He heats up a salsa-like combination of chopped tomatoes and various herbs, cracks eight or more eggs in them, lets them cook sunny-side up and then takes "big chunks of feta cheese" and sprinkles them between the eggs and salsa.

WSJ: Owner of Max Brenner's on How to Entertain Guests for Breakfast

The "heart" of his breakfast is a salad featuring finely chopped tomatoes, cucumbers, parsley, coriander, bell peppers, arugula and mint, tossed with a dressing made with "the best olive oil you can find" mixed together with lemon juice, salt and pepper.

WSJ: Owner of Max Brenner's on How to Entertain Guests for Breakfast

There would be no company while I cooked, no friends sharing a glass of wine while they chopped the tomatoes for my pasta.

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But if you like your ragu a bit redder, I suggest adding skinned chopped fresh tomatoes, just a few, which will lend color, rather than tomato conserve, which gives off an orange glow.

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Dot with the roughly chopped sun-dried tomatoes and, if you like, an extra scattering of thyme leaves.

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