A Bay Area boichikbagels bagel factory? You heard that right. 🥯 Born and raised in central New Jersey, Emily grew up eating a LOT of bagels. In 2010 I moved to the Bay Area and bemoaned the lack of proper bagels. When I heard that my most beloved H&H on the Upper West Side had been shut down for tax fraud, I was so distraught. And so I embarked on what became my five year quest, through trial and error, to create a bagel I longed to eat. Five years of experiments later I was happy with the result. So I decided to give it a whirl, got a cottage food license and did pop-ups which were a huge hit. Then took the plunge to brick and mortar, and opened my first store on College Ave in Berkeley in 2019. It’s been nonstop bagels ever since! We now have six shops and a factory. I am very proud that our bagels are made with premium, organic ingredients, and our staff is paid well and enjoys full benefits. 📍Bay Area & Los Angeles, CA 📅 2019 BagelFest West presented by kingarthurbaking is r...