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Horizon Bagels & Cafe on Louisiana Just South of Montgomery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The furthest thing you can see when you stare out into the sky\u2013\u2013the line where the sky meets the earth\u2013\u2013is called the horizon. \u00a0Now, contemplate the faraway rainbow when it appears on the horizon. \u00a0The rainbow is one of the most inspiring displays in nature–the spectacular, high-arching display of colors that stretches across the horizon at the tail end of a rainstorm. This prototypical display of \u00a0the colors of the ultraviolet spectrum (red, orange, yellow, green, indigo, violet) is brought on by sunlight refracting, reflecting, and dispersing as it passes through raindrops. \u00a0It’s magical! \u00a0No wonder fortune –a pot of gold–and good luck are often attributed to the mysterious arching rainbow.<\/p>\n

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The Small Dining Room<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Now study the bagel. \u00a0If you slice it in half vertically then stand it up, it actually resembles a rainbow, albeit much less colorful. \u00a0Don’t believe me? \u00a0Study Horizon Bagels’ logo which resembles a bagel half spanning the horizon. \u00a0It may not have the colors of the ultraviolet spectrum, but to Duke City breakfast and lunch goers, it represents the great fortune of delicious bagels and absolutely delicious Jewish foods. \u00a0For New York, Chicago and New Jersey \u00a0transplants, the horizon–that unreachable faraway point–is finally attainable. \u00a0Bagels reminiscent of home can finally be found in Albuquerque.<\/p>\n

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Eight Sliced Bagels: Four Plain, Two Green Chile and Two Cinnamon Raisin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Horizon Bagels & Cafe opened its doors on Halloween, October 31st, 2023. \u00a0It’s ensconced on the west side of the Smith’s Grocery Store on Montgomery. \u00a0Horizon has a Louisiana address which means you’ll proceed south just past Montgomery. \u00a0You can reach Horizon Bagels by taking the very first left past Montgomery. \u00a0Horizon is the brainchild of Elizabeth \u00a0Kirsten Perlino and Robert Wolf, both of Albuquerque. \u00a0If the name Robert Wolf sounds familiar, it’s because he was integral to Wolfe’s Bagels having a 23-year run as an Albuquerque institution.<\/p>\n

Wolfe’s Bagels got its start \u00a0in 1992, growing over time to seven locations across the metropolitan area. If you were in Albuquerque during the early 1990s, you probably remember that era as a time of great bagels in the city. \u00a0Wolfe’s Bagels and Fred’s Bagels ruled the bagelry kingdom. \u00a0The last Wolfe’s shuttered its doors in March, 2015. \u00a0Owner Robert Wolf hoped to someday resume proffering the city’s best bagels. \u00a0It took almost nine years–and the right partner–for his dreams to be realized.<\/p>\n

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Cardamom Coffee Cake<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

That partner, Elizabeth Kirsten Perlino (she goes by “Liz”) is the person you’re more likely to meet at Horizon. \u00a0She’s very involved in day-to-day operations, doing everything from preparing menu items to doing the dishes to ferrying orders to eager guests. She interacts with guests as much as Horizon’s ever-growing queues will permit (and as word gets around, more and more people are stopping by for their bagel fix). \u00a0Originally from Buffalo, New York, she’s a peripatetic presence at Horizon. \u00a0She’s got a ready smile, especially if you compliment the bagelry’s fare.<\/p>\n

As you approach Horizon, make sure to pay attention to the A-frame sidewalk sign listing the daily specials. \u00a0A larger menu hangs overhead as you step inside the bagelry. \u00a0That’s large in terms of size, not in terms of menu items. \u00a0It’s not a compendium of every conceivable item some cafes offer. \u00a0Your inaugural visit might be for bagels, but you’ll undoubtedly order something in addition to bagels, too. Seriously, it’s a menu with which you’ll fall in love. \u00a0The bagel menu lists twelve fresh baked daily bagels: plain, poppy, sesame, garlic, green chile, red chile, everything, multi-grain, chocolate chip, cinnamon raisin, pumpernickel and salt. \u00a0Also available are two specialty flavors: green chile Cheddar and Swiss cracked pepper. \u00a0A baker’s dozen will run you $22.<\/p>\n

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Rugelach<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Add-ons for your bagel inclue butter, butter and jam, peanut butter, plain schmear, specialty schmear, hummus, avocado, lox schmear and vegan schmear. \u00a0Green chile schmear is the defacto favorite (this is New Mexico, after all) but you’ll also find other delectable schmears: plain, veggie, garlic herb, strawberry, honey cinnamon, lox, scallion, vegan and a seasonal special. \u00a0Breakfast is served all day which means you can enjoy one of the breakfast sandwiches, burrito (eggs, potatoes, Cheddar, chile) until the 2PM closing time. Jewish specialty items include smoked fish, matzo ball soup, potato knish, potato latkes, noodle kugel, rugelach, Challah loaf and a corned beef hash (caramelized onions over two latkes).<\/p>\n

Don’t overlook the lunch sandwiches on the menu. \u00a0Those include a Reuben made with Russian dressing, not the Thousand Island dressing many other restaurants offer. \u00a0There’s a soup of the day on the menu as well as a daily quiche special with a side salad. \u00a0If you’ve got a sweet tooth, you’ll have a hard time deciding between cookies, brownies, scones, cinnamon rolls, coffee cakes, sweet breads, muffins, bars and cakes. \u00a0It’s a veritable smorgasbord (\u05e1\u05de\u05d0\u05b8\u05e8\u05d2\u05d0\u05b7\u05e1\u05d1\u05d0\u05b8\u05e8\u05d3 for you, Sr. Plata).<\/p>\n

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Green Chile Schmear<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

21 May 2024<\/strong>: \u00a0Author Anthony T. Hincks believes “Good bagels make for good mornings<\/em>.” That quote falls short. \u00a0In truth, good bagels make for good days<\/em>.\u00a0 With a versatility that goes beyond any other bread, they can be toasted, slathered with your favorite schmear or piled high with sundry toppings. \u00a0And nobody will question the propriety of enjoying bagels for lunch, dinner or an in-between snack. \u00a0Pull up to Horizon any time of day (Tuesday – Sunday 7AM – 2PM) for a bagel or six and you’re almost guaranteed the rest of the day will be better.<\/p>\n

In the spirit of “you can’t eat \u00a0just one<\/em>,” (a long-time Lays Potato Chips<\/a><\/strong> commercial), our initial haul from Horizon was eight bagels: four plain, two green chile and two cinnamon raisin. \u00a0My Kim enjoys her plain bagels<\/em><\/strong> toasted with lots of melted butter. \u00a0As is typical for native New Mexicans, I’d walk a mile for a green chile bagel<\/em><\/strong> with green chile schmear<\/em><\/strong> piled atop to a thickness matching that of the bagel itself. \u00a0 Horizon’s bagels have a wonderful chewy texture and bountiful bagel flavor. \u00a0You can actually taste the green chile on both the bagel and the schmear. \u00a0It’s not overly piquant, but it’s no shrinking violet either.<\/p>\n

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Reuben With Three Bean Salad<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

21 May 2024<\/strong>: Rugelach, miniature crescent-rolled pastries with a sweet filling, have a \u00a0cultural and religious significance for Jews. \u00a0They’re often served on Jewish holidays such as Hanukkah, but are wonderful any time of year. \u00a0Some families make them during Rosh Hashanah when sweet foods are made to signify a sweet new year. \u00a0Even the shape of rugelach is important. \u00a0The rolled shape is similar to the spiral challah served at Rosh Hashanah which symbolizes the cyclical nature of a year. \u00a0Each piece of \u00a0rugelach at Horizon is a two or three-bite wonder. \u00a0Each is about the size of a breakfast sausage. \u00a0They’re not overly sweet and whatever filling with which they were stuffed is barely discernible. \u00a0It takes about four rugelach to really get a hang of what they’re all about…and what they’re all about is being delicious.<\/p>\n

23 May 2024<\/strong>: It\u2019s become so rare to find a Reuben actually made with Russian dressing that perhaps those Reubens made with Thousand Island should have another name–similar to Reubens made with coleslaw instead of sauerkraut being called a “Rachel.” ” \u00a0More often than not, most Reuben sandwiches are made with Thousand Island dressing. \u00a0So, what\u2019s the difference? Russian dressing features horseradish and chili pepper, making it spicy. \u00a0Sweet pickle relish is a key ingredient in Thousand Island dressing, which makes it sweet. \u00a0Horizon’s Reuben<\/em><\/strong> (corned beef on rye with sauerkraut, Swiss cheese and Russian dressing) is the real thing!<\/p>\n

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Challah Bread French Toast with Bacon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The light marbled rye has an \u00a0earthy, slightly sour flavor somewhat comparable to sourdough. \u00a0It’s a wonderful canvas for the Reuben. \u00a0The corned beef is piled on generously as is the sauerkraut which isn’t especially sour, but has the acidic, salty notes that make sauerkraut a favorite. \u00a0The Reuben is served with a side of kettle chips or three-bean (garbanzo, kidney, green) salad. \u00a0Ask for both. \u00a0The Russian dressing is served on the side so you can add as much or as little as you’d like. \u00a0Me, I could bathe in a good Russian dressing so not a drop was left. \u00a0There are bigger Reubens in town, but Horizon’s version is one of the very best.<\/p>\n

23 May 2024<\/strong>: \u00a0According to West Texas A&M “The French did not invent French toast. Rather, it was Americans who gave the name “French Toast” to this dish because French immigrants in America popularized the dishe. In fact, French toast was invented long before France even existed. The first known recorded recipe for French toast comes from Rome around 300 A.D. The Roman author Apicius included it in his cookbook titled “Cooking and Dining in Imperial Rome<\/a>“. For centuries, the French themselves called this dish “Roman Bread<\/em>.” \u00a0While the French may be given credit for this delightful breakfast dish that the Romans actually invented, French toast weren’t perfected until they were made with Challah bread<\/em><\/strong>. \u00a0Buy a loaf or six and make some Roman…er, French toast<\/em><\/strong> for yourself. \u00a0If you can’t wait, have French toast at Horizon. \u00a0It’s simply outstanding!<\/p>\n

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Loaf of Challah Bread<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

16 July 2024<\/strong>: In 1909, Good Housekeeping magazine established the its Seal of Approval. Since then, about 5,000 products have been given the seal. \u00a0My own restaurant seal of approval has its own stringent criteria that includes endorsement from trusted friends whose opinions on food I respect. \u00a0Among those trusted friends is Bruce “Sr. Plata” Silver whose opinions on Korean, Middle Eastern and Jewish foods are without reproach. \u00a0It was a given that Sr. Plata would weigh in on some of his favorite Jewish foods as prepared and served at Horizon Bagels.<\/p>\n

Both Sr. Plata and I had the motza ball soup<\/strong><\/em>. \u00a0It wouldn’t be an understatement to call motza ball soup “chicken soup for the soul.” \u00a0It’s absolutely delicious and heart- and soul-warming. \u00a0Motza ball soup is a chicken soup made with delicious dumplings made from motza meal (crushed unleavened bread), eggs, schmaltz (chiclen fat) and broth. \u00a0The dumplings cook in the soup and soak up all the delicious flavor of the soup as they cook. \u00a0Sr. Plata raves about his sainted mother’s motza ball soup, fondly recalling the baseball sized motza balls he enjoyed so much. \u00a0At Horizon, the motza balls are somewhat smaller and there are only two of them, but they’re delicious. \u00a0Available in sixteen and thirty-two ounce sizes, the motza ball soup includes carrots and celery. \u00a0What we both enjoyed about this motza ball elixir is that it wasn’t especially salty as some motza ball soup tends to be. \u00a0This is a feel good soup that did the trick for us.<\/p>\n

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Bruce “Sr Plata” Silver Enjoys Motza Ball Soup<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

16 July 2024<\/strong>: \u00a0In the nineteenth century, restaurants derived a clever way to use up leftovers. \u00a0They chopped up ingredients such as meat, potatoes and fried onions and called it “hash,” from the French term “hacher” which means “to chop.” \u00a0 By the 1860s, cheap restaurants were called “hash houses” or “hasheries.” \u00a0When a shortage of beef triggered food shortages during World War II and food rationing was implemented, canned corned beef hash became popular, especially in countries such as Britain and France. \u00a0It’s still popular today.<\/p>\n

Corn beef is beef brisket that has been brined (or cured), a process which gives corn beef its distinctive color. Although \u00a0often associated with St. Patrick\u2019s Day, corn beef hash<\/strong><\/em> is a very popular comfort everyday food for many across the fruited plain. \u00a0It was offered as a special on the day of my third visit. \u00a0This variation starts with two latkes (a type of potato pancake or fritter) on top of which is piled on chunks of corned beef that has been tossed with saut\u00e9ed onions. \u00a0Served with this excellent hash is a small tub of spicy mustard which provides a tangy contrast. \u00a0<\/sup><\/p>\n

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Corn Beef Hash<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

16 July 2024<\/strong>: Sandwiches are a specialty of the house at Horizon. \u00a0You’ve read (above) about the Reuben crafted on Challah bread. \u00a0You can also have your sandwich on a canvas of marble rye or on a bagel. \u00a0That’s how Sr. Plata had his eggs, cheese and meat sandwich<\/strong><\/em>. \u00a0The meat was turkey sausage and the cheese was a Monterey Jack. \u00a0In the case of many sandwiches, bread is there to hold things together and doesn’t necessarily add much in terms of flavor and substance. \u00a0Not so with Horizon’s bagel which adds elements of freshness and flavor. \u00a0The turkey sausage is surprisingly flavorful while the Monterey Jack lends a piquant personality to the sandwich.<\/p>\n

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Egg, Cheese and Turkey Sausage Bagel Sandwich<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

English novelist William Makepeace Thackery shared this nugget of wisdom: “Do not be in a hurry to succeed. What would you have to live for afterwards? Better make the horizon your goal; it will always be ahead of you<\/em>.” \u00a0Horizon Bagels & Cafe should be your goal if you’re jonesing for great bagels, a real Reuben and so many other delicious items it will take dozens of visits to try them all.<\/p>\n

Horizon Bagels & Cafe<\/strong>
\n4000 Louisiana Blvd., N.E. Suite D
\nAlbuquerque, New Mexico<\/strong>
\n(505) 221-0668
\nFacebook Page<\/a><\/strong>
\nLATEST VISIT<\/strong>: 1 August 2024
\n1st VISIT<\/strong>: 21 May 2024
\n# OF VISITS<\/strong>: 4
\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>: Plain Bagel, Green Chile Bagel, Raisin Bagel, Green Chile Schmear, Rugelach, Cardamom Coffee Cake, Reuben, Challah Bread French Toast, Corn Beef Hash; Egg, Cheese and Turkey Sandwich Bagel Sandwich; Matzo Ball Soup
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The furthest thing you can see when you stare out into the sky\u2013\u2013the line where the sky meets the earth\u2013\u2013is called the horizon. \u00a0Now, contemplate the faraway rainbow when it appears on the horizon. \u00a0The rainbow is one of the most inspiring displays in nature–the spectacular, high-arching display of colors that stretches across the horizon at the tail end of a rainstorm. This prototypical display of \u00a0the colors of the ultraviolet spectrum (red, orange, yellow, green, indigo, violet) is brought on by sunlight refracting, reflecting, and dispersing as it passes through raindrops. \u00a0It’s magical! \u00a0No wonder fortune –a pot of gold–and good luck are often attributed to the mysterious arching rainbow. 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