Recipe for Friendly Toast, Cambridge

The folks at Chowhound report that a second branch of the Portsmouth, N.H., institution is scheduled to open in April at 1 Kendall Square.

This is great news, because boy could we use more good breakfast places in these parts. Think of it: a rainy Sunday, head to the Friendly Toast for almond joy pancakes; spicy mashed potatoes topped with chorizo and fried eggs, served with toasted homemade bread; the Vegan Valhalla wrap (tortilla stuffed with sesame tofu, portobellos, brown rice, spinach, and tahini dressing) or the Mission Burrito; and maybe a chaser of sweet potato fries with brown sugar, Tabasco, and sour cream.