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By Russel Reuben + William Montecristo Each issue of Covered Bridge, we, your brave culinary explorers Russel Reuben and William Montecristo, search the Valley for inspiring burgers, sandwiches, tacos, snacks on a stick, second breakfasts and finger foods. For the fourth issue, we wanted to highlight our love of food with a purpose. Today, we raise our mimosas toward those bleary-eyed brave souls that took their extreme après a little too deep. Are you even able to call yourself a local if you haven’t fallen madly in love on the 2 a.m. bus a few times? We’ve tried hair of the dog, the half hour sit-down shower and the Sunday morning street sweeper. Some days you have to take your vitamin I and call in the big guns …
Hangover elixirs, potions and egg sandwiches. Paired with black coffee, sweatpants and sunglasses.
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Egg Sandwich, Hovey & Harrison
Edwards Reuben: Long time listener first time caller here for me, but when William Montecristo says jump, I ask, ‘How high?’ The real question is, are you Team Sausage or Team Bacon on your morning after meal? Because I’m Team Tot! Between the buns was spectacular, but these little potato croquettes were sensational; I’m salivating just thinking about them. Montecristo: I’d like to apologize for telling rookie Russel to order the "Hungdog Millionaire with HashLeBrons” from the secret menu. Yeah, they didn’t think it was funny either. Thankfully, the nice team behind the counter didn’t deny us service and treated us to the most wonderful prescription breakfast known to man. Fluffy soft bread cradling avocado, eggs and your favorite breakfast meat. Yellow cheese glues it all together unpretentiously and lets the yolk drip down to sauce the show stealing tots.
Disclaimer: These rankings are absolutely anecdotal samplings of some of the food we ate with our hands and is by no stretch of the imagination an all-inclusive or accurate encapsulation of the Valley’s cornucopia of offerings. If you have a suggestion of where we should eat next please email us at eatwithyourhandsvail@gmail.com.
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