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Jacob Dobkin
Published Feb 28, 2003
Modified Mar 6, 2008
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I've just written a complaint to the Pret HQ in London:
"Dear Pret- Can you tell me why you don't serve egg mayo sandwiches in the New York shops? I'm often in London and I eat them all the time while I'm there. They are good simple food. Let me draw straight to the point: the egg florentine sandwich offered in your shops in Manhattan is blatantly inferior to the egg mayo. It is a subpar sandwich- over-dressed, with cheese, and it has a strange neon yellow color. Please bring your normal egg mayo sandwich to the states so I may enjoy it. Thank you. Sincerely, Jake Dobkin"
Based on Jen's previous experience, I expect a handwritten reply in the next 15 minutes.
[Jen]: Find a Pret near you; the nearest Pret location for my parents in Hong Kong.
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Jacob Dobkin
Jake Dobkin co-founded Gothamist with Jen Chung. In 2019, Jake released Ask a Native New Yorker, a book based on his Gothamist advice column.
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