I went into an Einstein’s Bagels the other morning because, in the fall, they make pumpkin bagels that are delicious. When I walked in, a few people were eating at tables, but there was no one in line, so I walked right up to the clerk at the first cash register. There was a time […]
While eating a poppy bagel yesterday morning, a question occurred to me for the first time, “Why are the seeds on the outside?” I imagine the answer comes from a conversation like this.
Observations from a trip to a bagel store and the supermarket, where a good new rule is in place — which I am embarrassed to say I had not considered.
If you think the bread-sliced bagels meme that emerged last week was an odd representation of St. Louis food, wait until you read what one Riverfront Times writer had to say about some other local cuisine.
Murray Lender, the man behind Lender’s Bagels, died recently. The obit I read called him “the man most responsible for the popularity of bagels in America.” What it didn’t say was that Lender’s Bagels were (and are) terrible, mostly because they’re frozen. Bagels, like anything else made of dough, should never be frozen. They’re best […]
Here’s why I don’t believe the recent presidential preference poll showing Donald Trump a few points ahead of Joe Biden — with a full year to go before the actual election.
I’m back from another trip to Vegas with stories about an amazing chip trick, a different kind of survey squad on the street, two restaurants I’d never been to, and a bunch of people just standing around.
After more than 30 years and various formats — both on the air and online — I have decided to end my topical trivia game, The Harris Challenge. Here’s the back story.
The product sold at Great American Bagel is neither a bagel nor great. Like St. Louis Bread Company (Panera) and Einstein Brothers outlets, all they’re selling you is a mediocre piece of round bread. It hasn’t been boiled before baking, which is the key to making real bagels. Plus, the so-called cream cheese Great American […]
We were at the Las Vegas airport, heading home, and decided to get something to munch on. In that terminal, there’s an Einstein Brothers Bagels stand, so after asking my wife what she wanted, I stepped up to the counter. There was one woman taking orders and another preparing them. I told Woman #1 that […]