Since breakfast is the most important meal of the day, it pays to invest in quality.

Currence took his lifelong love for the morning meal and put it front and center in 2008.

“Everybody talked about how much they loved the meal, but nobody had put their name on it.

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This also means that quality is a through line.

Snooze also proudly features rotating seasonal menus to highlight freshness.

But that success is largely attested to Denny’s steadfast commitment to those roots.

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This starts with animal welfare, seasonality, and environmental impact.

Thus, all meats used at Tupelo Honey Cafe are free range and also free of antibiotics and hormones.

Similarly, seafood is all wild caught, and produce is plucked at peak seasonality.

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That’s thanks to its “Food With Care” M.O., which prioritizes quality first and foremost.

It’s clearly paying off, since the company now has nearly 500 restaurants in 29 states.

Beyond Florida, this includes everywhere from Colorado and Ohio to Arizona and Oklahoma.

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That’s particularly evident in itsnamesake waffles, which still use top-grade flour from C.H.

There’s good reason why the chain serves 300,000 waffles across the country per day.

Corner Bakery

It’snot just the pastriesand artisan breads that rule at Corner Bakery.

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Upscale breakfast in a casual, cheery atmosphere is the name of the game here.

This is also where seasonal menu items are whipped up, utilizing the highest quality ingredients available.

Cracker Barrel Rainbow Trout

Cracker Barrel

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Waffle House food

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Another Broken Egg

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