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Ridgewood NJ, according to Bergen Commissioner Ramon M Hache , Bagelicious is reopening on Saturday, January 15! Very excited to have Bagelicious reopen after being destroyed by a fire in April 2020. The new location is just a few doors up the street, next to the Ridgewood Cycle Shop in what used to be Mango Jam. Stop in and support this local gem and say hi to Gus the owner.
This is just intime for National Bagel Day which is January 15. Bagels have a history that is richer than your favorite cream cheese spread! These rounds of dough can be found just about anywhere: breakfast joints, coffee shops, supermarkets, or even your kitchen pantry. In fact, 2018 saw more than 354 million bagels sold.
1) 54% like ’em fresh
Of Americans eat fresh bagels. While it may be convenient to stock up on store-bought, it’s clear that we have a preferred palate for freshly baked bagels.
2) 77% make ’em a meal
Of bagels are eaten as the main dish for whichever meal that may be. These hardy rings of fresh dough are sustainable enough to
3) 75% like ’em toasty
Of bagel eaters prefer theirs warmed up and will gladly buy a fresh, hot one over anything cold. With nearly 90 percent of users putting cream cheese, butter, or some kind of topping on it, it’s clear that the contrast between hot and cold is the desired method of bagel consumption.
Lawn Love ranked 2022’s Best Cities for Bagel Lovers, highlighting large U.S. cities that have an abundance of high-quality bagel shops and an enthusiastic bagel-loving community.
Check out the 10 tastiest (and 10 stodgiest) cities for bagel fans below, followed by surprising findings from our report.
2022’s Best Cities for Bagel Lovers
Rank City
1 New York, NY
2 San Francisco, CA
3 Boston, MA
4 Washington, DC
5 Fort Lauderdale, FL
6 Las Vegas, NV
7 Orlando, FL
8 Yonkers, NY
9 Chicago, IL
10 Aurora, IL
RankCity
149 Worcester, MA
150 Fort Wayne, IN
151 Lubbock, TX
152 Frisco, TX
153 Irving, TX
154 Fremont, CA
155 El Paso, TX
156 North Las Vegas, NV
157 Montgomery, AL
158 Plano, TX
I thought it was open already…
No truth to the rumor they are renaming it >b>BagelJam>/b> ?
OK is what they name it along to bagels a fresh and hot and cooked. Sometimes in the past they we’re not cooked enough, mushy, Raw , And hopefully the pudding in a coffee machine not all those coffee pots, and a real milk dispenser, not milk and cream just hanging around in a container that everybody’s touching with a dirty hands.
Mr. Clean peaks his head from under the bridge to serve as a prime example of the type of fellow Villager who reminds us why opinions are like hemorrhoids (you know the rest). Oh, and he’s too lazy to check the results of his voice recognition software, making his comment both dim and incomprehensible.