Breakfast for dinner. Those words have a magical ring. And for BA Food Editor Hunter Lewis, those words always lead to four more: ham and cheese waffles. Lewis tweaked his mother's tried-and-true recipe for our March issue, in which he pays homage to the "pillowy and steaming" dish "studded with bits of ham."
Inspired by Lewis's amped up waffles, we rounded up a list of restaurants' wacky riffs on the humble breakfast treat. Foie gras, fried eggs, green tea--they're all here.
Batter: Liege style with pearl sugar
Toppings: Blueberry compote, cream cheese pudding, and Graham Cracker crust
Photograph by Brendan Fishback
Batter: Green tea
Topping: Lemon-ginger whipped cream
Photograph by Steve Clark
Batter: Cornmeal
Topping: Maple-braised pork belly
Photograph by Greg Petrillo
Batter: Brown butter and red wheat
Toppings: Seared Tennessee foie gras with grilled South Carolina peaches
Photograph courtesy of Husk Restaurant
Batter: Cornmeal
Toppings: Lobster, garlic-lemon spinach, slow-poached eggs, and bacon hollandaise
Photograph by Nicholas Waldman
Batter: Black pudding
Toppings: Red wine-poached pears and whipped foie gras butter
Photograph by Dan Kim