January 23, 2008

Seriously? Cereally

Zygnola Granola

They say love comes along only when you aren’t looking for it. (Which, BTW, does not excuse snogging the waiter at Pop Pop’s Rotary Club.)

But in the case of breakfast cereal, turns out the maxim holds true.

To wit: While lunching at cozy Greek resto Vios, we spotted an unassuming brown bag of granola on the counter. A couple of crunches later we were hooked.

Chalk up part of the stuff’s charm to its goofy name (Zygnola) and Jimmy Buffettesque founder. The sweet, crunchy, nutty, hand-tossed goodness uses natural ingredients like maple syrup, coconut, and macadamia nuts. (And it’s so addictive it could, in fact, be laced with crack.)

Watch in amazement as the cereal refuses to turn to mush in milk or yogurt. But try to curb your desire to hold people’s hands and spread the love far and wide.

You wouldn’t want to go too granola.

Available at Vios Cafe & Marketplace, 903 19th Avenue East (206-329-3236); Bert’s Red Apple Market, 1801 41st Avenue East, at East Madison Street (206-322-1330); online at zygnola.com.