Starship Bagel wins BagelFest best bagel as styles spread beyond New York
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Updated · The Wall Street Journal · May 9
Starship Bagel wins BagelFest best bagel as styles spread beyond New York
10 articles · Updated · The Wall Street Journal · May 9
At the sixth BagelFest at New York's Citi Field, Dallas-based Starship beat entries from local shops and vendors from Denmark and Hawaii before more than 2,000 attendees.
The result highlighted how bakers are mixing traditional boiling and baking with sourdough, dipping formats and flavours inspired by Mexico, Japan and Korea.
The shift reflects a wider boom in artisanal bagels, from fast-growing chains like PopUp to shops in Los Angeles, Chicago, Berlin and beyond, challenging New York's long-held dominance.
As Dallas bagels triumph in New York, is the era of a city's culinary dominance officially over?
Beyond New York water, what is the new secret formula for building a billion-dollar global bagel empire today?
Can the traditional bagel survive its global success as franchise models and flavor fusions redefine its very identity?