Breakfast

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We kick off our new mini-season of CHOW-TO with an episode about the Instagram-famous pancakes you've definitely seen in your feed. Back before the coronavirus pandemic shuttered restaurants in New York, senior video producer Guillermo Riveros visited Tom Yang, co-founder of Japanese ice cream shop Taiyaki, to learn how to make their ridiculously fluffy Japanese souffle pancakes. Since you're not able to stand in line to get these dreamy breakfast treats, you may as well make your own copycat creation at home! These are definitely the cure for all the brunch dates you've been missing during quarantine.

It turns out you can use your coffeemaker to make a whole lot more than coffee—which is handy if you travel a lot, or are living in the dorms at college. We tested some dishes suggested by Chowhounds, and in this episode we focus on breakfast, making tea-infused oatmeal, boiled eggs, and even a grilled cheese sandwich. In a future episode, we'll do dinner!