I heard about the line before I heard about the bagels. A coworker sent me a photo Saturday morning, people wrapped around a corner before sunrise like tickets were about to sell out.
I laughed it off. Then curiosity won and I drove over myself.
What greeted me was not a quiet bakery. It was a full block of people trading stories about how early they got there, some clutching coffee, some just standing patiently in the heat…