Bagel or holey bread roll?
TV blogger Dan Barrett seems to have uncovered a shadowy conspiracy by bakery chain Brumby’s.
Barrett, who writes Televised Revolution, was unhappy with the quality of the bagels sold by the chain, claiming it was a “bread roll with a hole,” and posted as such on Brumby’s Facebook page. He also helpfully even posted a Wikipedia link to a bagel.
When Brumby’s replied saying he should send them a private message, Barrett refused on the grounds he’d have to “like” the page, and raised suspicion Brumby’s was only selling “fake” bagels to get more Facebook likes.
Pity someone never said sorry for lying about WMD and the Iraq War.
What it looks like we have here is a case of Bagelgate, how will the world survive this horrific injustice.
underworked blogger buys a bagel from a mass-market bread chain and loses his shit because it didn’t taste like an authentic handcrafted bagel that you really only find in specialty outlets?
whiney web warriors do my head in.
Hi guys. The truth is that it has been impossible to find real bagels here in Australia. I’m a native New Yorker and food writer, and was complaining about every bagel (and believe me, I went everywhere) I tried in Sydney and Melbourne. There’s been a blight of round bread – bagels in shape only. Too fluffy, too dry, often not boiled, and lacking flavour.
So after a year-and-a-half of research, I launched my artisan NYC bagel pop-up in February called Brooklyn Boy Bagels. They are rolled by hand, always boiled, use organic flour and are proofed long and slow for maximum flavour. It’s not much of a boast to say that they are the best in Australia. If you want to have a try, just find us at Darlie Laundromatic each Sunday from 9am-2pm. The response has been huge, even from picky Americans and pickier New Yorker.
For more details, just check out our the Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/brooklynboybagels
Come out, and I’ll guarantee you’ll love what you find.
Cheers,
Michael