THE CENTER OF THE BAGEL UNIVERSE (Dyker Park Bagels)
My search for the best bagels in New York continues…. After my Saturday afternoon in the far reaches of Brooklyn, I’ve come to the conclusion that Bay Ridge just might be the new neighborhood for...
View ArticleNOT IN BROOKLYN (Brooklyn Bagel & Coffee Company)
My search for the best bagels in New York continues…. I can not figure out why Brooklyn Bagel & Coffee Company has claimed the borough of Brooklyn in their name. The bagel shop is located in the...
View ArticleEPISODE 005: DREAM A LITTLE CREAM CHEESE
Finally! The fifth episode is unleashed. This one is in conjunction with the musical comedy team, Mel & El. Make sure to check out their website and their webseries when it premieres. During his...
View ArticleGET YOUR COLD BAGELS (Montague Street Bagels)
My search for the best bagels in New York continues…. I understand that bagels are not going to always be hot out of the oven. Especially when I come later in the day. But a cold bagel is never...
View ArticlePLANES, TRAINS, BAGELS (Bagel Oasis)
My search for the best bagels in New York continues…. If you’re familiar with the NYC Subway map, you know that there’s lots of colored lines throughout most of Manhattan and the outer boroughs...
View ArticleTHE OTHER KIND OF BAGEL (Mile End Delicatessen)
My search for the best bagels in New York continues…. I just love finding excuses to write about Mile End. And as it turns out, I haven’t written about them (or eaten there) since February. I think we...
View ArticleHOLE IN ONE (Bagel Conclusion)
My bagel search was the most difficult journey so far. First off, bagels are best consumed early in the morning and I am very rarely up early in the morning. Secondly, on first bite, all the bagels...
View Article85 – 81: Gimme A BREAKFAST
I’ve devoured Time Out’s 100 Best dishes and now, once again, I’ve been inspired to create my own list. These are the 100 dishes I have continued to think about since tasting them at some point in...
View ArticleA COUPLA GUYS WALK INTO A BAGEL SHOP (Leo’s Bagels)
My search for the best bagels in New York continues…. Matt Pomerantz must be a very modest guy. He owns three bagel shops with proper names claiming the bagels and not one of them is named Matt’s or...
View ArticleIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD (Mocha Bagels)
My search for the best bagels in New York continues…. The newest tour I’ve been giving is the Neighborhood Eats Tour of the Carroll Gardens area of Brooklyn. I say “area” since we technically hit three...
View ArticleTHE ULTIMATE MASH-UP: Thanksgivukkah Special with Midtown Lunch at Ess-a-Bagel
A once in a lifetime occurence happens this year as Thanksgiving and Chanukkah fall on the same day. To celebrate both holidays at the exact same moment, I bring my friend Jonathan to explore the...
View ArticleBAGEL REVIEW: Long Island Bagel Cafe
My search for the best bagels in New York continues…. If a bagel shop opened in this city calling itself “California Bagels” or “Philadelphia Bagels,” they couldn’t sensibly expect to stay in business...
View ArticleBAGEL REVIEW: Simit & Smith
My search for the best bagels in New York continues…. “It’s not a bagel!!” That’s what most of NY’s bagel connosieurs cried when Simit + Smith opened up in town. The new company has introduced the city...
View ArticleBAGEL REVIEW: Black Seed Bagels
My search for the best bagels in New York continues…. There’s not usually much hoopla surrounding the opening of a new bagel shop. If I discover a new one, it’s usually by walking by or a friend tells...
View ArticleBAGEL REVIEW: Best Bagel & Coffee
My search for the best bagels in New York continues…. Usually when a restaurant or café in New York includes the word “Best” in its name, it’s usually anything but. However there are definitely a few...
View ArticleBAGEL REVIEW: Browns Bagels
My search for the best bagels in New York continues…. People often ask me for bagel recommendations near Times Square. You’d think there would be more of those old Jewish appetizing shops in this...
View ArticleBAGEL REVIEW: Davidovich Bakery
My search for the best bagels in New York continues…. The bagel situation in the United States has dipped greatly since they were introduced to New York around the turn of the last century. Like many...
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