A plate of still-warm waffles is the most welcome of morning wake-up calls. It’s the way the rhubarb and rose compote works its way into the cracks and crevices of Cornersmith’s buttermilk waffles, or how the delicate notes of honey labne pair harmoniously with the citrus waffles with a warm side of oranges and ruby grapefruit. For savouriness, it’s wholemeal waffles with baked beans, chorizo and egg, but if it’s heft you seek, Gregory Llewellyn’s towering waffle stack trumps all challengers.
Curtis Stone’s Liège-style waffles with rhubarb-vanilla jam
Cornersmith’s buttermilk waffles with rhubarb and rose compote
Buttermilk waffles with cured ocean trout and fennel salad
Cheesy polenta waffles with fried egg and ham
Sunda’s buttermilk fried chicken with waffles
Dutch waffle ice-cream sandwiches with crushed raspberries
Overnight waffles, brown butter pecan ice-cream and spiced pears
Chocolate-chip waffles with peanut-butter fudge ice-cream
Overnight rye waffles with pâté, port jelly and cornichons
Spicy cornmeal waffles with popcorn chicken, honey and hot sauce