The rich, comforting aromas from the wood-burning oven in a Côte-St-Luc strip mall are much the same as those found in other bagel shops dotting the Island of Montreal. But at M.T.L. Bagel, that aroma ...

When Joel Siegel moved to Vancouver from Montreal in 1974, he quickly realized something was amiss: there were no Montreal-style bagels. “All they had were like buns with a hole in them that came from ...

six assorted bagels on a white tray - Baileystable/Getty Images A toasted bagel with a schmear of tangy cream cheese might just be the one of the most satisfying breakfast on the planet. As a ...

It really depends on the bagel. I generally toast my bagels and then put butter/cream cheese/whatever on it that will soften the surface. But if it's the prized Montreal bagels of my youth, lovingly ...