Excellent! I liked how well-leavened it was and that it wasn’t too chewy. The cream cheese : bagel ratio was perfect too!

As good a bagel as can be found in the Big Apple but in petite form. Or at least, I enjoyed it as much as I did the ones in NYC.

Extra bagel to go from the day before for breakfast.

The line out of this store was insane (a bunch of guys literally came up to ask what the deal was) but it moved quick. I got this to go for my Central Park hike and it was lovely eating it on a park bench in beautiful weather.

One of my favorite ways to enjoy a bagel. Happy Bagel & Lox Day! 🥯

These are great: chewy yet tender, despite the lack of NYC’s bagel-making water. Coated with everything but the poppy seeds.

These were tasty but chewy as heck; so chewy in fact, it only took finishing half a bagel to result in some serious jaw fatigue 😅 I know they’re supposed to be chewy but never having actually sampled one from a NYC deli, who knows if I made them too chewy on this potential TMD-inducing National Bagel Day? 🫠🥯

My first time working with Nigella seeds. They’re very aromatic and they go well with the chopped onion in the dough. Happy day before National Bagel Day!

It’s National Bagelfest Day and a Wednesday at that, which brings me back to some of my first attempts at sourdough bagels during the height of the pandemic. They were by no means perfect (I think my flour was wonky) but hey, I got rid of ALL the milk powder in the pantry. Yay!