tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post6522216281973537427..comments2024-03-19T08:57:43.609+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: Home-made bagelsKen Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-48280302657354060372008-03-03T06:49:00.000+01:002008-03-03T06:49:00.000+01:00Aha, I did some checking and the House of Bagels K...Aha, I did some checking and the House of Bagels Ken and Cheryl are raving about is the same chain that we used to go to when we lived in San Francisco. Their main store is on Geary between Park Presidio and 14th and they do have the best bagels I've had in California. We stopped there last week when we were taking a visitor on a tour that just happened to include that part of town, ahem. I bet Ken and Walt's were better, though.<BR/><BR/>And Cheryl, I know what you mean about the surliness that seems to be endemic at Noah's -- it must be caused by the chagrin that comes from serving inferior bagels.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14017788096350527796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-24237370367366641792008-03-02T12:11:00.000+01:002008-03-02T12:11:00.000+01:00Yes, that tends to be a problem with frozen food, ...Yes, that tends to be a problem with frozen food, LOL! And anyway, if you have time to make fresh bagels, what's the use?Betty Carlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17155852272383173880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-82402346030375804722008-03-02T11:39:00.000+01:002008-03-02T11:39:00.000+01:00Hi Betty, our problem with Picard is that the clos...Hi Betty, our problem with Picard is that the closest store is 40 km from Saint-Aignan. We don't go there (meaning Blois) often. The next closest is Tours Sud — 60 km.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-17033611914132791082008-03-02T10:25:00.000+01:002008-03-02T10:25:00.000+01:00I am duly impressed. By the way, if you're ever pr...I am duly impressed. By the way, if you're ever pressed for time, Picard's bagels are pretty good.Betty Carlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17155852272383173880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-6147994168438372112008-03-01T00:17:00.000+01:002008-03-01T00:17:00.000+01:00P.S. I don't know where my family buys bagels in ...P.S. I don't know where my family buys bagels in Chicago, but they are equal to or better than the aforementioned House of Bagels in Sunnyvale.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15170098781777190491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-87983620920771347692008-03-01T00:14:00.000+01:002008-03-01T00:14:00.000+01:00Susan, I couldn't agree with you more! Not only t...Susan, I couldn't agree with you more! Not only that Noah's bagels are sub-par, I have found their staff to be surly at times when I've stopped in (Los Altos). My favorite... House of Bagels. And, yes, I did stop there this morning after reading Ken's post. I was not disappointed.<BR/><BR/>Beaver, I would love to visit Montreal and sample the bagels!Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15170098781777190491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-1480927404209720712008-02-29T20:24:00.000+01:002008-02-29T20:24:00.000+01:00Ken, you should stop in Montreal the next time you...Ken, you should stop in Montreal the next time you are in North America. We have got two great places for bagels and you can even watch the bagels being made ( from the dough to boiling and baking in this huge brick oven) .<BR/>BTW: after my gym I made a detour to go and bought a couple of dozens with sesame seedsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-1421728961402993272008-02-29T20:10:00.000+01:002008-02-29T20:10:00.000+01:00Hi Susan, well, that explains why I never liked No...Hi Susan, well, that explains why I never liked Noah's Bagels. Ours were very good b any standards I'm aware of. It probably sounds strange when I say that some of the best bagels I've ever had come from the House of Bagels in Sunnyvale. But they are so good. And I've had bagels at the Carnegie Deli in NY too.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-13184292451001172192008-02-29T19:55:00.000+01:002008-02-29T19:55:00.000+01:00yum yumyum yumAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-59680837295658928922008-02-29T18:52:00.000+01:002008-02-29T18:52:00.000+01:00The main difference between "real" bagels, like th...The main difference between "real" bagels, like the ones you made, and the style available at all too many bagel emporiums in the US is the boiling. The Noah's chain, for example, steams them instead of boiling. The result is light and fluffy -- everything a bagel shouldn't be. Yours look wonderful -- and I bet they tasted even better. And with a little lox and goat cheese, yum.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14017788096350527796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-12120589769098585542008-02-29T17:43:00.000+01:002008-02-29T17:43:00.000+01:00Ch, if we had a House of Bagels shop within a coup...Ch, if we had a House of Bagels shop within a couple of kilometers of the house, we would just drive there too. Bagels are good.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-21939973937128897102008-02-29T17:16:00.000+01:002008-02-29T17:16:00.000+01:00I agree with Claudia... smells SO good. I may hav...I agree with Claudia... smells SO good. I may have to run to the bagel store because I'm too lazy and too hungry to make my own bagels right now. Thanks for sharing your bagel adventure.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15170098781777190491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-81803022938835304582008-02-29T16:34:00.000+01:002008-02-29T16:34:00.000+01:00I like your foot. Who needs a little toe to walk?I...I like your foot. Who needs a little toe to walk?<BR/>It smells so good.I expect you and Walt anytime. Bring everything, even the water. But above all bring the weather!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-65049278991529168852008-02-29T15:13:00.000+01:002008-02-29T15:13:00.000+01:00I'd love for you to bring some goat cheese! I bet ...I'd love for you to bring some goat cheese! I bet that goat cheese sprinkled with a bit of honey and herbes de provence would be yummy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-83830110590048834422008-02-29T14:47:00.000+01:002008-02-29T14:47:00.000+01:00Add some smoked salmon on top of the cream cheese ...Add some smoked salmon on top of the cream cheese ;-Miam !Miam!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-68052056347739817022008-02-29T14:28:00.000+01:002008-02-29T14:28:00.000+01:00Yesterday I was at Irving's in State College, stoc...Yesterday I was at Irving's in State College, stocking up on the best bagels in rural PA. Later I bought some goat cheese and wondered if they'd go well together. At the time I thought not, but now I can't wait to try it.<BR/><BR/>By the way, congratulations on baking bagels. To me they are the fussiest thing I've ever baked. Pita is a snap by comparison.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-34660124861181530072008-02-29T11:46:00.000+01:002008-02-29T11:46:00.000+01:00oven was already hot ;-) - the second cannot tak...oven was already hot ;-) - the second cannot take time to puffAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com