sf wrote:

> Julia, have you ever found a bagel in NYC that doesn't have a
> comparable one somewhere else? I haven't. AFAIC, if the "perfect" NY
> bagel is always on the other side of town, don't call it a NY bagel -
> call it by the bagelry that makes it.


Interesting question. If I lived in New York, I'd go outside to do
research right this minute. I've had bad bagels in New York, stale and
airy. But I've never had a bagel outside of New York that was as good
as a good New York one.


--Lia