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Montreal-style bagel joint opening in Rittenhouse
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Montreal-style bagel joint opening in Rittenhouse
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Larry Rosenblum tells Meal Ticket he's in the early stages of opening Spread Bagelry, a Montreal-style wood-fire-oven bagel bakery and café, at 262 S. 20th Street just off Rittenhouse Square. Rosenblum, an entrepreneur who's spent much of his career in publishing, has partnered with Mark Cosgrove (he cooked at Steve Poses' Frog back the day) and Jane Gallina (a Le Cordon Bleu grad and former pastry chef at Brasserie Perrier) for the concept, described as "Cold Stone Creamery meets the Montreal bagel" — meaning customers can trick out their orders with a highly customizable selection of spreads and local, seasonal ingredients (think bacon and cheese sourced from Lancaster County). There'll be pre-set sandwich and brunch menus, too, plus espresso and coffee. Rosenblum, whose grandfather was a bagel baker in World War II-era Poland, says Spread will have indoor and outdoor seating; the partners are hoping to open around Labor Day weekend.
Montreal bagels, which tend to have a transfixing effect on people, differ from the typical New York style in both flavor and feel — they dough is sweeter (they're typically boiled in honey water), and the wood-firing produces a crispy exterior around a denser crumb.
Tastes like a cross between a NY bagel and a pretzel? I'll take it!
This changes everything. Now we just need someone to open up a Montreal-style Jewish deli (like Mile End in Brooklyn based on Schwartz's) to serve smoked meat sandwiches and poutine!
monteal bagels, get in my belly
Well this is just fantastic news. Mr. Rosenblum, if you're out there--what about smoking up some Montreal-style smoked meat to accompany those bagels?
[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Untossed, alexrolfe and Leah G, Meal Ticket. Meal Ticket said: Rittenhouse is getting a Montreal-style bagel joint. Wood-burning oven bagels for all! http://bit.ly/ciODwB [...]
Boo Montreal bagels. Think bagel chip thats oddly sweet and too weak to hold an egg. Smoked meat - now you're speaking to me. Ey?
Larry's HOT. His bagel idea is HOTTER. I'm really looking forward to this place, especially on weekends.
I can't wait to try this place!!! Jane is hands down my favorite chef ever, so this will be pretty interesting :) yay!
Although the texture of Montreal bagels is fine, they are too sweet. I have a highly sensitive taste for sweet. I will try them but if they are too sweet, feh. I buy H & H bagels at Capogiro. Praise the Lord. All other Philly bagels are garbage.
With Mark Cosgrove at the helm, it's guaranteed that he'll come up with an excellent variation of the montreal style bagel that will put the rest to shame. So stop your belly-achin' and give it a chance, it's not like you have any better options--ahem, Dunkin' Donuts and Einstein Bagels? Puh-lease.
i know that guy Mark and he's gonna make one awesome bagel!
[...] Spread Bagelry is the name of the Montreal-style bagel spot set for 262 S 20th Street. [Meal Ticket] [...]
Early stages? So it's not opened yet. Won't hold my breath.
I love the idea of a different kind of quality bagel place in the city! I hope it does open as planned. It is only my humble opinion but they might want to reconsider the name. It seems to be a little too concrete and not well suited for the concept of a bagel place that is new and different. What about "New Moon Bagelry"? or "Sensational Bagels"? or Plentifull Bagels? Any other suggestions?
to the dude who said "all Philly bagels are garbage" i direct you to New York Bagel in super northwest philly (19151). His everything flats are the best in the nation. but back to topic i'll try this place in rittenhouse
[...] And! And! There’s news that in the future there will be a Montreal-style bagelry. [...]
[...] pic from inside Spread Bagelry, the Montreal-style bagel café in progress at 262 S. 20th Street. (We first mentioned the project back in June.) Spread, whose website is live, will fire their bagels in a 10-ton-plus brick oven, which is [...]
[...] a lil’ visual update on the brick oven progress over at Spread Bagelry (262 S. 20th St.) , which we first told you about in June. Owner Larry Rosenblum tells Meal Ticket that he believes his spot, which is plugging along (no [...]
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