On this week’s podcast we meet question asker Elaine Cleary. Elaine’s lived in the Chicago area for most of her life, but she’s got a big beef with the local bagel scene. She thinks it’s super hard to find a decent version of this Jewish-American staple in the area — […]
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The Best Bagels Are in California (Sorry, New York)
BERKELEY, Calif. — The bagels at Boichik Bagels have the look of Labrador puppies curled up for afternoon naps: soft and pudgy, golden roly-polys (practically made for that old puppy-or-bagel meme). The bread has a comforting squish — thick but yielding, chewy but not densely so, with a shiny, sweet-and-salty […]