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Bagels and Pickles

by | Feb 15, 2016 | Blog

Recently in the press, there were two article about bagels and pickles. I checked  my Facebook account recently and found an article about how bagels were made in a factory setting. There was a big picture of baked bagels coming off the assembly line ready for...
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Chinatown Gangs and Tongs

by | Jul 17, 2015 | Blog

Tong Wars: Gangs of Chinatown Map Click to Enlarge in a New Window 1.Hip Sing Headquarters 15 Pell Street This non-descript building is the current headquarters of the over 100-year-old Hip Sing tong. Founded in San Francisco during the gold rush, the Hip Sings were...
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KEEPING YOUR BAGEL FRESH

by | Apr 29, 2015 | Blog

A well known bagel store published this guide to how to preserve your bagels after they have been bought fresh from the bagel baker. Follow these instructions or else your fresh bagel will taste and have the consistency of a hockey puck: A bagel’s fresh taste and...
A New Bagel in Town

A New Bagel in Town

by | Dec 15, 2014 | Blog

We were exploring Greenwich Village yesterday when we came across a new type of bagel in town -the Bantam Bagel. It is a small bagel (kind of like a bagel munshkin) with either different cream cheese flavors, peanut butter or jam injected into the middle. The bagel...