The Nun Bun Tragedy

A friend of mine from Nashville forward me this story about the Nun Bun being stolen from my friends at Bongo Java. "My gut feeling is that it's destroyed," said Bob Bernstein, the owner of Bongo Java coffee shop, where the bun had been on display for nearly 10 years. "Someone took it, destroyed it and it's the last we'll hear of it." Someone broke into the Belmont Boulevard coffeehouse yesterday morning, apparently with the sole purpose of stealing the pious pastry. Bills and loose change in charity-donation containers near the bun's glass display case were untouched, Bernstein said. "They went right for the bun," he said. "What the heck they are going to do with it, I can't imagine. It's sure not something anyone would eat. I hope they do eat it. It will teach them a lesson." Bongo Java made major news with the findings of a bun that looked just like Mother Teresa (so the name states). This cinnamon bun was a local legend in Nashville and will be missed by many people. I have many times ordered my Fair Trade coffee and looked at the nun bun accompanied with a letter from Mother Teresa (or her lawyers I guess) about not making money using her name or image. Metro's police report on the theft estimated the buns value at $25. It said the Mother Theresa Cinnamon Bun was the only item taken. As stolen goods, the bun was classified in property category No. 77, for other. Bongo Java was closed yesterday for Christmas and was due to be closed today, but Bernstein said he will open the shop so people can come to discuss the bun, or, perhaps, provide information they might have about who stole it. "It's weird," Bernstein said. "You laugh about it a little bit, but it's an empty feeling. It's like the end of an era." I guess we all move on. ...be bold