Laurel Kratochvila - Fine Bagels

Many years ago, I discovered a small book shop in my Berlin
neighborhood, specializing in English literature. It was a quiet,
dark space with wooden floors and vintage furniture, and a little
counter filled with the loveliest loaf cakes. I came back almost
every week, mainly for the sweets, and soon found out that the shop
was run by an American/ Czech couple: Laurel from Boston,
responsible for baking, and her husband Roman Kratochvila from
Prague, taking care of the books. They left my neighborhood too
soon, creating a void that could never be filled, but they
re-opened a much brighter and bigger spot just as charming. This
became the famous Shakespeare and Sons / Fine Bagels on Berlin's
lively Warschauer Strasse, praised and loved for Jewish baking
classics - and good books. Laurel's bagels, babka/ challah knots,
and rugelach are known across town and get me to hop on my bicycle
regularly to enjoy her sweet and savory treasures. I'm intrigued by
Laurel's passion and dedication, and her irresistible smile that
wipes away all sorrows. She started as a home baker and then
deepened her knowledge and education in French bakeries, but she
still has this relaxed aura of 'a friend who's just baking in her
kitchen.' Laurel treats her dough like a baby, she knows it well,
watches and works it precisely, until it unfolds its true beauty.
For this podcast episode, Laurel shared her recipe for Brick Lane
bagels with me (named after London's famous Brick Lane Beigel
bakery). She calls it a mix of a New York and a Montreal bagel.
Quick to prepare, a little chewy, and perfect for a luscious
sandwich filled with salt beef, mustard, and gherkins, you can now
satisfy your bagel cravings in your own kitchen any time. You can
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