The Melt by Jason Diamond

The Melt by Jason Diamond

To Pay For Bread, Or Not To Pay For Bread...

That sourdough won't bake itself

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Jason Diamond
Nov 19, 2024
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I was having coffee with a friend last week when they started telling me about this restaurant they had gone to and how everything was “perfect...except for one thing that ruined it for me.”

I was on the edge of my seat. Did they take too long to serve the drinks? Was a fly in the soup? Was the kitchen staffed entirely by rats?

“You had to pay for bread.”

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