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What's Wrong With A Little Crunch?
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Wednesday was National Bagel Day, which is stupid enough -- every day is bagel day -- but it generated a controversy in New York over Mayor Bill de Blasio's comment that he likes his bagels toasted. HOW DARE HE was the general reaction. Real bagel aficionados, they said, NEVER toast their bagels. Why, it's like eating pizza with a knife and fork! But I am as much of an authentic bagel person as anyone -- I grew up with the North Jersey version, same as New York, with regular trips to one of the worst neighborhoods in Paterson to get the Real Thing from a literal hole in the wall in an alley with a "HOT BAGELS" sign above it. And I like fresh bagels, but I also like toasted bagels. Like with that kiwi pizza, if you like it, it's fine. Toast away, Mayor. (New York Times)
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