Several dear friends treated me to brunch today at  JAM cafe on Herald Street to celebrate my birthday.  After a 25 minute wait in line (where coffee was available) we were seated at a booth in the front window.  Directly behind our table was a vintage old school map and on the opposite wall was a display of reclaimed windows and clipboards with maps.  Such a funky place, and the food was delish to boot!  We shared the red velvet pancakes to start and then I had the Charlie bowl (a hash with crumbled biscuit, hash browns, two sunny side up eggs, ham, green onions, cheddar and sausage gravy).  Yum.  

The decor reminded me a bit of the ACE hotel chain in the U.S. but with more of a country vibe.  The photo below is of the lobby in the ACE hotel in Portland.

Some of the rooms even have a SMEG refrigerator in them!

(Photo from the West Elm catalogue).   

 I hope to visit an ACE hotel one day!  It's on the bucket list for sure.