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Serious Eats Rorschach, Day 2
1) Thin (not crazy thin, just NY thin, as opposed to deep-dish)
2) Drumstick
3) Ruffles (preferrably Herr's)
4) Toasted (especailly with a alittle american cheese just browned)
5) Almond Joy (fear of coconut)
First Annual Serious Eats Food Rorschach Test
1) Ben & Jerry's
2) Jif
3) Bagel
4) Regular
5) Sauerkraut
6) Milk!
7) Salted
8) Pastrami
9) French Fries
10) Regular Coffee
11) Crispy
12) White
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Hey Max, before I saw your post, I put up a big gushing post about Aki on West 4th. I highly recommend it.
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The Best Bagel in New York City
I've been trying pretty hard to find a great everything bagel. The key is that it have garlic AND salt. The salt is what makes an everything bagel the king of bagels. Ed, can Absolute provide me with this? Is there any decent place further downtown that has a proper king of bagels? It's unusal for me to make it past the 50's...
Serious Eats Rorschach, Day 2
1) Thin (not crazy thin, just NY thin, as opposed to deep-dish)
2) Drumstick
3) Ruffles (preferrably Herr's)
4) Toasted (especailly with a alittle american cheese just browned)
5) Almond Joy (fear of coconut)
First Annual Serious Eats Food Rorschach Test
1) Ben & Jerry's
2) Jif
3) Bagel
4) Regular
5) Sauerkraut
6) Milk!
7) Salted
8) Pastrami
9) French Fries
10) Regular Coffee
11) Crispy
12) White
sushi
Hey Max, before I saw your post, I put up a big gushing post about Aki on West 4th. I highly recommend it.
Sandwich Alert: Salumeria Biellese
Emil and the gang were kind enough to bring me back some leftovers. While I still have to go out and inspect the joint myself, I have faith in this new place. The leftovers were grand! I'll be visiting this weekend.
oh david... what ARE we to do with you...
My Cookies
The cookies were pretty good. I have a tough time baking butter cookies in my oven because it heats atrociously unevenly. When I can remember to rotate them often, they turn out great. But the royal icing I made tasted like a whole lot of nothing. Is there anything good you can do with royal icing to make it compliment a cookie? Or is it basically just there to look nice?
The Best Bagel in New York City
Thanks for the tip, Decca. I've never heard of the Bagel Store. I will check them out next time I'm in Williamsburg.
The Best Bagel in New York City
If you're ever in Williamsburgh, my vote - hands down - is:
Bagel Store
(718) 218-7244
247 Bedford Ave
Bagel Store
(718) 782-5856
754 Metropolitan Ave
They have a nice crust on the bottom and they are chewy. To me, they are the real deal.
The Best Bagel in New York City
I didn't even know about La Bagel. I will check it out. Sounds promising. I agree with you about Ess A Bagel. Its bagels are too big and too sweet.
The Best Bagel in New York City
I don't know why Essa Bagel gets such good marks. I think their bagels are too large and too soft and have little flavor. But about a block away is La Bagel. The best I've had. Of course, I haven't sampled every bagel in the New York tri-state area, but La Bagel is my idea of what a begel should be. It's at 263 1st Ave.
The Best Bagel in New York City
Bagel Hole in on 7th Ave. in Park Slope makes a nice version of the old-fashioned chewy dense bagel that must be eaten that day. Terrace Bagel in Windsor Terrace makes very good slightly larger slightly softer bagels and good bialies. I had some good bagels from a place on Coney Island Ave. in Midwood, as well. Kosar's seems to have changed recipes withing the past year or two. Their classic bialies are no more, in my humble opinion, although the onion board (pletzl) is still tops.
H&H always was second rate. The place near Columbia is great (Absolute). Columbia Hot Bagel used to be great too.
Anyone remember the great New Jersey bagel places of yesteryear? I remember one on Chancellor Ave. in Irvington, and another on West End Ave. in Jersey City. Both were great places, basically wholesalers with small service counters. My dad would take us late Saturday night to get the early edition of the Sunday paper and hot bagels. Wiggler's in Union, NJ was great also.
I'd love to hear about other great bagels which are no more...
The Best Bagel in New York City
I love the bagels at David's Bagels on 1st avenue near 19th street. I like them better than Essa, which is down the street.
The Best Bagel in New York City
Anyone seeking a good bagel should go to queens, Bagel Oasis has the some of the best bagels around. They are located in Fresh Meadows Queens right on the LIE service road. Check them out online Bagel Oasis
The Best Bagel in New York City
Forget it! Get a zipcar or something and drive all the way out to Hot Bagels, on Montauk Highway in Sayville, Long Island. Then, since you're stuck way out there already, go hang out on the beach for the rest of the morning, then get a beer and some steamers at the Cull House and forget about the city for a while.
The Best Bagel in New York City
julma is right on, I adore Terrace Bagles. I used to live right near them and got hooked on the pumpernickle, which, consequently, is the one pictured in the image above. Malty, not too sweet, not too piquant, utterly perfect. Hands down my vote for best bagel in the 5 boroughs
The Best Bagel in New York City
Bergen Bagel is good, but Absolute is the absolute! Their egg bagel with a schmear of butter would be on my Last Meal list. So sweet, dense, and chewy.
The Best Bagel in New York City
sorry, but "La Bagel Delight" isn't even the best bagel in the Park Slope vicinity. that honor, and what i think would be the best little-known bagel in NYC, goes to Bergen Bagel on Dean St. and Flatbush Ave.
The Best Bagel in New York City
Terrace Bagel in Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn. Their Everything bagel is a glorious mix of all the goodies, including kosher salt, and is heaven with a hole in it. I have yet to be disappointed. La Bagel Delite in Park Slope is a nice 2nd.
The Best Bagel in New York City
Actually... I agree whole heartedly that H&H is a whole bunch of talk. The fact t hat they don't put cream cheese on the bagel for you is a HUGE disadvantage. I'll let you in on a little secret. BAGEL SHOP on Bedford Ave in Wiliamsburg. My favorite bagel in NYC..hands down. And the lox spread..perfect ratio of schmear to lox. TASTY I TELL YOU!
The Best Bagel in New York City
Ed, about two years ago you wrote a great New Year's article about the great bagels in New York, and through it I discovered your 'bronze': Bagel Oasis, off the Long Island Expressway, in Queens, New York. What a great find.
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My family's been devouring "Bagel O's" bagels ever since. If necessary, we take advantage of their excellent FedEx service (though they have a two or three dozen minimum!).
Thanks Ed. Your "everyday gourmet" approach makes life better, once again.
The Best Bagel in New York City
I like Bagelry a lot too, and Daniel's Bagels on 3 Ave/38 St. A plain Daniel's bagel hot out of the oven makes me really happy.
The Best Bagel in New York City
Woo-hoo...Great to see Absolute get the respect it deserves. I've tried H&H, Essa, Tal, etc. and they're all second rate to Absolute. And the cross streets are108th/107th on Broadway.
Serious Eats Rorschach, Day 2
1. thin
2. wings
3. ruffles
4. plain
5. neither
First Annual Serious Eats Food Rorschach Test
1) Haggen Dazs or Ben & Jerry's? Ben n Jerry's because I love the flavor names they come up with and the funky tub designs.
2) Skippy or Jif? Umm, I prefer the local Lily's cos it's sweet and so creamy :).
3) Bagel or Bialy? I love bagels! And never tried a bialy.
4) Whipped or Regular Cream Cheese? Regular.
5) Relish or Sauerkraut on your hot dogs? relish.
6) Milk or Dark Chocolate? Ok, why isn't white chocolate an option?!
7) Salted or Sweet Butter? both
8) Pastrami or Corned Beef on a Deli Sandwich? Pastrami!
9) French Fries or Onion Rings? Fries
10) Espresso, Regular Coffee or Latte? Latte
11) Crispy or Pliant Bacon? Definitely crispy
12) White or Dark Meat (on either chicken or turkey)? Dark, but I try to be good and eat mostly white.
Serious Eats Rorschach, Day 2
Thin
Wings
Ruffles
Toasted
Neither (don't like chocoalte with coconut)
First Annual Serious Eats Food Rorschach Test
1) Haggen Daaz hands down
2) Skippy or Jif? NEVER!
3) Bagel or Bialy? tough one. i guess a good bagel edges out a good bialy only because you have to toast a bialy and a good bagel goes both ways.
4) Whipped or Regular Cream Cheese? regular.
5) Relish or Sauerkraut on your hot dogs? i prefer plain but if i had to... sauerkarut.
6) Milk or Dark Chocolate? dark.
7) Salted or Sweet Butter? salted.
8) Pastrami or Corned Beef on a Deli Sandwich? again a tough one... corned beef.
9) French Fries or Onion Rings? onion rings.
10) Espresso, Regular Coffee or Latte? americano.
11) Crispy or Pliant Bacon? pliant.
12) White or Dark Meat (on either chicken or turkey)? dark.
Serious Eats Rorschach, Day 2
1) Thin
2) Wing
3) Ruffles (but I wish we had the flavor choices that they have in the UK)
4) Toasted Hot Dog Roll
5) Mounds or Almond Joy - neither, just a really good dark chocolate slab (no coconut EVER!!)
Serious Eats Rorschach, Day 2
1) NY Thin
2) Buffalo Wings - favorite in the city are at Scruffy Duffy's or Acme
3) Ruffles - Kettle Chips Krinkle Cut Salt & Pepper are the favorite by a long shot, and for some reason, very hard to find in NYC
4) Toasted on the charcoal grill
5) can't stand processed coconut, unless we're talking about Girl Scout's Caramel DeLites
6) Gummi Bears - Haribo Gold Bears
7) Sparkling water
8) Hard tacos
First Annual Serious Eats Food Rorschach Test
- 1) Haggen Dasz
* 2) Skippy
* 3) Bagel
* 4) Regular Cream Cheese
* 5) Relish on your hot dogs
* 6)Dark Chocolate
* 7) Sweet Butter
* 8) Pastrami on a Deli Sandwich
* 9) Onion Rings
* 10) Regular Coffee (but with half & half)
* 11) Crispy Bacon
* 12) White Meat
Also:
Hellman's, not Miracle Whip
Heinz KETCHUP, not CATSUP
Sharp Cheddar, not that wimpy mild stuff
Sears, not Monkey Wards!
Serious Eats Rorschach, Day 2
1) Thin, but not too crispy
2) Wings - hot with blue cheese
3) Ruffles - do they have sour cream and onion flavor?
4) toasted - now there is a concept I could go for
5) Mounds - who could pass up an opportunity to get that close to a coconut in NY
DD
First Annual Serious Eats Food Rorschach Test
1) Haagen Dazs coffee, slightly melted. Nothing better in the world.
2) Skippy- though I don't eat enough mass PB to remember the diff
3) Bagel - since avoiding slicing my fingers always gives me a sense of power
4) regular cream cheese - especially for the richest cheese cake
5) Sauerkraut - relish always seems to sit around too long
6) recently transitioned from milk to dark with age
7) salted - especially with artichoke hearts
8) pastrami
9) thin fries and a good ketchup
10) latte- the more like coffee ice cream the better
11) crispy - chopped up in eggs or on a BLT
12) white - because it slices better for leftover sandwiches
13) hamburgers - with cheese
14) the works - that's why pizzas are flat isn't it?
DD
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Pink Tea Cup on Grove between... Bedford and Bleecker. Yummy Brekkers
Posted by Carrie, September 18, 2006 at 10:39 AM
90 Moustache on Bedford and Barrow. FANTASTIC hummus, but incredibly rude service. I think they're almost proud of that reputation...
Posted by Carrie, September 18, 2006 at 10:38 AM
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Garage on 7th Ave at Grove in the West Village.
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Cafe Angelique 317 Bleecker and Grove Streets in the West Village
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I've been trying pretty hard to find a great everything bagel. The key is that it have garlic AND salt. The salt is what makes an everything bagel the king of bagels. Ed, can Absolute provide me with this? Is there any decent place further downtown that has a proper king of bagels? It's unusal for me to make it past the 50's...