But the avant-garde décor, central location, robust breakfast and hip night scene are all appealing.
For a robust breakfast, stop at Starky's Delicatessen (229 East Main, 406-556-1111; wherethekysdeli.comenuwhere the menu puts its own spin on a New York deli: Montana corned beef hash with a bagel and over-easy eggs, for $7.25.
The District of Columbia isn't known for a particularly robust breakfast or bakery culture, but Furstenberg is banking on business from the many commuters who walk and drive along Connecticut Avenue as well as visitors at the four nearby hotels.
You can self-cater, but that would mean missing out on the three-course meals and robust breakfasts prepared by Theresa, Roger's partner.
For those who are looking for something besides pancakes, other robust breakfasts (served all day) include an oversize Italian omelet with sausage, scallions, mushrooms, eggplant, tomato and mozzarella ($8.50 with two pancakes and a side of home fries).
For those who require something dark and strong to kick start their day they also serve a robust, subtly earthy breakfast blend in a proper big mug.
Unlike 24 h glucose level, 24 h energy expenditure was robust when challenged by breakfast skipping.
Facebook has spelled out all of its other perks on its homepage, which include a robust benefits package, free food (breakfast, lunch, and dinner), free Caltrain passes, and laundry services.
This morning, I was about to eat my breakfast cereal from a robust, plain blue bowl, a beautifully made and knowingly modest design, as it happens created in 1952 for the Finnish company Iittala by Kaj Franck.
Among the many positives in what will be, for most, a razzmatazzy kind of stay, are the genuinely friendly staff, a breakfast selection that's cheery, robust and down to earth (the full breakfast is epic; my eggs Benedict was a perfectly portioned mix of sweet and savoury) and a supremely comfortable bed with pillows that don't wilt overnight.
The FC blunted the postprandial glucose and insulin responses compared with MD, including a robust glucose and insulin response reduction after breakfast and a continued modest glycemic second-meal reduction after lunch in both the beverage and the bar.
