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

First encountered over a decade ago in Vermont (thanks, @sarbarella), paired with Temp Tee and never repeated — until today, when revisiting this Canadian staple feels unexpectedly loaded. A home-kitchen revisit via @cathybarrow’s “BAGELS, SCHMEARS, AND A NICE PIECE OF FISH” is a reminder that they’re slightly sweeter, with a softer crumb that’s easier on the jaw than their New York cousins. Schmear of choice: home-whipped scallion cream cheese, also from the book.

Happy National Bagel Day from the newest Park’s Bagels. Has it really been a whole year since I had a bagel and has it really been a year and 45 days since I had my first Park’s Bagel courtesy of @furflebear?😯 Speaking of which, since I had the exact same bagel-cream cheese combi today that I had over a year ago at the other outlet, and at all the other bagel shops I visited 10K miles away shortly prior, I really need to expand my bagel-cream cheese horizons!

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!