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Step Up Your Breakfast Game With Elevated French Toast for a Holiday Brunch With Friends and Family

Impress your guests with a next-level version of the brunch favorite.
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Step Up Your Breakfast Game With Elevated French Toast for a Holiday Brunch With Friends and Family
Your guests will be glad they’re present for this breakfast feast. JeanMarie Brownson/TNS
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WYWH. Wish you were here. A message to family and friends when enjoying a great meal somewhere. A snapshot usually accompanies the missive. I promise to reproduce my favorites back home.

Such is the case with a plate of beautiful, golden brown brioche French toast rectangles at a recent brunch in Maryland. Topped with swirls of an aromatic orange syrup, this standard breakfast dish ascends to company fare.

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JeanMarie Brownson
JeanMarie Brownson
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JeanMarie Brownson is a James Beard Award-winning author and the recipient of the IACP Cookbook Award for her latest cookbook, “Dinner at Home.” JeanMarie, a chef and authority on home cooking, Mexican cooking and specialty food, is one of the founding partners of Frontera Foods. She co-authored three cookbooks with chef Rick Bayless, including “Mexico: One Plate at a Time.” JeanMarie has enjoyed developing recipes and writing about food, travel and dining for more than four decades. ©2026 JeanMarie Brownson. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.
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