by Heather Y » Tue Aug 21, 2007 12:25 am
Which location....? 46th Street or Broadway.. ? I do not know many Jews that live near Penn Station or Madison square Garden do you?
You know what, I forgot about the Diamond district.
It is, and can be done, we just have not had anyone that was interested in selling NY style bagels here in Louisville other than the guy from LI.
When I walk into Dooley's (on the rare occasion) on Sunday mornings, the majority of the folks in there are Jewish! How do I know this... because I know them. They seem to be quite happy with the bagels that Dooley's produces. It just so happens that they happen to live out that way.
But there are no bagel places in the Highlands, (which is in the neighborhood of some of the Synangogues, which by the way, there is one person from a particular synagogue designated to go get the bagels from Dooley's so they are available after morning worship. they travel to Breckenridge Lane. So if the theory that the Jewish community demands quality of their bagels.... Dooley's wins hands down! However, there are say 8700 Jews in Louisville, I doubt that these are the only folks that are keeping Dooley's in business. Would you agree?
I was born and raised in Jewish NY, and I miss a good bagel too, but I have tons of friends that are not Jewish who, when coming to Louisville ask where they can get a bagel?... I tell them, " there's a guy from Wyandanch that opened a bagel place, is the next best thing available. They don't complain. H&H is on the cusp of being a Brueggers, or other chain.
Ess A Bagel on Grand street, Largerly Orthodox community ( slowly being taken over by China town) now that is a bagel, and they still make Bialys. Does everyone know what a bialy is?
NY style bagels are a cultural thing that was introduced by to NY by way of the Jewish community from the "old country", it was passed on from generation to generation. If you take the folks that are making the bagels and bring them to Louisville, they will produce the same product that you enjoy in NY. The only thing they would have to bring with them is Water...
That is another story all together.
I would rather bring 4 doz. Drakes cakes back from NY than bagels!