I was amazed to find that the Einstein Bros. bagels my brother brought up from Atlanta when I was on vacation didn't taste anything like the bagels I get here from the Towson franchise. They were dense, the kind of bagels everyone in the universe prefers except me. I like the Towson ones that are lighter and crisp-edged when you toast them, and the butter melts into the little holes on the surface in a really appealing way.

But what's happened to egg bagels? I didn't notice that they'd disappeared until yesterday, when I couldn't get a full dozen of the poppy seed. Is this a universal problem, or are there still egg bagels around? They are so superior to plain. 

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I stopped in at Einstein Bagels on York Road for a little snack Sunday. Now don't be offended, but I'm not a bagel purist. I had a poppy-dipped bagel toasted twice so it was nice and hot, with butter running down into the little crevices and grape jelly on it. And a large cup of English Breakfast tea with milk.

(John Makely/Sun Photographer)

Einstein is my favorite place to get bagels around here ...

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