Have you ever been so frustrated with something and thought you could do a better job? That’s exactly how Ben Kraus felt in 2020 due to his frustration with store-bought bagels and why St. Louis' newest bagel maker, Benny's Bagels was born. "My then-roommate's...

"Bagel Week" may be over but St. Louis' "Bagel Renaissance" continues unabated.  Our town's newest bagel shop, Bagel Union, is set to open on Wednesday, February 8th. The team from Union Loafers Cafe and Bread Bakery is bringing its baking skills and...

There’s nothing quite like the smell—and taste—of a hot bagel. Ideally with cream cheese and lox. Maybe, with cardiologist approval, a schmear of butter or schmaltz. Finding a fresh-out-of-the-oven bagel may prove challenging, but one viable option...

“Whoever needs, come and eat.” That’s the quote from the Talmud — the book of Jewish law — that welcomes customers to Goldie’s Bagels in Columbia, Missouri, telling them that people who cannot afford to pay can get a coffee and a bagel,...

This blog will be short, simple and delicious in honor of national bagel week. Yes, food is not the be-all-and-end-all in the scheme of world peace, but a great melt-in-your-mouth cheese bagel can do wonders for your mood and others’ outlook as well. So,...

Bridge Bread Bakery's New York-style kettle-boiled bagels are chewy, delicious, free from preservatives or strange additives. They are made in the traditional New York style beginning with the careful mixing of ingredients, kneading the dough by...

This story ‘was originally published on Nov. 30 by the Forward. Sign up here to get the latest stories from the Forward delivered to you each morning.” When it comes to “bagels and lox,” the cream cheese is essential but goes without...

Sadly, we have not found anywhere in St. Louis where you can sink your teeth into a Montreal-style bagel, which is typically thinner, sweeter and denser than a New York-style bagel. That said, you can still take a bite of the newest, bagel-forward...

Growing up in St. Louis in the 1970s and 80s your family probably had a go-to place for freshly baked bagels in St. Louis. For the family of Josh Allen, that go-to was the old New York Bagelry on Olive Street Road. “Salt...

In April 2021, Scott Lefton, co-owner of “Lefty’s Bagels,” told the Jewish Light, “Judging how weekend sales go, we’ll see if we can grow it into weekday sales and then maybe have our own, brick-and-mortar dedicated place.” It appears...

Over the last decade, bagels have ascended to a realm of culinary importance and controversy that rivals that of pizza or even barbecue, with heated debates over what makes the chewy, round, yeast-leavened bread so special. Is it the water? Malt in the...

So in honor of the St. Louis Jewish Light's new Bagel Week celebration, here is our Ultimate Guide to St. Louis Homemade Bagels. The bagel. Is it simplicity or complexity that has allowed the bagel to endure for centuries and become a staple of Jewish...