Early morning travel is nothing new to me; neither are early morning grab and go breakfasts. Generally, a pastry from some well known coffee chain is the best way to go. Well, on a recent early morning trek to Wales a friend and I decided we would try Ixxy's Bagels. From a New York standpoint it is very hard to compare any other bagel with a NY bagel. But didn't think of ourselves as bagel snobs, anything that remotely resembles a bagel will generally do at this hour of the day. That is until now.
Ixxy's Bagels is a little bagel shop in Victoria Station. Seemingly innocent until you bite into it. Now, while said friend had gone to the toilet I decided I would eat a piece of the plain bagel with cream cheese I ordered; BIG mistake. I now have the pleasure of knowing what it would be like to eat a paper towel. Of course, being who I am, I told my friend I couldn't explain it to her until she had tried it. Well, she was thoroughly disgusted and in total agreement on the paper towel front. We were both equally appalled that someone could even make a bagel that disgusting. Do yourself a favor, run across to the Cafe Nerro or Starbucks and have a criossant.
Lesson learned: don't eat bagels outside of New York.
