Georgetown Bagelry

Georgetown Bagelry is a bagel bakery in the Washington, D.C. area, founded in 1981. The first location was on M street downtown,[1][2] and it is now located in Bethesda, Maryland. For several years, it was voted by the Washington City Paper as having the best bagels in the area.[3][4][5][6] In 2006, Washingtonian Magazine rated Georgetown Bagelry as "not bad",[7] and in 2009, Washingtonian readers rated it as having the third-best bagels in Washington, D.C.[8] The company specializes in New York-style bagels which are made by boiling dough.[9]

Georgetown Bagelry
Private
IndustryFood and Drink
Founded1981 (1981) in Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.
HeadquartersBethesda, Maryland
Key people
Mary Beall Adler
ProductsBagel,
Other food and drink
WebsiteGeorgetown Bagelry website

History

Founder

The founder of the Bagelry was Erik Koefoed. when he was 27 he dropped out of school at Cornell University and opened the Georgetown Bagelry. At that time there were only two bakeries in the Washington D.C. area. He decided to make New York-style bagels. In Ithaca, New York he learned to make New York style bagels during the day and he studied music at night.[9]

Georgetown Bagelry Bethesda location

The business was not doing well in the late 1980s, and Mary Beall Adler took over the bakery and moved it to River Road.[10] She has been the owner of the business Georgetown Bagelry since 1991.[11] In 2014, Georgetown Bagelry was named to Mashable's List of "32 Small Businesses Killing it on Social".[12] in 2013, Beall wrote a book about her experience running the company.[13]

New York style bagels

The process for making this style of bagel involves putting them into a boiling kettle of water for approximately 15 to 40 seconds. There is a shiny glaze found in New York bagels and that comes from the boiling. The dough is prepared the night before so that the yeast will cause the dough to rise.[9]

Bibliography
  • Adler, Mary Beall (2013). Who Scooped My Bagel?. Charleston, South Carolina: Advantage Media Group. ISBN 978-159932-382-4.

References
  1. "Georgetown Bagelry Closes M Street Shop". Archived from the original on 2013-06-30.
  2. "Not So Long Ago: M and Potomac". The Georgetown Metropolitan.
  3. "Best Bagel, First Place". Best of DC 2009. Washington City Paper. Archived from the original on 2013-10-19. Retrieved 2013-05-20.
  4. "Best Bagel, First Place". Best of DC 2011. Washington City Paper. Archived from the original on 2013-07-29. Retrieved 2013-05-20.
  5. "Best Bagel, First Place". Best of DC 2012. Washington City Paper. Archived from the original on 2013-06-15. Retrieved 2013-05-20.
  6. "Best Bagel, Runner Up". Best of DC 2013. Washington City Paper. Archived from the original on 2013-05-11. Retrieved 2013-05-20.
  7. "Bagel Tasting". Washingtonian Magazine. Retrieved 1 May 2006.
  8. "Best of Washington: Readers Pick Their Favorites". Washingtonian Magazine. Retrieved 25 June 2009.
  9. Schlein, Alan M. (24 September 1981). "Bringing Home The Bagels". Washington Post. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  10. "Georgetown Bagelry Boss Pens Book On Life, Bagel Business". WTOP News. 3 September 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  11. Joynt, Carol Ross (7 January 2014). "Mary Beall Adler's Book About Bagel-Baking Is Also a Tale of Personal Horror and Redemption". Washingtonian Media Inc. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  12. Epstein, Eli. "America's Most Social Small Businesses Face-Off". Mashable.
  13. ""The Bagel Lady" writes inspirational memoir". Bake Magazine. Sosland Publishing Company. 12 December 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
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