I fly into Los Angeles on the red-eye. Family meets me at LAX and we go where my dad wants to go for breakfast which is Fromin's Deli. He is someone who finds a single thing he wants to eat and then orders only that for literally years. So it seemed like the past few years for him it was all about the lox and bagels at Fromin's Deli. And secretly it always looked really great. So I went for it. Heaven! Everything hit just right on this dish - all vegetables crisp and cold, bagels had great chew and super fresh, lox perfect balance of salty/briny. Wedges of fresh lemon. Freshly whipped cream cheese. Glistening Greek olives. Ice Water. Hot coffee.
p.s. Our waiter was a lovely older gentleman from Paris. Warm and gracious. And the busboy was a huge fan of my dad and seemed incredibly happy to see him. As was I.
