New York is synonymous with good bagels. People come from all around the world to try the famous breakfast staple and locals judge one another harshly on their go-to order, which is why Yelp has now compiled a list of the top 10 bagel stores across the state. While plenty of bodegas and cafes serve … Read more
It’s one shell of a take on a Big Apple staple. Crowds swarmed Dominique Ansel Bakery in New York City Saturday morning to get their hands on an escargot-schmeared bagel only on sale this weekend. Bagel lovers crawled out of bed early and queued up on Spring Street in Soho as early as 6 a.m. … Read more
Cronut creator Dominique Ansel has teamed up with SoHo’s PopUp Bagels to offer one shell of a take on a bagel and cream cheese. This weekend only, Dominique Ansel Bakery (189 Spring St., SoHo) will be selling parmesan-and-gruyere cheese bagels paired with escargot schmear and a whole, shell-on snail. Pastry chef Dominique Ansel is known … Read more
Call it an an act of snack-rilege. Can a bagel without a hole be called a bagel? The question is tearing NYC’s boiled dough community apart after local stalwart Utopia Bagels decided to reinvent the bread wheel, releasing the city’s first-ever intentionally no-hole bagels earlier this month. From now until Feb. 12, the classic Whitestone, … Read more
Milo Klotzkin decided to skip college and make some real dough. Last spring, he was a senior at Jackson Memorial High in Jackson Township, New Jersey, making solid As and Bs. He was accepted at Monmouth University and planned to attend the private college to study finance with a minor in pre-law. But then, over … Read more
Lox him up and throw away the key. A Big Apple bagelry is being praised for refusing a TikToker from Los Angeles his troublesome alterations to the locally beloved breakfast. The trouble began when the unnamed shop allegedly would not fulfill fashion exec Taylor Offer’s request for a “scooped, gluten-free” bagel. “There’s nothing more stressful … Read more
We didn’t start the fire that sparked a heated debate about New York’s ultimate breakfast food — but are Doritos-laced bagels in Billy Joel’s homeland of Long Island a step too far? NY’s favorite carb has long been used as a de facto guinea pig for experimental flavors that range from Fruity Pebbles to spinach, topped with … Read more
A cheesy oversight almost cost a “Wheel of Fortune” contestant thousands in prize money. Angie Gautney, a teacher from North DeLand, Florida, appeared on Wednesday’s episode of the beloved game show, in which two tricky letters nearly separated her from taking home $7,300. All she had to do was fill in the correct letters during … Read more
National Bagel Day arrives on January 15 and as we are all imperfect circles harboring unfillable emotional holes there is perhaps no greater metaphor for the human condition than the humble bagel. According to Maria Balinska, author of “The Bagel: The Surprising History of a Modest Bread,” the origin of the bagel is hard to … Read more