Con Breakfast

[daveon]

One thing that Concussion will be remembered by me (and my middle) for a long time to come, was breakfast at the Crowne Plaza.

Wow! Like, wow! As I was up at 6am on the Friday, I assumed that I was lucky to be there before the mad rush, but no, other samplings taken at 10 and 10.30, indicated that the food remained plentiful throughout the breakfast. There were mushrooms (of course), there were fried AND scrambled eggs, there was bacon, there were sausages but then it settled down to the business; square sausags; hagis; rich, dark, fatty black puddings; frid potatoe scone; pancakes (ok so these weren't so good); waffles; cereals; fruit; cheeses; toast; different breads; fruit juices...

*sigh*

The only time I've felt happier with a Convention Breakfast was the 1996 Fantasycon in Docklands where they served kidney. Many people assumed they were funny looking mushrooms and probably were not impressed. But I know good offal when I see it!

Comments

[nmg.livejournal.com]

So no porridge, then?

[bugshaw.livejournal.com]

I'm tempted to smack you in the face with a kipper for that, but there weren't any kippers either ;-)

[nmg.livejournal.com]

Bah. Next you'll be saying there were no herrings with oatmeal either...

[bugshaw.livejournal.com]

Mmm, herrings... Must hold an Eastercon in Sweden one year...

[nmg.livejournal.com]

Isn't alcohol a little on the expensive side in Sweden?

[daveon.livejournal.com]

Weird, I didn't even look :)

[egyptophile.livejournal.com]

It seems to have been the hotel's best kept secret, but someone, I forget who, did tell me that freshly made porridge was available on request.

We were lucky to avoid queueing on Monday morning by arriving at just the right time to be diverted to temporary breakfast tables in the bar. Saturday and Sunday we breakfasted very late and there was hardly anyone there.