Geoff and John have been opening the joint for a while now, and Carmen just hearted them.

Valentine’s Pancake Special, with our own Chocolate Sauce and Creme Anglaise.

As an alternate, we can sub Orange Liqueur Sauce for the Creme Anglaise

Ranch eggs, sunny up. You can’t go wrong with the classics.

We make that Mexicali sauce by boiling down red ripe, vine tomatoes until they are caramelized to perfection. Mashed black beans on one side, and vegan or chorizo hash on the other.

What’s that, you say? Yes, of course we make the chorizo ourselves it’s the best way to get the great quality and fresh taste that we love so much.

One potato pancake savory, with bacon & scallions. The other is vegan, with sweet potato & roasted red peppers.

Then there’s the eggs & roasted veggies. How can you add to perfection?

We don’t really have a name for them, we’ve just been calling them Special Eggs.

Eggs your style over potato pancakes made with bacon and scallions. Served with fruit and garnish. A-Mazing!

Bacon and Eggs, but where’s the bacon? In the potato pancakes, along with the scallions! And if bacon & eggs are great, bacon, eggs & potato pancakes are fantastic!

Get it tomorrow at Carmen’s. I’d say today, but we’ve had a run on them already and have to mash more patoots.

On the road at the Albany food and wine festival. We have Cubanos, Pastelon, and Jim-Gerale.

It just started, and since I took the photo the crowd has already gotten intense. Come see us at the Café— we are open today– I will tell you all the stories about the show.

Orange Pecan Pancakes with fresh-made Orange Butter

You tasted it here first— Carmen’s famous Orange Pecan Pancakes, topped with fresh-made from scratch Orange Butter.

Open today till 2, and Saturday & Sunday from 9-4. Start the New Year right!

We are always fascinated making butter– going from heavy cream (with a little salt and plenty of orange zest and juice) to whipped cream, to very heavy whipped cream, to grainy whipped cream, to a suddenly splashy mess as the whey separates and you have rich, golden butter.

You pack the butter into a ball and drain off the whey, and there you have it: fresh, sweet, orangey butter, rich with flavor. I can’t help but taste a pat or two, as eating what you’ve just made seems as natural as tasting whipped cream. Same difference, really, except for the whey.

Hey, whey? What do you do with that? Well, we save it so Carmen can put it in our Avocado Smoothies, along with Royal Jelly and fresh fruit. Builds healthy bodies twelve ways!

Miracle on 34th St., It’s A Wonderful Life, and Blueberry Pancakes with Bacon & Eggs. Sometimes the classics just do it best.

Here at Carmens we cook food fresh and tasty— always— because it’s the way we love it.