Schmear campaign! The ‘best’ bagel shop in America isn’t in New York, it’s in Texas — worse, the judges were mostly New Yorkers

Source: New York Post

Wait — what the hole? Brace yourselves, New York — according to the experts, the best bagels are no longer boiled and baked in the Big Apple, but in Texas. The shock schmear on Gotham’s reputation as a leading carb capital came courtesy of a panel of judges at the 2025 BagelFest, held at CitiField in Queens over the weekend — where Starship Bagels, an upstart from Fort Worth, took top honors over dozens of local greats. 6 Oren Salomon, owner of Starship Bagels in Fort Worth, was all smiles this weekend after taking home the “Best Bagel” award at NYC’s 2025 BagelFest.