One man's quest for the perfect bagel (or any at all) in his new home, miles from the Midwest

(JNS) - Culinary culture shock.

That describes my initial feeling after relocating to the southeastern Virginia coast in July from years living in the U.S. Midwest-namely, St. Louis.

If you want biscuits, this is the place. Ditto, pimento cheese and something called Brunswick stew. It involves chicken but evidently at one time used squirrel meat.

My quest was simple. I just wanted a good bagel, so I posed the question to the Jewish Virginia Beach Facebook page. Two shops got consistently high marks, so I visited both. The good news: Both were fantastic.

Baker's Crust Bagels is just a few miles...