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Better Breakfast Month in L.A.

By Eliza Mills
September 10, 2012
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September is Better Breakfast Month! And by better, we mean tastier -- no low calorie claims here. If you were looking for an excuse to venture out some weekend (or weekday) morning for some AM eats, this is it. With fresh, local food available all year long, Los Angeles has a leg up on the breakfast front, and we've got a gallery of some of the best the city has to offer. Wake up and smell the bacon! (And red velvet and roasted veggies and prosciutto...)

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French toast with fruit at Square One | Photo: Hane C. Lee/Flickr/Creative Commons License

 

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Pastries at Huckleberry | Photo courtesy Huckleberry Bakery & Cafe

 

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Cliff's Edge baked eggs and grits with toast | Photo courtesy Cliff's Edge

 

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Red velvet chocolate chip pancakes fromTheButtermilk Truck | Photo: Muy Yum/Flickr/Creative Commons License

 

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Waffles, bacon, and an egg at Madame Matisse | Photo: S.K./Flickr/Creative Commons License

 

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Eggs over vegetables at Canelé | Photo courtesy Canelé

 

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Alegria's Breakfast Burrito | Photo courtesy Alegria on Sunset

 

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Eggs with sausage at Forage in Silver Lake | Photo courtesy Forage

 

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Breakfast pizza at Little Dom's | Photo courtesy Little Dom's

 

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Hot cereal and parfait at Alcove Cafe | Photos courtesy Alcove Cafe

 

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Eggslut Truck's breakfast special | Photo courtesy Eggslut

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