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What Is With This Canadian Bagel "Trend"?
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Jaya Saxena
Published Feb 12, 2011
Modified Feb 12, 2011
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Those few New Yorkers looking to get their Canadian bagel fix have thus far had to buy them at Mile End in Boerum Hill, driven in fresh from over the border and sold for $20 a dozen. However, the Montreal-deli is now getting some competition. Reader Eric Groom sent us this photo and tells us that Empire bagels and bakery will be opening soon at 200 Clinton Street in Brooklyn. But do you care?
New Yorkers have long argued about bagel scooping, toasting, appetizing and water use. And though it would seem that we could all unite against a foreign invader, we like to argue about bagels from Canada as well. One Yelp reviewer said, "The bagels are good, but I guess I still prefer my puffy and sweet New York style," while another greatly preferred the Montreal creations, saying, "sorry, Ess-A, but the butter was the most remarkable thing about the bricks you serve." Could the Canadian invasion be the end of New York bagels as we know them? Because if that's the case we're putting in for an early retirement to Florida.
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