Delicious

A guide to dining & drinking in our neighborhood

Horne & Dekker

Henderson & Capitol

214.821.9333

H orneanddekker. C om

Breakfast Bounty

W H et H er you C ome in W it H a H angover or not, chances are you’ll leave Horne & Dekker with a breakfast high (followed shortly by an afternoon nap). The restaurant offers Hangover Brunch 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sundays with a menu full of hearty — not to be confused with healthy — dishes, says owner Flynn Dekker. The mastermind behind this utterly indulgent menu is executive chef Corey Smith, a New Orleans native who’s always looking for new ways to present traditional food. Take the French toast. Made with brioche, it comes oozing with mascarpone cheese and topped with maple syrup, powdered sugar and strawberries. “Everyone does the boring French toast,” Smith says. “This you can’t make at home.” Then there’s the Double Dekker — buttermilk pancakes and biscuits smothered in gravy, topped with “hangover eggs” and crispy brown sugar bacon along with potato hash on the side. And don’t forget the signature and stout drink, the Walk of Shame, which combines the herbal liquor Zwack, ginger beer, mint and “a little hair of the dog that bit you.” Dekker claims it is the ultimate hangover cure. “It’s not known for its delicious taste,” he says. The restaurant recently introduced some new menu items, including frogs and fries — a dish of fried frog legs and French fries. It’s all in keeping with Horne & Dekker’s upscale yet down-home Southern flair. “We try to play right there in the middle.” —Emily

1 The Grape

This lower Greenville establishment has one of the best brunch menus around, including bistro streak frites, the fried chicken biscuit and shredded ox tail with banana pepper hash. greenville & viCkery 214.28.1981 tHegraperestaurant.Com

2 Taco Join T if burritos and tacos are more your speed, this local spot offers breakfast 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays, serving up signature grub like the Gaston Grab — six tacos packed with bacon, eggs, potatoes and cheese. peak & gaston 214.826.8226 tHetaCojoint.Com

3 Garden c afé

Toman

Pictured: top, French toast; bottom left, chef Corey Smith

For a truly homegrown meal, try the Garden Café, which grows its own produce and herbs just a few feet from the restaurant. They serve breakfast all day Tuesday-Saturday, featuring build-your-own omelettes. Henderson & junius 214.887.8330 gardenCafe.net