Day two of Monkey Week:

Starts off really well, thanks to Manhattan Bagel. I have been a faithful patron for quite some time now, be it rather infrequently. My allegiance to the bagels and other breakfast fodder supplied by Manhattan Bagel is very clear and definitive against the competition, Big Apple Bagel, Dunkin Donuts, etc...

My interest and loyalty to MB began one Sunday morning after church when we decided to stop there. I ordered "The Original Classic," (which seems kinda of redundant to me, but oh well) with egg, cheese, and sausage. I was amazed, not only do these sweet asian people ask you kindly to go take a seat at a table, give you a number, and bring your food out to you, but the eggs are REAL EGGS! I kid you not. they arent the liquid form that Big Apple pours into the Tupperware to microwave and cook. No. real eggs. Real white and yolks, really fried. Like for serious.

I was floored and elated at the same time. so now that is the only place i go to when i have a desire for a bagel sandwich or any other breakfast fodder i cant prepare myself. And that brings us to this morning. I have been ordering the sausage, egg, and cheese consistently now since that first time. It is kinda the same way with me and Chipotle, I tried it for the first time and it blew my mind, i dont want to change what I order because i might be disappointed.

Yet, today I decided to try something different. ham. yes, ham. as in the preferred dinner for llamas, whether they are called Tina or not, as in the primary export of the nation of Guam, as in the famous, salt-cured, lethal-sodium-levels, Virginia Ham. I had no idea that they would actually use the heavily salted (and infinitely delicious) Virginia Ham on this bagel. It didnt say that anywhere on the menu, I wasnt expecting it, but it was an incredible surprise. So there I am, at my desk at the beginning of the day, unwrapping my next great adventure in breakfast food, an everything bagel, with real fried eggs, cheese and Virginia Ham. I know these owners are from asia and the franchise is from Manhattan, but these boys know how to make a breakfast sandwich, that is for sure.

So needless to say, things are off to a good start.

Upcoming:
Bottlerocket, Pints and Pipes, Godfather III, Neopolitan Dynamite, Starr Hill, Martin Sexton, Campus Golf, Katie Bahr, napping, sleeping in....and general awesomeness.



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