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Bagel Bros: Exploring Oxford’s Best Bagel Choices

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Bagels, Bagels, Bagels!!!

This simple rendition of mix, rise, boil, bake has numerous interpretations and toppings and has captured the imagination of breakfast lovers for over 400 years. It has been ages since a bagel shop appeared in Oxford, CT, and, after seeing the “Coming Soon” sign for months, purchasing fresh bagels in Oxford is now a reality with the opening of Bagel Bros & Company second location in the David K mall at 144 Oxford Rd.

Bagel Bros has numerous options to satisfy both the traditionalists and those looking for more funky options, whether plain, sesame, salt, onion, poppy, blueberry, cinnamon raisin, cinnamon sugar, egg, jalapeno cheddar, whole wheat, everything, egg everything, whole wheat everything, garlic, and French toast. There are quite few combinations to choose from, and Bagel Bros. does not skimp on the toppings of either the sesame or poppy seeds, they were loaded.

Now the tricky part, what type of bagel was Bagel Bros going to serve? I will break the two buckets into two categories, crispy versus soft exterior and poofy versus doughy interior. The website states “FRESH, DOUGHY NY-STYLE BAGELS,” so the latter was already decided.

Onto the taste tests…

I first ordered a sesame seed with butter, which carried a $2.75 price tag. My bagel arrived quickly, and the first bite definitely confirmed the doughy interior. The exterior also fell squarely into the soft versus crunchy option. The flavor was pretty good, not overwhelming, a little salty, and it would have benefitted from a little more butter, maybe cream cheese would also be a good choice. On opening day, they did a really good job.

On my second visit, I chose a variety of options to bring home and try. Toasting each helped release more goodliness and crisped the exterior. The saltiness in the plain bagel was still a little too much for my taste, but when I switched to the egg, it seemed a little less salty, as well as more flavorful. The only non-traditional that I tried was the cinnamon-raisin, and it was very good with a little dollop of cream cheese.

After a few days, they still have to iron out some of the kinks, but if my neighbors in the Oxford area are looking for soft, chewy bagels, Bagel Bros has arrived.

BagelBros&Co

(203) 513-202

SHELTON: 350 Howe Ave, Shelton, CT 06484

OXFORD:  144 Oxford Rd, Oxford, CT 06478

info@bagelbrosandco.com

Liz Sue Bagels (STM) – About the Best in the Area

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When we moved to CT in the 90’s one of my concerns was where would I find my fix of bagels, smoked fish, deli, hot dogs, all the great food of my days in NJ. Disappointment after disappointment greeted me in CT…until I visited Liz Sue Bagels in Stamford.

I was a bit of a bagel snob and limited my selection to plain, egg, sesame and poppy, maybe when I wanted to cross to the wild side I would order a cinnamon raisin or an everything bagel. Each of these options was very good at Liza Sue, I cannot call it a great bagel.Then one day I decided to order an oat bran. What I tasted was a delicious bagel, with a slightly different texture plus just a touch of sweetness. All of these flavors were elevated with a little toasting and I was soon a convert to expanding my bagel flavor choices.

The bagel landscape in Fairfield County is still meager, but at least there is one option in Stamford, Liza Sue. There are very few places that make good bagels in Fairfield County (you have extra fingers on one hand if you count them) and over the years Liz Sue has remained one of those few places.

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