I finally found it. The perfect addition to my morning commute.

Last year, my first year of starting into the institution of university, I “comfortably” lived just minutes away from my classes in the on campus residence. Now, due to the poor student funding, I have found myself back at home for my second year, slavishly commuting 1 ½ - 2 hours a day. (The 30 extra minutes depends on whether or not I give up the $2.75 to take the subway - YUCK!)

So now my mornings consist of a very set routine. I get up 3 hours before my first class starts. This is extremely brutal when I have an 8am class Monday mornings. (I can see you, some of you are wincing). Take the bus to the train, then the train to union station, then union (subway or walking) to school. Well in my routine I don’t always have time in the morning for breakfast or caffeine. So it came to my attention that I need a stop while on my way to school where I can fulfil my hunger and caffeine needs. And it turned out to be a lot harder than I thought... well at least the breakfast portion of it.

The caffeine fix automatically became Starbucks. I know, you’re thinking: “what is a starving student doing drinking Starbucks?”. Well I don’t drink coffee, but I do drink lattes or tea or hot chocolate. And let’s face it, Starbucks isn’t popular because they look pretty. They make some GOOD shit. (pardon my French).

Anyways, the hard part became breakfast. Now I pass a ton of breakfast places on my way to school. And I’ve tried them all! I’ve experienced some very dry croissants, some questionable muffins, and some (insert nasty, gross, potentially expired word here) yogurt. But that’s when I found it. The perfect breakfast. A bagel!

I know, I know. A bagel? Really? But it took me awhile to find this. I tried other bagel places but I found them to be dry or the toppings weren’t good. But I found a place that actually has fresh tasting bagels, and it’s right in union station. Michel’s Baguette! Moist, fresh, poppy seed bagel with butter and jam. YUM! I recommend it for the food critic in all of us. But let me be the first to warn you, the service is awful. But I’ve put that aside for the perfect morning bagel for only $1.53.

Cheers!