Bialys

Bialys

I was never really sure if I should be negative when blogging but I have to let my readers know about a strange event that took place this last Sunday. I was conducting a tour of the Lower East Side and finishing up at my last stop on the tour - Kossar's Bialys on...

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Bagels for the Fight for Juvenile Diabetes

I just did a walk this morning in support of raising funds for the fight to eliminate Type 1 Juvenile Diabetes and what else would you expect to see but a long selection of donated food and drink including of course Bagels!

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Starbucks Roles Out Bagel Balls

Starbucks Roles Out Bagel Balls

Finally, Starbucks, the overpriced home of bitter brew, has decided that New Yorker's deserve better than their insipid pseudo circular rolls with holes in them which they dare to call bagels. The got smart and swallowed their so called coffee and pride and got Bantam...

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Back from the Bagel deficient Berkshires in Massachusetts

Just came back from a week vacation in the Berkshires. Great scenery, nice people, wonderful things to see BUT lousy bagels. Very bready even when you go to specialty stores and bakeries (of which there are a lot of). You would think that a place that is a summer...

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Bagels and Pickles

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

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

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...

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A New Bagel in Town

A New Bagel in Town

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...

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Get Your Wedding Bagel Tours Through Better Ever After

I am now part of Better Ever After, an on-line site that offers wedding gifts, adventures, date nights and a link to your registry list for wedding gifts. What a great way to enjoy yourself before or after your wedding!! Share this link with the ones you love...

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