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popcorn
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response 66 of 168:
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Oct 10 13:05 UTC 1994 |
A Grex bagel party! I love it!
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remmers
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response 67 of 168:
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Oct 11 01:46 UTC 1994 |
(Correction to #64: I believe it was Grazi's, not Stucchi's.)
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steve
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response 68 of 168:
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Oct 22 21:10 UTC 1994 |
I'd love to participate in a testing.
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headdoc
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response 69 of 168:
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Oct 22 22:02 UTC 1994 |
I just came from Zingerman's. They said they had a bagel tasting and Barry's
bagels were judge the best. They will be carrying them as of 10/24/94. So,
Remmers, make sure you get on down there, sample, and give us a report.
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popcorn
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response 70 of 168:
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Oct 22 23:00 UTC 1994 |
Hey! We saw that bagel tasting! Cool!
On this morning's walk, the walkers talked about having another
debriefing at Barry's Bagels. Maybe we could sweep remmers along
in the tide of walkers headed over there some Saturday....
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steve
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response 71 of 168:
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Oct 23 02:17 UTC 1994 |
I cannot believe any group of people said that Barry's Bagels were
better than the Bagel Factory. Because of this item, I went back to
Barry's and tried a couple. They wern't bad, but I cannot compare them
to the Bagel Factory. I wonder if they have more sugar in them? Americans
love sugar, seemingly above all else, so perhaps thats the reason?
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jerryb
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response 72 of 168:
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Oct 23 04:09 UTC 1994 |
Re # 21. You can have H&H bagels sent FedEx overnight and still get them
practically warm. There's an "800" number, but I can't find the card at this
time. I'll keep looking. I think you need to order a minimum of one or two
dozen to make it worthwhile.
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tsty
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response 73 of 168:
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Oct 23 05:25 UTC 1994 |
keep looking.............
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aaron
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response 74 of 168:
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Oct 23 07:43 UTC 1994 |
re #71: I have a hard time thinking of Bagel Factory products as
"bagels," save for the shape. That doesn't mean I don't
appreciate them for what they are; just that they are too
light for my tastes as a "bagel" as opposed to a "bread
product." Having had bagels in NY, I find it hard to believe
popcorn can't tell the difference. ;)
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aaron
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response 75 of 168:
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Oct 23 07:53 UTC 1994 |
I guess I should state an opinion on bagels.... Best I have had were
in NY. Second-best were from a place in Seattle; sorry, but I don't
recall the name. A2 bagels are good. On the low end of the scale,
Jacob's Brothers in Chicago... okay, but nothing to write home about.
The worst? Meijer's doughy factory-formed "from the freezer to the
shelf in 10 minutes" bagels. (Unless we count the occasional, "if we
take this kaiser roll dough and make it into a circle..." bagels, which
don't really count.)
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popcorn
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response 76 of 168:
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Oct 23 12:06 UTC 1994 |
H&H's phone number is something like 1-800-BAGELS (but that doesn't have
enough digits). You can call 1-800-555-1212 to locate any toll free
number, for free. Or, I'll be in NY in a few weeks, so I can look up the
number when I'm there. Hm... I just checked in my bag closet, found a
shopping bag from H&H, and it didn't have their phone number on it. <sigh>
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headdoc
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response 77 of 168:
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Oct 24 01:59 UTC 1994 |
The H&H Bagel number is: 1-800-NYBagel.
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aaron
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response 78 of 168:
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Oct 24 05:08 UTC 1994 |
My highly placed source has indicated to me that the winner of the
Zingerman's bagel taste-off was a bakery from Detroit. (Not sure
which one.) If Barry's is taking over delivery to Zingerman's, it
is because of their high runner-up status, not their victory.
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davel
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response 79 of 168:
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Oct 24 11:22 UTC 1994 |
Re 71: STeve, I'm no bagel purist - never tasted the things until I was
in college, & have fairly narrow experience, & am not a purist about food
of any kind anyway - & I much prefer Barry's. Those who want to argue
about what is the most traditionally-correct are welcome to do so, but
outside that it's a matter of taste, & there will be tastes on both sides
in this one.
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mwarner
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response 80 of 168:
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Oct 24 17:03 UTC 1994 |
Sweets for the sweetest: I see that Barry Bagel's does offer the new
"sweet honey brown sugar cream cheese" yummmmm. But then I understand
that the Bagel Factory sells something called Fragel wish is deep fried
and rolled in powdered sugar. I wouldn't like either confection because I
usually have my bagels with about a gallon of Pepsi and all that sweet
taste would clash. (or Nutrasweet taste, as the case may be).
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jerryb
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response 81 of 168:
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Oct 25 03:23 UTC 1994 |
More on H&H Bagels. The telephone number is 1 800 NY Bagel. The minimum order
is 2 dozen, (8 pounds). Each dozen cost $7.20. They ship overnight, FedEx,
Express mail and UPS. The accept American Express, Visa, & MC. I hope this
helps.
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scg
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response 82 of 168:
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Oct 25 04:16 UTC 1994 |
Working across the street from the Bagel Factory, I've become quite
addicted to fragels. As somebody was saying in Party recently, fragels
are god's gift to man.
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eeyore
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response 83 of 168:
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Oct 25 13:25 UTC 1994 |
fragels are wonderful!
the best, though, is a fresh pumpernikle bagel, (from barry's!), and have
WAY TOO MUCH cream cheese on it! :)
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steve
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response 84 of 168:
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Oct 26 02:16 UTC 1994 |
fragels are not good, they're incredible.
there is going to be a new contestant in the great bagle debate--
they're over in the mall where Busch's are, off Ann Arbor-Saline road.
I went in, seeing activity, but it was really just the construction folk.
One of them came up to me and said they wern't open yet, and gave me a
coupon good for three free bagels. The name is someting like
Brugelman's Bagels.
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aruba
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response 85 of 168:
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Oct 26 03:10 UTC 1994 |
I was by there today too. The folks at the Y&S next door seemed
*awfully* friendly today. :)
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eeyore
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response 86 of 168:
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Oct 27 15:02 UTC 1994 |
i saw it,. is it open yet?
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aaron
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response 87 of 168:
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Oct 29 06:24 UTC 1994 |
re #84: I think it is called Breugger's. It is part of a national
chain, out of Vermont, now headquartered in New York. (I don't
go out of my way to pick up this stuff.... I read about the
place in last month's Observer.)
Another update.... Zingerman's will be buying its bagels from
a bakery in Detroit, quite possibly the one that won its
contest.
re #85: Direct competition, in a lot of ways. Sandwiches and ice cream
at the new place, which has a much larger organization behind it,
versus sandwiches and a broader variety of frozen dessert options
at Y&S.
I am a bit curious as to whether the new place will run TV ads.
I am also curious as to how they will bake their bagels. My
guess is that they will get half-baked frozen "from the freezer
to the counter in ten minutes"-type bagels; but it would be nice
if they bake their own on wet boards -- the traditional baking
method.
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srw
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response 88 of 168:
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Oct 30 05:07 UTC 1994 |
Zingerman's is now selling "Brother's Bagels".
Brother's did indeed win the taste test.
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denise
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response 89 of 168:
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Oct 31 11:07 UTC 1994 |
There's a Brueger's Bagels here in NC that sells a variety
of bagels and a variety of cream cheeses. And of course,
sandwiches, soup, etc.
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eeyore
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response 90 of 168:
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Oct 31 14:30 UTC 1994 |
i think that we should go to bruegers one of these days...you know, for
expermientation and such...:)
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