A bad bagel is no bagel at all

When it comes to bagels, as with pizza, a sub-par establishment is never worth the money and is barely worthy of using the word "bagel" in conjunction with the doughy, donut-shaped items that they sell. Making sure you get a good bagel rather than an average or shitty bagel is worth it every single time.

For example, there are two bagel establishments near my office. I work on 20th st; there is one bagel place on 18th, and one on 24th. The 18th street bagel shop is perfectly located between the train station and my office and it would make sense for me to buy bagels there often. The problem is, the bagel place on 24th st is so much better, hands down (and they have better coffee, too), and it's worth the extra walk out of the way every single time, even in shitty weather conditions.

Today I was in a bit of a predicament as I was pressed for time and had decided ahead of time that I would have a bagel today rather than the healthier and more economically efficient oatmeal. I swallowed my pride and went to the 18th st bagel place. Damnit, this shit just does NOT do the trick. The bagels are smaller, the cream cheese is too pasty, and damnit, this just isn't as good. Not to mention the iced coffee I bought, the FIRST iced coffee of the spring, cost $2.75! Criminal!

Folks, don't settle for bad bagels. It ain't worth it.

-VN

The Perfect Bacon Sandwhich

No joke, there's an article in the NY Times about a British research group tasked with finding the perfect bacon sandwhich! Their conclusion involves bacon on white bread, but looking at the picture in the article, methinks I see a bagel...

For the full article, click here.

Bagels at Work

(Insert awesome graphic playing off the "Men at Work" sign)

Making your own bagel in the cafeteria at work isn't as good as getting one in a true bagel shop, but it's still pretty awesome!

Eat This!

oh yeah, that's what I'm talkin about!

laundry + bagels = awesome

I need to do my laundry. doing laundry sucks. I will mitigate this suckage by getting a bagel.

methinks perhaps an everything bagel, toasted, with cream cheese and tomato.

Bagels are awesome

I had one today, and I'll definitely eat one tomorrow. Bagels make the world go 'round.