MsPickles Posted April 3, 2006 Share Posted April 3, 2006 Went to NYC this weekend and picked up some bialys. Does anyone know of a bakery around here that sells them? I saw some (not particularly good) at Whole Foods a few months ago, but haven't seen them since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bioesq Posted April 3, 2006 Share Posted April 3, 2006 Went to NYC this weekend and picked up some bialys. Does anyone know of a bakery around here that sells them? I saw some (not particularly good) at Whole Foods a few months ago, but haven't seen them since. They usually have them at the Georgetown Bagelry on River Road in Bethesda, and they're decent. I don't know if they have them at their location at 32nd and M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legant Posted April 3, 2006 Share Posted April 3, 2006 Went to NYC this weekend and picked up some bialys. Does anyone know of a bakery around here that sells them? I saw some (not particularly good) at Whole Foods a few months ago, but haven't seen them since. Calvert Woodley Liquors (Connecticut and Windom Street, NW) sells them. However, never having tried one, I can't vouch for their authenticity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Principia Posted April 3, 2006 Share Posted April 3, 2006 Went to NYC this weekend and picked up some bialys. Does anyone know of a bakery around here that sells them? I saw some (not particularly good) at Whole Foods a few months ago, but haven't seen them since. Chutzpah Deli (http://www.chutzpahdeli.com) in Fairfax has 'em; Schiffman's Bagel Buddies & New York Deli in Fairfax has 'em; it wouldn't surprise me if Brooklyn Bagel in Clarendon or So's Your Mom in Adams Morgan has 'em. I suspect most, if not all, of these would just be ones imported from New York, like from Kossar's (http://www.kossarsbialys.com/bialy%20making.htm). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MsPickles Posted April 4, 2006 Author Share Posted April 4, 2006 Thanks all. I asked the people at Kossar's yesterday if they held up well in the shipping process. They didn't seem too enthusiastic. Hopefully, some of the places you've mentioned will work out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 If you are a bialy fanatic, you might be interested in reading a book about the origins of the bagel alternative. _The Bialy Eaters_ by Mimi Sheraton is fascinating. Her search took her to Poland, Russia and Argentina and the Lower East Side, of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBK Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 If you are a bialy fanatic, you might be interested in reading a book about the origins of the bagel alternative. _The Bialy Eaters_ by Mimi Sheraton is fascinating. Her search took her to Poland, Russia and Argentina and the Lower East Side, of course. It's a great read... and please report back, if you find a bialy you like in DC! I bring them back from trips to NY or to visit my grandmother in Florida... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waitman Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 Georgetown Bagel Bakery in G'town has them and, while some NYC ex-pat is sure to denounce them on principle, I find them to be comperable to the bialies I've had in Manhatten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slarochelle Posted April 8, 2006 Share Posted April 8, 2006 I've gotten good bialys at Sniders Foods on Seminary Ave, just of Georgia Ave in Silver Spring. It's probably 1/2 - 1 mile South of the Forest Glen (red line) Metro stop. I'm not sure where they get them from. The bagles they have are very good also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hm212 Posted April 9, 2006 Share Posted April 9, 2006 Izzy's Bagels on Rockville Pike, Previously Manhatten Bagels (same owners) has bialys that are probably the best for this area. After a recent trip up to NY, I believe that the difference is in the water. I don't know why but even if everything else were the exact same the water makes a difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Posted April 9, 2006 Share Posted April 9, 2006 Izzy's Bagels on Rockville Pike, Previously Manhatten Bagels (same owners) has bialys that are probably the best for this area. How are the bagels there? Is it in the same little strip as Blinds to Go and Vegetable Garden? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hm212 Posted April 9, 2006 Share Posted April 9, 2006 How are the bagels there? Is it in the same little strip as Blinds to Go and Vegetable Garden? That is the place. Definitely as close to NY style as you can get. I do admit I could be a little jaded since I have been going there for years. The staff is extremely nice and courteous. That alone says a lot these days. They have pictures of kids eating bagels on the walls and one of those pictures is of my older daughter when she was about two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modthinglet Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 I'd go for the ones from Calvert Woodley. I haven't checked recently, but their bagels and bialys used to be imported from the king of New York bagel makers H&H bagels. H&H And remember--never toast a fresh bagel. It's an abomination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ol_ironstomach Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 And remember--never toast a fresh bagel. It's an abomination. How so? Welcome to DR! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modthinglet Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 A fresh bagel is soft, chewy and perfect. Toasting destroys the texture. Toasting is for day old bagels only. (Thanks for the welcome) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ol_ironstomach Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 A fresh bagel is soft, chewy and perfect. Toasting destroys the texture. If one toasts the halves separately (as most people and most delis do), the interior is ruined, I completely agree. It seems to me that degree-of-crustiness is a matter of preference; after all, a fresh bagel last leaves the oven, not the boiler. In any case, there's a better way to toast a bagel, if one likes theirs warm and not microwaved. I slice them, then lightly toast the whole bagel keeping both halves together. The interior stays moist and chewy, the exterior picks up just a bit of crunch, and the whole assembly is warm. Works even better if you choose bagels that are a tad on the light-colored side to begin with. Made a huge difference in my enjoyment of bagels when somebody showed me this trick...give it a try! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escoffier Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 Wandering through the Alexandria Whole Foods the other night and came across bialys. Not NYC bialys but not bad at all. (there, now we're back on topic). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escoffier Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 Went to NYC this weekend and picked up some bialys. Does anyone know of a bakery around here that sells them? I saw some (not particularly good) at Whole Foods a few months ago, but haven't seen them since. See my note above. The ones I got from the Alexandria store weren't bad, just not NYC good. (not enough onion for me personally). Without a trip to NYC, those have to satisfy my bialy hunger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biscuit Girl Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 If you are a bialy fanatic, you might be interested in reading a book about the origins of the bagel alternative. _The Bialy Eaters_ by Mimi Sheraton is fascinating. Her search took her to Poland, Russia and Argentina and the Lower East Side, of course. That's a great book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheezepowder Posted December 6, 2009 Share Posted December 6, 2009 I bought bialys from Bagel City in Rockville a couple of weeks ago. I called ahead, and they didn't have any already made but they baked some for me (minimum order of a dozen - they said it could be ready in about 20 minutes so they must be baking frozen or already made bialys). I don't know how they compare to others in the area or in NY. The bialy was somewhat chewy and crusty, and there was alot of minced onion in the middle, with poppy seeds mixed in. The onion wasn't completely soft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveO Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 With so many threads about bagel stores, a bagel thread, and a proposed blind bagel taste test, there really should be a thread about the cousins of bagels-- bialy's -- and specifically about bialy's in DC. So I checked on Google. Admittedly Google is not DR.com and has none of the expertise one can find here. Regardless google has a surprising suggestion with regard to the best place for bialy's in DC: https://www.google.com/#hl=en&tbo=d&sclient=psy-ab&q=bialys+in+washington+dc&oq=bialys+in+washington+dc&gs_l=hp.3...8551.13505.0.13705.23.21.0.2.2.0.260.2812.0j20j1.21.0.les%3B..0.0...1c.1.i0LuNo_llqs&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.r_qf.&bvm=bv.1357700187,d.dmQ&fp=78fdfab22e03668c&biw=1600&bih=775 I never knew I could get a good bialy at that place. I wonder if I can also get a bagel and a smear or a nice kugel there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkstar965 Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 There is a bialy thread already here but on the shopping and cooking forum. Nonetheless, the 19 posts there do include plenty of referrals to places (including Georgetown Bagelry, which I love but didn't realize they did bialys) that serve (versus just sell to take hom) bialys. Not sure if this thread and that one should be combined. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielK Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 I can't imagine any good bagel shop not also having bialys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkstar965 Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 I can't imagine any good bagel shop not also having bialys. Really? Most Americans have never heard of a bialy. It never got the promotion and associated market awareness that bagels did in this country. I'll suggest another experiment depending on your curiosity level about this. Phone 10 bagel shops, chains and independents, in Maryland, Delaware, Ohio, PA, etc. Just none in NY/NJ/CT nor areas with high concentration of eastern european and jewish residents. I'd be surprised if even 4 had bialys regularly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielK Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 I know that Goldberg's, Bagel City and Ize's, my regular stops, all have bialys. Honestly, though, I don't understand the appeal as much. They skip the boiling step, and instead of a hole, you make an indent and fill it with the topping (onion, salt, poppy, etc.) instead of sprinkling over the whole crust. Not sure about Georgetown Bagelry or Bethesda Bagels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkstar965 Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 I know that Goldberg's, Bagel City and Ize's, my regular stops, all have bialys. Honestly, though, I don't understand the appeal as much. They skip the boiling step, and instead of a hole, you make an indent and fill it with the topping (onion, salt, poppy, etc.) instead of sprinkling over the whole crust. Not sure about Georgetown Bagelry or Bethesda Bagels. Think you or The Hersh educated us recently (think in the Deli thread maybe) that your area/MoCo has a very high density of Jewish residents. If you meant to say you can't imagine a bagel shop without bagels in MoCo, that'd make more sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielK Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Think you or The Hersh educated us recently (think in the Deli thread maybe) that your area/MoCo has a very high density of Jewish residents. If you meant to say you can't imagine a bagel shop without bagels in MoCo, that'd make more sense. I was born in Philly, moved to Ft. Lauderdale, went to GW, and settled in MoCo. I've always been around my peeps. :-) I did say *good* bagel shop. I was specifically discounting chains, and places that make "rolls with a hole." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweaked Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Calvert Woodley usually carry bialys, shipped in from where ever they get their bagels from. They use to claim H&H, but not sure if that is still the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waitman Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 I know that Goldberg's, Bagel City and Ize's, my regular stops, all have bialys. Honestly, though, I don't understand the appeal as much. They skip the boiling step, and instead of a hole, you make an indent and fill it with the topping (onion, salt, poppy, etc.) instead of sprinkling over the whole crust. Not sure about Georgetown Bagelry or Bethesda Bagels. They have them at Georgetown. It's silly to compare a bagel and a bialy. They are different things. It's like complaining that an English muffin does not have hole and is not boiled. Calvert Woodley usually carry bialys, shipped in from where ever they get their bagels from. They use to claim H&H, but not sure if that is still the case. CW gets frozen H&H bagels and cooks them in store. I have never had fresh H&H, but the CW version is not the stuff of legends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweaked Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 CW gets frozen H&H bagels and cooks them in store. I have never had fresh H&H, but the CW version is not the stuff of legends. A couple of weeks ago I actually got a batch still warm out of the oven and the bagel was good. Otherwise they tend to get stale and dense fairly quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weinoo Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 The original H & H is closed. There are still H & H bagels, but not from the same ownership. Bialys and bagels - it's like comparing apples to oranges. Bialys, in my opinion, should always be toasted (like an English muffin), whereas a good, fresh bagel doesn't need to be. Let's not forget bulkas and pletzels, either! Kossar's does mail order - shipping is expensive, but the more you buy, the more reasonable the shipping becomes. If you happen to be in NYC, Hot Bread Kitchen sells their bialys at various retail shops. Russ & Daughters carries them, as a matter of fact. They're awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkstar965 Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 The original H & H is closed. There are still H & H bagels, but not from the same ownership. Bialys and bagels - it's like comparing apples to oranges. Bialys, in my opinion, should always be toasted (like an English muffin), whereas a good, fresh bagel doesn't need to be. Let's not forget bulkas and pletzels, either! Kossar's does mail order - shipping is expensive, but the more you buy, the more reasonable the shipping becomes. If you happen to be in NYC, Hot Bread Kitchen sells their bialys at various retail shops. Russ & Daughters carries them, as a matter of fact. They're awesome. Strong agreement with all of the above. Except, tragically, the bit about bialys always benefiting from toasting. Que horror! Have you never had a fresh hot bialy straight from the oven of someone that knew what (s)he was doing? I'm guessing no or you might not feel that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weinoo Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Strong agreement with all of the above. Except, tragically, the bit about bialys always benefiting from toasting. Que horror! Have you never had a fresh hot bialy straight from the oven of someone that knew what (s)he was doing? I'm guessing no or you might not feel that way. I live around the corner from Kossar's, and often buy bialys fresh out of their ovens. Then I take them home and toast them, as I prefer dough that's cooked all the way through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 I can't imagine any good bagel shop not also having bialys. I can confirm that the Annandale-Fairfax Einstein Bros. Bagels does not have bialys. However, you said "good," so this in no way dispels your thought (refer to Rolls with Holes). It's pretty scary that there's a www.RollsWithHoles.com (coming soon) - not sure if I want to stick around long enough to find out what it's going to be. Bagels? Porn? Bagel Porn? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkstar965 Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 It's pretty scary that there's a www.RollsWithHoles.com (coming soon) - not sure if I want to stick around long enough to find out what it's going to be. Bagels? Porn? Bagel Porn? Way to out me, Don! I was planning to announce the new website next week with a very special new topic. Man, you tech-savvy food types are always mucking things up poking around at URLs. Sheesh. hahahahahahahahah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkS Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 I had a very respectable bialy yesterday from Bageltowne in the Traville shopping center, Rockville. It was warm on the counter and my wife was pissed I didnt even stop eating it to offer her a bite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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