Breakfast Sandwiches with aioli, Charlottetown and Halifax

Being on a mission, and hungry as hell for no other reason than being on holiday, I ventured out into the small capital town on Prince Edward Island for a decent espresso and breakfast that is not hotel related. Drinking at the hotel bar the night before, the bar keep who grew up on the island recommended I try Casa Mia Cafe, as she said they were doing the basics, but doing them really well, and with a twist. In fact, unprompted, she said that their breakfast bagel was her favorite thing on the menu, and that was reason enough for me to try it out.

Above is my dear Americano with three creams, the breakfast bagel on bottom right, and being greedy, a benny on the run sandwich in the upper left. I should have just stuck with the bagel, as the twist was an aioli that had a kick to it, green if I am remembering correctly, perhaps pesto mix, or just a healthy dose of fresh herbs. Whatever it was, it was sorely missing in the benny on the run, which was just a poor man's McMuffin without a hint of hollandaise.

Not thinking I would get a repeat stellar sandwich, I had one more breakfast sandwich in the Maritimes, this time in Halifax at the Foggy Googles, and while it was pretty subpar, the sandwich also had a spicy kick of aioli, this time more recognizable in the semblance of sriracha and mayo, but I gotta start putting aioli on my breakfast sandwiches from now on!

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