I can't tell you  now much I looooooove this. When we were in Budapest last year, Natalie and I used to fantasize about bagels. Constantly. We finally found a place called "Bagel Mama" in Krakow, run by an American ex-pat.

We went 4 times in 4 days. And even brought back a dozen frozen bagels each, which we hoarded like gold in our post-Soviet freezers.

Really, though, Macheesmo/Nick should be proud to call itself an internationally-reknown food blog -- I mean, his stuffing made an appearance at Budapestian Christmas '08, his bagels are in Bulgaria...

If you DO choose to open a Bulgarian Bagel shop, remember I am skilled with a bagel guillotine and an espresso machine ... if you need a manager, or anything :-)