About this episode

The episode discusses the rising popularity of bagels on the West Coast compared to their traditional status in New York.

Outside of New York, bagels have been slow to garner the cachet or interest of other viral foods... but that seems to be changing, especially on the West Coast.

Topics covered

• bagels
• food culture
• West Coast
• viral foods
• cuisine

Keywords

• bagels
• West Coast
• New York
• food trends
• cuisine

Mentioned in this episode

Places: West Coast, New York

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