Whole Wheat Everything Bagel Off:
Bergen Bagel vs. Absolute Bagel
CR is a bagel snob, and for years he has maintained that Absolute Bagel on the UWS is the best bagel in the city (I always preferred H&H, RIP). We put it to the test this morning with a blind tasting.
His notes:
Right [Absolute Bagel] looks darker, more whole wheat. Thick bread, salty. Has a crust and then bread within. Crust is very satisfying. It’s a rougher, more aggressive experience
Left [Bergen Bagel] chewier, also salty. Softer, sweeter. This is a smoother, easier bagel.
Both benefit from switching back and forth - their characteristics get boring when repeated, but switching accentuates the differences and delivers what was missing in the previous bite.
Conclusion: He liked the Bergen Bagel more, but …“My preference is the softer, sweeter one [Bergen Bagel], but really they did benefit so much from being able to compare the two. So maybe, in the future, the way to go is to get two different bagels and have half and half with you.” A complicated conclusion.
At Search and Restore night of improvisation tonight
- CR: I like that Joe Lovano is on this.
- Me: Why?
- CR: Because he's an old guy with baggy pants.
Filled our upcycled bookshelf raised bed with dirt and seeds today!
Old fashioned trust, buying a watering can
- Me: I only have $9 cash.
- Neighborhood garden store owner: Well then you owe me a dollar.
This morning I stumbled upon a corner of my neighborhood that I’ve never seen before. Hicks and Cranberry in Brooklyn Heights.
This is one of the things I love about living here. Last weekend, we decided to walk home by way of a different street than usual, and ended up seeing some houses that we’d never seen before, even though it was only a few blocks from our apartment.
Beautiful spring walk to the train this morning.
“We never close.”
Taking the train home while the sun is still shining is the best.
drip drop
In NYC apartments, I’ve fought mice, roaches, ants, and now water. #brooklyn vine.co/v/bD3PTgjOABP
Fight
Just witnessed an intense fight between two female strangers on the C train on my ride home tonight, which started because one accidentally hit the other, who was seated, with her bag, and didn’t apologize. It escalated into one brutally tackling the other out of the train on to the platform, and very bloody faces.
It’s interesting to see how everyone else on the train reacts to such situations—everyone sort of chuckled about how crazy they were when they were calling each other drug-addicted bitches, but when the insults got racist, the diverse occupants of the Brooklyn train universally gasped in horror.
Lots of people took video on their phones, so I’m interested to see if it turns up on YouTube tonight.
We passed our goal last night! We’re at $77,000 with 17 hours left. You think we can raise the full $100,000? I think that’d make a beautiful statement about the openhandedness of individual citizens— not to mention bringing some much needed levity to the lives of hundreds of deserving kids.
Every Bit Helps:
This is great.
New restaurant in our neighborhood with a menu posted in the window…
Me: Un Hine Co.?
CR: Sunshine Company.
