Fabulous Fairholme: Breakfasts & Brunches - Tapa dura

Bringing home the breakfasts and brunches of the Fairholme Manor Inn. There is nothing better than a lazy Sunday brunch... unless it's a lazy Sunday brunch at the Fairholme Manor Inn, one of the loveliest bed and breakfasts in Victoria, British Columbia.

In Fabulous Fairholme: Breakfasts and Brunches, Sylvia Main, Fairholme's owner, helps recreate the magic of the inn's breakfasts and brunches. Fabulous Fairholme reflects the elegant hospitality guests enjoy while staying at the inn, while providing readers with practical tips to capture the flavors of Fairholme.

Recipes for dishes such as the following are decadent, yet simple and straightforward:
Baked raspberry French toast
Fairholme's eggs benedict
Lemon ricotta pancakes
Zucchini and oregano frittata
Sweet marscarpone and strawberry lemon turnover
Poppy seed bread cups with scrambled eggs.

Fabulous Fairholme will transport readers to Victoria's elegant inn, capturing the magic of its delicious breakfasts and brunches.

Fabulous Fairholme: Breakfasts and Brunches

Leafing through the pages of Fabulous Fairholme: Breakfasts and Brunches is like a morning stroll through a garden of visual and tasty delights.

For those who have stayed at Sylvia Main's award-winning Inn, it's like coming home. And for first-timers? You'll get a glimpse of what Sylvia and her team have created in their lovely, Italianate-style mansion in Victoria, British Columbia.

Fabulous Fairholme is more than a book of breakfast and brunch recipes. It's a lifestyle book, a book of beauty. Page after page of enticing photographs invite readers in to enjoy the many splendours of Fairholme Manor, both inside and out.

Even the recipe names are tantalizing: Asiago and Green Onion Omelette; Baked Raspberry French Toast; Fairholme's Eggs Benedict; Lemon Ricotta Pancakes; Breakfast Cheese Soufflé; Zucchini and Oregano Frittata; and Fairholme's Granola and Lemon Blueberry Loaf with Lemon Sugar Glaze.

Open the door. Turn the page. Welcome to Fabulous Fairholme!

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Sylvia Main was born and raised in Vienna, Austria. She moved to Canada with her family as a teenager, and received her BA in Languages and Literature from the University of Victoria.

She has lived and travelled in Europe, where she is continuously inspired by the lifestyle and beautiful surroundings. She speaks English, German, Spanish, French and Italian.

Sylvia took her talents to the Fairmont Empress Hotel where she was in Guest Services for a number of years. In 1991, she married Roscoe Main, and the couple opened Fairholme Manor in Victoria's Rockland Estates area in 1999. Over the years, they have lovingly transformed their ugly duckling mansion into a beautifully restored European Inn.

Sylvia and Roscoe have two daughters, Simone and Nicola.