Breakfast is the most important meal of the day-not only for your body, but also for your business. So, whether you’re entertaining a partner or a prospect, here are the best spots, coast to coast, to have a meal, then make a deal.

 

The Belvedere
The Peninsula Beverly Hills
9882 S. Santa Monica Blvd.Â
Beverly Hills, CA
 (310) 975-2736

Hours:
Breakfast: 6:30 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Lunch: 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. (Closed on Sunday)
Dinner: 6 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.
Brunch: 11:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. (Available on Sunday only)

If you want to watch both your figure and your figures, join Hollywood’s high-powered studio execs and agents at The Belvedere. Located inside The Peninsula Beverly Hills, it has an outdoor terrace that’s perfect both for sipping coffee and sharing trade secrets. Along with homemade granola and freshly baked muffins, the restaurant serves early morning treats like lemon and ricotta flapjacks alongside diet-friendly delights like egg white frittatas and cholesterol free omelets.

 

Tableau

Wynn Las Vegas
3131 Las Vegas Blvd. S.
Las Vegas, NV
(702) 770-3330

Hours:
Breakfast: 8 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. (Monday - Friday)
Brunch: 8 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. (Saturday - Sunday)
Lunch: 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. (Monday - Friday)

In Vegas, it’s go big or go home — even first thing in the morning. As proof, look to Tableau at Wynn Las Vegas, where the Strip’s suits do big business over big breakfast. There’s no all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet here. Instead, there are best-in-class breakfast options like Kobe short ribs and eggs, roasted peach and vanilla bean French toast, and lighter-than-air peach and pecan ricotta pancakes.

Blue Door Restaurant & Brasserie

Delano HotelÂ
1685 Collins Ave.Â
Miami Beach, FL
(305) 674-6400

Hours:
Breakfast: 7 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Daily
Lunch: 11:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Daily
Sunday Brunch: 10:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Prix Fixe Dinner: 7 p.m. - 11 p.m. *Reservations requiredÂ
A La Carte Dinner: 7 p.m. - 12 a.m.

In South Beach, the best breakfast is at the Blue Door Restaurant & Brasserie at Miami’s Delano Hotel. Here, sun-kissed executives enjoy dishes like Monte Cristo, stuffed French toast with sliced turkey, ham and Swiss cheese, served with raspberry jam and Scottish porridge, rolled Scottish oats slow simmered and served with either milk or brown sugar, before boarding their yachts for an afternoon of business mixed with pleasure.

540 Park
540 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10065-7366
(212) 339-4050

Hours:
7 a.m. - 3 p.m. (Daily)

Even the City That Never Sleeps eventually takes a nap. And when it wakes up, it heads to the Loews Regency Hotel, where breakfast is waiting amid Manhattan’s movers and shakers at 540 Park. With breakfast classics like blueberry pancakes, eggs benedict and brioche French toast — served alongside breakfast desserts like frozen hot chocolate, oatmeal brulee and banana split — the focus isn’t on fancy, but rather on fuel.

 

Atwood Café
1 West Washington Street
Chicago, IL 60602-1603
(312) 368-1900

Hours:
7 a.m. - 10 p.m. (Monday - Thursday)
7 a.m. - 11 p.m. (Friday)
8 a.m. - 11 p.m. (Saturday)
8 a.m. - 10 p.m. (Sunday)

To start the day and really make it pay, consider nourishing yourself and your client at the Atwood Café. Located in the heart of Chicago’s business district, the Loop, the restaurant serves contemporary American comfort food. Standouts include the banana pecan waffle with maple syrup and brown sugar butter and eggs benedict topped with crab cakes.

Peaches have become an American favorite. Most of us have fond memories of biting into a juicy peach or savoring that last bit of peach cobbler after a Sunday dinner. What some of us don’t realize, however, is that picking the right peach can make a world of a difference in the taste and texture of your dish.

What is a peach?
Peaches, a member of the rose family, were first cultivated in China. Travelers carried the peach seed to Persia and to Europe, before the fruit was finally brought to the United States in the 1600s. Peaches are yellow and red in color and the flesh of the fruit ranges from yellow to white, dependent on the variety.

Are there different kinds of peaches?
Although peaches are available year-round, the available varieties are dependent on the season. Queencrest, or semi-freestone, peaches are grown from late April to June. The flesh of these peaches is typically yellow and firm. In mid-June Elegant Lady, or freestone, variety dominates the market. This variety of peaches has a bright red skin with a yellow flesh. On the off-season, most peaches are imported into the United States from other countries such as Chile and Mexico.

Where can I buy the freshest peaches?
Peaches are at their prime June - August. Look for peaches that are soft to the touch, are bruise-free and have a fragrant smell. Most ripe peaches will be red with slight yellow undertones in skin color. Peaches perish quickly, so buy peaches slightly under-ripened if you do not plan to eat them immediately.

How should I store peaches?
If your peaches are not quite ripe, place the fruit in a paper bag, loosely fold the bag and leave for 2-3 days. Check the fruit for ripeness daily.

Never store unripe peaches in the refrigerator, a plastic bag or in direct sunlight. Once the fruit is ripe, it can be stored in the refrigerator for up to one week.