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Anonymous wrote:I wish there were good bagel shops in DC. And by good I mean NY bagel snobbery good

You can't find an equivalent Gere b/c of the county water What makes NYC bagels so good is their water they use to make the bagels.

Water around here is full of minerals.

People talk about the water for bagels and pizza dough, and I think it’s kind of bogus.

There are good bagels in DC—Bethesda bagels and Pearls are really really good.

They are pretty good, but not like NY bagels.

Honestly, Montreal bagels are way better than NY bagels.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wish there were good bagel shops in DC. And by good I mean NY bagel snobbery good

You can't find an equivalent Gere b/c of the county water What makes NYC bagels so good is their water they use to make the bagels.

Water around here is full of minerals.

People talk about the water for bagels and pizza dough, and I think it’s kind of bogus.

There are good bagels in DC—Bethesda bagels and Pearls are really really good.

They are pretty good, but not like NY bagels.

What is the distinguishing characteristic that makes them “not like NY bagels”?

That you wait in a long line and have to yell you’re order. And quickly.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wish there were good bagel shops in DC. And by good I mean NY bagel snobbery good

You can't find an equivalent Gere b/c of the county water What makes NYC bagels so good is their water they use to make the bagels.

Water around here is full of minerals.

People talk about the water for bagels and pizza dough, and I think it’s kind of bogus.

There are good bagels in DC—Bethesda bagels and Pearls are really really good.

They are pretty good, but not like NY bagels.

What is the distinguishing characteristic that makes them “not like NY bagels”?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wish there were good bagel shops in DC. And by good I mean NY bagel snobbery good

You can't find an equivalent Gere b/c of the county water What makes NYC bagels so good is their water they use to make the bagels.

Water around here is full of minerals.

People talk about the water for bagels and pizza dough, and I think it’s kind of bogus.

There are good bagels in DC—Bethesda bagels and Pearls are really really good.

They are pretty good, but not like NY bagels.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wish there were good bagel shops in DC. And by good I mean NY bagel snobbery good

You can't find an equivalent Gere b/c of the county water What makes NYC bagels so good is their water they use to make the bagels.

Water around here is full of minerals.

People talk about the water for bagels and pizza dough, and I think it’s kind of bogus.

There are good bagels in DC—Bethesda bagels and Pearls are really really good.

Anonymous wrote:I wish there were good bagel shops in DC. And by good I mean NY bagel snobbery good

You can't find an equivalent Gere b/c of the county water What makes NYC bagels so good is their water they use to make the bagels.

Water around here is full of minerals.

Anonymous wrote:I wish there were good bagel shops in DC. And by good I mean NY bagel snobbery good

Bethesda bagels is as close as you’re going to get to NYC level.

I wish there were good bagel shops in DC. And by good I mean NY bagel snobbery good

Definitely that they whipped it. You can, too, at home. And leave it on the counter to warm up a bit.

-former bagel shop employee

They make it themselves. https://www.biggerbolderbaking.com/how-to-make-cream-cheese/

B/c their cream cheese is whipped or sometimes double whipped.
The light fluffiness of it is so good.

Having said that, you can buy whipped cream cheese at the grocery store for half the price.

Leave The cream cheese out for 30 minutes put it in a stand mixer with some sparkling water and fluff it up. Not a big secret.

What grocery store brand are you getting?

Philly is kind of gross but Temptee is good.

Why is bagel shop cream cheese so much better than the grocery store kind? Is it the charming repackaging? The price markup? Is it fresher? If you know the secrets of the bagel shop please share.