brown crud, tender, and delicious! Fri Nov 10 01:18:09 -0800 2006 2006207 17956 jcanncuk 2 2010303 Thank you! My husband is a lover of my omelettes but is always disappointed when he orders them out. I don't mind a little competition if they make him happy. We'll get over there to try them. Fri Nov 10 01:29:22 -0800 2006 2010276 21331 BostonZest 1 2039732 It's been a while, but Laurel used to do a properly-cooked (i.e., not overdone) omelet as a daily lunch option with a bit of salad on the side. A nice, light lunch for $8-9, when I worked in that neighborhood. Tue Nov 21 20:34:49 -0800 2006 2006207 10143 MC Slim JB 1 2040173 I have a friend who owns a breakfast place. I asked him a while back why everyone cooks omelettes to death in this country. He said that with the health departments "raw and undercooked" warning it was safer for him to make sure the eggs are completely cooked. Maybe not the only reason but I thnk he had a point. Tue Nov 21 23:01:29 -0800 2006 2006207 54058 Chaumiere 2 2040376 If that was true, wouldnt that mean you couldnt get a soft boiled egg or sunny side up eggs either? Wed Nov 22 00:25:38 -0800 2006 2040173 10597 hargau 3 2041460 Good point. I maybe wrong. Wed Nov 22 15:20:22 -0800 2006 2040376 54058 Chaumiere