Morning glory: Pancakes from breakfast spots around the West bring a weekend ritual closer to home.(Directory) From: Sunset | Date: May 1, 2002| Author: Ferreira, Charity | COPYRIGHT 2002 Sunset Publishing Corp. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

* Pancakes inspire a special kind of ardor, as do the places we go to eat them. Weekend mornings are for sticking close to home: We tend not to stray farther than our favorite neighborhood breakfast spot, where steaming cups of coffee, tiny glasses of orange juice, and stacks of pancakes dripping with butter and syrup help us make the ritual transition from the sanctuary of sleep to the relaxed pace of a weekend day.

We collected pancake recipes from breakfast spots with...