Jun 28, 2023 - Food and Drink

Benchwarmers Bagels gets national recognition

Zachery Eanes

Many people will tell you a bagel made outside the confines of New York City isn't worth the salt it's made with.

But over the past decade a wave of new bakeries has challenged that notion.

Driving the news: Bon Appetit has released a list of the best bagels in the country (outside of the Big Apple) — and Raleigh's own Benchwarmers Bagels, which has garnered a loyal following for the bagels it sells at Transfer Co. Food Hall, is on it.

The magazine praised Benchwarmers for boiling its raw bagels in a honey-water bath before blazing them in a wood-fired oven that produces "a nuanced, complex product, with a slightly smoky crust, tender, airy crumb, and a bright wheaty flavor."

Our thought bubble: We're not surprised at all — and likely, neither are you, given how fast the bagels sell out every day.

Lucille's order: Salt bagel with pimento and scrambled egg, plus a dirty chai.
Zachery's order: A No. 6 (fried bologna, mustard, cheese and egg) on a salt bagel.

Pro tip: Benchwarmers' pizza gives their bagels a run for their money.

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