New On The Spence Family--True Bagels

A True Bagel is Boiled, Then Hearth Baked!
--Goldsteins Bagel Bakery, California

We have, somewhere, a photo of this statement painted on the wall of the stone oven of Goldsteins, in Arcadia, California. I remember my dad and sister Bronwen and I ate bagels there when I was young, delighted to find a bakery that baked true bagels. Not the grocery store cheaters. I used to love bagels. Now I don't bother much with them because a good bagel is hard to find around here. Brackman's was great, Einstein's to me is just ok. Now they are not so hard to find anymore...

I need to work on height but the flavor and texture was just right for a first timer. Thanks Artisan in Five!

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