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The escapade begins in New York with a classic American breakfast spread. John clearly has a fondness for pancakes, emphasizing that a good pancake should stand alone, unmarred by syrup or butter, likening syrup to "lube" for the pancake. Idris critiques the typical American fix, often slathered in cream or syrup, humorously recounting his childhood habit of dumping an absurd amount of creamers into a giant cup of drip coffee—a caloric concoction he fondly calls "protein shake" but admits is basically "diabetes in a cup."