LOOK AND INDULGE: Italianni's 40 breakfast dishes

MANILA, Philippines - Breakfast is considered as the most important meal of the day and if you're looking for a wide variety of local and international dishes for a headstart, then Italianni's Breakfast Creations will surely wake up your appetite.

Available at its branches in Greenbelt 2 and Bonifacio High Street daily from 7 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., Italianni's newest breakfast menu offers 40 dishes that are served with complimentary coffee for a morning mix. With choices starting at P165, these satisfying meals promise to be heavy on the tummy but not on one's pocket.

For those with a discerning palate, corporate chef Josh Boutwood has created the Gourmet Breakfast Selection. Best-sellers include the Classic Eggs Florentine, soft-boiled eggs and spinach on a toasted English muffin finished off with creamy Parmesan sauce. Chef Josh also highly recommends the Homemade Corned Beef Brisket that sits atop a Mideterranean Potato Omelette along with spinach and fried egg.

Classic Eggs Florentine

Homemade Corned Beef Brisket with Potato Omellete

Italianni's has also recreated classic Filipino breakfast dishes with an international flair, which are undoubtedly among the best items in the entire breakfast menu. If you want a loaded Pinoy meal, then try the Filipino platter, a combination of spicy tuyo, Vigan longganisa and corned beef. If you like a top-seller, then indulge on the Crispy Pancetta Bacon - thin crispy strips of pork belly served with fried rice and sunny side-ups. Like a sinful crispy liempo, this is surely one pleasurable and enticing meal that you can't resist.

Filipino Platter

Crispy Pancetta Bacon

Another specialty is the Eggs Benedict Adobo, a clever culinary fusion that has the salty flavors of adobo flakes, gratinated kesong puti, poached eggs and tomatoes on two English muffins. A truly revealing item is the overlooked but flavorful Beef Steak Manileña, which is made up of sweet and smoky beef tenderloin marinated and sauteed in garlic. Topped with onions, this dish comes with two sunny-side ups, garlic rice and an orange muffin.

Eggs Benedict Adobo

Beef Steak Manileña

What's breakfast without pancakes? Fortunately, Italianni's offers three delightful choices for this fluffy comfort food. The Banana and Walnuts Pancakes is a heap of moist buttermilk pancakes topped with chopped banana and roasted walnuts and drizzled with maple syrup. The Classic Blueberry is also made up of buttermilk pancakes but is topped with silky blueberry sauce. The finest of the trio, the Chocolate and Orange Pancakes is a cake-like treat of chocolate-flavored buttermilk pancakes bathing in melting chocolate sauce and topped with orange slices.

Banana and Walnuts

Classic Blueberry

Chocolate and Orange

With these delectable breakfast creations from Italianni's, you will always have a reason to look forward to your first meal of the day. Buon Giornos are indeed made of these.

For the complete menu of the 40 breakfast dishes, visit Italianni's website (http://italiannis.com.ph) or check its Facebook page (www.facebook.com/italiannisph)