It’s been about five or so years since I’ve had a delicious plate of fried dough. Fried dough is a treat that’s usually relegated to Something Wicked This Way Comes carnival and/or those creepy run-down seaside boardwalks (most recently experienced in Santa Cruz).

Douse the dough with a little powered sugar and you have yourself a delicious treat.

It’s been about five minutes since I’ve had a delicious piece of French toast. In my opinion French toast is the king of breakfast foods. I think French toast is actually underrated. When you talk to folks about great breakfasts usually you get, “oh, the eggs are the best,” or “that place has the best pancakes!” You even get some buzz around the cup of coffee served. But, generally you don’t get French toast as the headliner.

I think this needs to change.

So, when FoodieChick and I were pointed in the direction of Em Le’s in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA we were actually very excited to try their “famous” French toast.

Having just completed the Big Sur marathon the day before Foodie Chick was primed and ready to eat. We figured out she burned about 4000 calories running the marathon. So, she was ready to start putting those calories back on.

Instead of wasting more written words the best way to describe the strangest French toast you'll ever see is to show you. Here is a little video essay about Em Le’s French toast…enjoy!