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Kaufman’s Coffee & Bagels on Route 66<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Seinfeld<\/strong>: “What is that smell<\/em>?”
\nKramer<\/strong> “That’s East River<\/em>.”
\nSeinfeld: <\/strong>You’re swimming in the East River<\/em>?
\nThe most heavily trafficked, overly contaminated waterway on the eastern seaboard?”
\nKramer: <\/strong>Technically Norfolk has more gross tonnage<\/em>.”<\/em><\/p>\n

When I lived in the Boston area for two years immediately following high school, those of us in the Bay State (even temporary residents) refused to acknowledge New York City was better than Boston at anything. \u00a0We were devastated when the hated Yankees bested our beloved Red Sox in the 1978 American League East tie-breaker<\/a><\/strong>. \u00a0For that we’ll never forgive Bucky Dent. \u00a0Before my first visit to the dreaded Big Big Apple (Bucky Dent is the worm in that apple), friends told me in private and in hushed tones not to miss either a slice of pizza or a bagel. \u00a0Both, they acquiesced, were better than what we had in Boston. \u00a0Publicly–unlike this guy<\/a><\/strong>–they would have denounced anything from New York having even a modicum of merit.<\/p>\n

Naturally upon my return to Boston, I badmouthed the New York City pizza and bagels in public while privately thanking the brave dissenting voices who encouraged me to try them. \u00a0Several lifetimes later, I still remember the aromas, textures and flavors of my meals in New York City. \u00a0The bagels, in particular, captured my heart and taste buds. They were even better than the Boston bagels with which I was besotted. \u00a0I can say that now because I’m no longer in touch with most of my Boston area friends and colleagues (save for BOTVOLR).<\/p>\n

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Service with Personality<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What is it about New York bagels that make it superior to all others? \u00a0Many would say it’s the water. \u00a0Indeed, New Yorkers hold their drinking water with such reverence that you’d think it originates in the headwaters of the Fountain of Youth, the mythical spring which allegedly restores the youth of anyone who drinks or bathes in its waters. \u00a0New York water, they’ll argue, is the reason New York City’s pizza is the very best in the world. \u00a0Similarly, they’ll attribute the\u00a0uniquely superb texture of the New York bagel to that life-giving water. \u00a0Indeed, that water is imbued with low concentrations of calcium and magnesium, which make it softer. \u00a0Throughout the Fruited Plain, you’ll find pizzerias and bagelries that purchase very expensive water filtration systems designed to mimic the naturally occurring properties of New York City water. \u00a0It may not be money well-spent.<\/p>\n

In a video<\/a><\/strong> released in 2015, the American Chemical Society (ACS) broke down the chemistry of what makes New York bagels superior to bagels anywhere else–the “disappointing “bagels” you often encounter outside of New York that merely taste like bread with a hole in it.<\/em>” The ACS video reveals that while New York’s water does play a role in influencing the texture of bagels, that role is actually pretty minor. Harder water toughens the gluten in the dough, while New York’s super soft water can make it goopy. \u00a0More critical than the water is the boiling. Yes, boiling (like me when thinking of Bucky Dent’s home run to beat my Red Sox).<\/p>\n

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Get There Early or You Might Not Find The Bagels You Want<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In Harold McGee’s On Food and Cooking<\/a><\/strong>, he explains that traditional bagels introduced to New York by Eastern European immigrants in the early 20th Century were always boiled. \u00a0Contemporary automation has dispensed with this crucial step. \u00a0As a result, tradition, texture and flavor are sacrificed for speed and ease. \u00a0Damn automation…and Bucky Dent! \u00a0In modern methods, shaped bagels are baked in a hot oven that is injected with steam. \u00a0Steam gelatinizes only the surface of the bagel, giving it more shine and color, but it doesn’t promote the unique chewiness that’s the hallmark of boiled bagels. \u00a0Bagels baked using this industrial process are lighter and puffier with a thinner crust. \u00a0If you judge your bagels by their puffiness and size, you’re not experiencing true New York style bagels.<\/p>\n

Chef Richard Coppedge <\/a><\/strong>of the Culinary Institute of America (the real CIA) explains “superior bagels are made from shaped dough that’s first left to sit in a refrigerator for a couple of days<\/em>.” This process is called retarding because the cooler temperatures slow down the activity of yeast in the dough as it rises. This longer, slower fermentation gives the microbes more time to generate tasty flavor compounds. Then comes the key step to making what Coppedge calls a “true bagel” \u2014 boiling. Traditionally, Coppedge explains “the chilled dough rings are poached or boiled in a solution of water and malt barley for anywhere from 30 seconds to 3 minutes. This pre-gelatinizes the starch in the dough, locking the liquid inside of it and expanding the interior<\/em>.” \u00a0As the ACS video puts it, it’s like flash-frying a steak before grilling it to seal in the juices. The boiling also thickens the crust \u2014 Coppedge says it “is essential to produce a more ‘chewy’ bagel.”<\/p>\n

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Menu Board–One of Three<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

New Yorkers David Kaufman and Peter Falk (not that slovenly Colombo guy) probably had more to whine and moan about than most of us who have tried bagels in New York. \u00a0Thankfully they were in a position to do something about it. \u00a0In late Spring, 2021 while discussing a career change, they lamented the difficulty of finding in Albuquerque, a good New York style bagel boiled in the traditional way. \u00a0They decided they would open a coffee and New York-style bagel shop. \u00a0Their dreams reached fruition a year later with the launch of Kaufman’s Coffee & Bagels.<\/p>\n

You’ve got to love their New York attitude, some of which is on display in the “About Us” section of their website: “Want soup or a breakfast burrito, don’t come here. We brew coffee and serve up fresh bagels. We have a cool patio with a dog bowl so bring your dog. There is a bike rack too, so hang out, drink a nice latte and I would suggest a bagel with cream cheese, lox (also sometimes called smoked salmon) slice of tomato, red onion and sprinkled with capers (Kaufman Special)- its the bomb<\/em>!”<\/p>\n

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A Half-Dozen Authentic New York Bagels<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Kaufman’s Coffee & Bagels is located at 2500 Central, S.W. If you’re headed east on Central, you’ll spy it as you make that confusing U-turn to get into the El Vado parking lot (make sure to look out for Mayor Keller’s buses) In keeping with the zeitgeist of the area, Kaufman’s lives in a “pod”-sized space, not a restaurant. \u00a0That makes it so much more personal. \u00a0So does interacting with the great staff who fill your order. \u00a0 The mustachioed fellow behind the counter took great care of us and even posed for a photo (above). \u00a0His hand gesture is undoubtedly a covert salute to the Red Sox given in duress (his boss was sporting a cap with the hated New York Giants colors).<\/p>\n

14 January 2023<\/strong>: The menu is brimming with options. \u00a0Sadly, the metal baskets behind the glass counters were not. \u00a0By the time we got to Kaufman’s at 1PM, there wasn’t much left. \u00a0Thankfully, there was still enough for a half-dozen bagels–two of each of green chile Cheddar, plain and New York rye. \u00a0I nearly cried at having missed out on other classics such as sesame seed and poppy seed, black pepper Parmesan and especially pretzel. \u00a0That’ll teach us that the early bird gets the pretzel bagel. \u00a0We heated and buttered four of the six bagels for a hearty breakfast of bagels that did indeed transport me to New York City, when as a bumpkinly 19-year-old I first experienced New York bagels.<\/p>\n

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Pastrami on New York Rye Bagel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

14 January 2023<\/strong>: You can have buttered bagels anywhere at any time. \u00a0Kaufman’s offers bagels with peanut butter, Nutella, smoked salmon and plain cream schmear as well an array of other schmear flavors: green chile, veggie, sun-dried tomato basil, rosemary olive, butter and honey butter. \u00a0Better still, make it a bagel meal. \u00a0Maybe something like a pastrami on New York rye<\/em><\/strong>. Wow! \u00a0With the closure of California Pastrami<\/a><\/strong>, you’re undoubtedly jonesing for a great pastrami sandwich. \u00a0Kaufman’s is already the best in town. \u00a0Bursting with thinly sliced, peppery pastrami nestled between slices of American and Provolone cheeses and topped with a healthy schmear of cream cheese, it’s pastrami as good as you’ll find in New Mexico. \u00a0It’s pastrami sliced in-house and sourced locally. \u00a0You’ll have a hard time holding all those ingredients between the bagels, but when you’ve got pastrami this good, no one will complain.<\/p>\n

4 March 2024<\/strong>: According to The Encyclopedia of Jewish Food<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, during the 1930s, many American Jews abstained from eating eggs Benedict, the then-stylish but unkosher American Sunday brunch classic. \u00a0They substituted lox slices for the ham, a schmear of cream cheese for the hollandaise sauce, and a bagel for the English muffin. \u00a0Thus was born a Jewish American classic, so much so that lox and bagel and not eggs Benedict can now claim \u00a0the title of New York\u2019s brunch classic. \u00a0Today, bagel shops are popping up even in the Mother Land of Israel.<\/p>\n

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The Kaufman Special: Lox and Schmear Bagel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

You don’t have to be Jewish to appreciate lox and bagels. \u00a0On the Kaufman’s menu, lox and bagels are called the Kaufman Special<\/strong><\/em> (lox, capers, onions, tomato, schmear). \u00a0 If you’re still uncertain as to what exactly “lox” is, here’s a primer: \u00a0According to Food & Wine<\/strong><\/a>, “lox is \u00a0derived from the Yiddish word for salmon (laks). \u00a0Lox \u00a0is cured, not smoked. It was developed to preserve salmon and other fish before refrigeration was widely available. Lox is never cooked; instead, it’s made by curing a salmon belly fillet in salty brine, traditionally for three months<\/em>.” \u00a0 Special is apropos for the lox and bagel at Kaufman’s. \u00a0It’s a bit of a salt bomb, but that’s tempered somewhat by the schmear. \u00a0The lox is thinly sliced and fresh. \u00a0It’s easy to bite through and infinitely enjoyable.<\/p>\n

In February, 2024, Tasting Table used online reviews calculated on a five-point scale to find the best bagel shop in every state<\/strong><\/a>. \u00a0 The people’s choice according to public sourcing sites was Kaufman’s Coffee & Bagels. \u00a0Here’s what Tasting Table had to say: \u00a0“Kaufman’s Coffee & Bagels is a small spot located right off historic Route 66. It’s a relatively small, tranquil bagel destination \u2014 but it goes big on the flavors and infuses regional ingredients into its bagel recipe. Take, for example, the blue corn or red chile bagels, which can be served with your choice of cream cheese. Or try the Albuquerque Turkey topped with turkey, bacon, green chile, and tomato and served on your choice of bagel. Customers appreciate the quality of the bagels and the balance of flavors on even the spiciest options.<\/em>”<\/p>\n

Kaufman’s is eying expansion in the future (we pitched Rio Rancho) where plans are to cure and smoke their own pastrami and salmon. \u00a0You don’t have to be a New Yorker (or even like New York) to love New York bagels like these. \u00a0They’re the real thing and it’s not certainly about the water.<\/p>\n

Kaufman’s Coffee & Bagels<\/strong>
\n2500 Central Avenue, S.W.
\nAlbuquerque, New Mexico<\/strong>
\n(505) 361-1734
\nWebsite<\/a><\/strong> | Facebook Page<\/strong><\/a>
\nLATEST VISIT<\/strong>: 4 March 2024
\n1st VISIT<\/strong>: 14 January 2023
\n# OF VISITS<\/strong>: 2
\nRATING<\/strong>: Excellent<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0\u2013 High quality dining experience; very good to excellent food, attentive service, and a well-maintained atmosphere; worth a detour.
\nCOST<\/strong>: $$
\nBEST BET<\/strong>: Pastrami on New York Rye Bagel, Green Chile Cheddar Bagel, Plain Bagel, New York Rye Bagel, Kaufman’s Special
\nREVIEW #1314<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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