Is this a lost art. I remember when you went into a bagel shop. The guy would be rolling the bagel by hand. Then drop them in a vat of boiling water for about 10-15 seconds. Then pull them out sprinkle them with either salt or garlic or poppy seeds or everything my favorite by the way. Then into that hot oven for a crispy light soft bagel. Upstate in my residence in Putnam i have never seen this done. Most bagels are just baked in the oven or bought from commercial bakeries and just sold from a store front. That does not bother me because these poor souls upstate don't know any better. What bothers me is when i go down to the city its getting harder and harder to find an authentic bagel. Anybody know of any real bagel stores in any of the five boro's?
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Posts: 6619 | Location: Reggio di Calabria, Italy / New York United States | Registered: July 12, 2007
bagel with lox smidget of cream cheese with onions with a splash of red wine vinegar and tomatoes... heavenly. Great.. thanks sheep.. now I will have to go get some tomorrow.
1.Murray's Bagels 500 Sixth Ave. (bet. 12th and 13th Sts.) Manhattan, NY 10011 phone: 212-462-2830
3.Ess-a-Bagel 831 Third Ave. (bet. 50th and 51st Sts.) Manhattan, NY 10022 phone: 212-980-1010
4.Absolute Bagels 2788 Broadway (bet. 107th and 108th Sts.) Manhattan, NY 10025 phone: 212-932-2052
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Posts: 906 | Location: Fresh Meadows, New York | Registered: April 17, 2009
H&H is the most popular, and usually rated the best...probably because it has been in movies, etc. That being said, I'm no fan of H&H bagels. They are good, but nothing special IMO.
hey sheepshead if you are out in queens try some places i like, slims bagels in fresh meadows on the lie service road e]b side. sorry i do not have the address. i just know when on the lie, i get off at the utopia pkway exit, ride the service road and its near a place called the ali baba restaurant no kidding. my other place is off of little neck pkway, in a service area. sorry no address. great bagels though. i kid you not
" . i put two boxes of cigars on the window sill and voila, the cigars became, well, "plump" within a few days. so far the plump damp cigars smoke "better" than the cool dry ones "
"i'll have you know i am the only person in the world alive today who has counted to infinity - twice ! so there, you dolt !" -guru frankd
Posts: 906 | Location: Fresh Meadows, New York | Registered: April 17, 2009
oh gots to try that... that's in my neck of the woods. While you're there.. might as well hit havana dreams in woodhaven blvd.
" . i put two boxes of cigars on the window sill and voila, the cigars became, well, "plump" within a few days. so far the plump damp cigars smoke "better" than the cool dry ones "
"i'll have you know i am the only person in the world alive today who has counted to infinity - twice ! so there, you dolt !" -guru frankd
Posts: 906 | Location: Fresh Meadows, New York | Registered: April 17, 2009
And if you are ever in Montreal, you have to visit Ultimate Fairmount Bagel on Fairmount Street in the east end. Then go to Jose's beer store just down the road on Duleth Street.
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I don't have any bagel shops around me that are really stand outs, so I recommend making your own. It's really not that hard, just time consuming, and you can fiddle with recipes to taste. Give it a shot!
Sad but true, Sheep. I used to live right outside of Rochester and the food standard in general is very low, not just for bagels. Everyone up there sings the praises of Brueggers bagels, which is a chain that produces a mediocre product at best. I actually felt bad for the Rochestarians who proudly hold Brueggers and Wegmans supermarket bakery as their highest bagel standard. Like you said, they don't know any better. I had a girlfriend from way, way upstate, we're talking almost Canadian border, and brought her down to NYC and the metro area. She said that she had no idea food could be this good. That epiphany went for bagels, pizza, and other standard stock consumables. I'll tell you though, many delis here in NYC outsource their bagels from a factory in New Jersey, and this is also sad that so many New Yorkers accept this low standard of bagel for the sake of convenience and price. Food seems to get better and worse at the same time.
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