Bread Quest: Real Bagels

In our quest for a great bagel, we first tried some local stores that sold such questionable combos such as the BBLT—bacon, bagel, lettuce, and tomato. What they lacked in quality (a lot) they attempted to make up for in variety. Sometimes when I see the flavors of bagels on offer—pumpkin raisin, chocolate chip, pesto, jalapeño-cheese, and so on—I don’t know if I’m at a Ben & Jerry’s or a Taco Bell, but I do know that I’m certainly not in an old-fashioned Jewish New York deli with its d