EPISODE 0039
Emily Winston - Boichik Bagels

Emily Winston is the CEO and founder of Boichik Bagels. Born and raised in central New Jersey, she grew up eating a LOT of bagels. When her father had business take him to the Upper West Side, he would stop by Zabar's for lox, sable, whitefish, and chive cream cheese, then H&H for bagels, which her family would have as a special treat. These bagels were on a whole different level of unique deliciousness.

In 2010 Emily moved to the Bay Area and bemoaned the lack of proper bagels. Emily was so distraught when she heard that her most beloved H&H Bagels on the Upper West Side had been shut down for tax fraud. And so Emily embarked on what became a five year quest, through trial and error, to create a bagel she longed to eat.

Five years of experiments later Emily was happy with the results. Friends told her she should sell them! So Emily decided to give it a whirl, got a cottage food license and did pop-ups which were a huge hit. Then took the plunge to brick and mortar, and opened her first store on College Ave in Berkeley in November 2019. Now with locations in Palo Alto, Berkeley and more in the works, Emily had started to create the bagel empire of her dreams.

Podcast was recorded on location at the Boichik Bagel Factory in Berkeley , CA
Such a fun conversation regarding Emily’’s journey with food!

SHOW NOTES

Boichik Bagels

https://boichikbagels.com

H & H Bagels

https://www.hhbagels.com

Zabars

https://www.zabars.com

Schmendrick’s (closed)

https://sf.eater.com/2013/4/12/6450813/schmendricks-bagels-calls-it-quits

NY Times

https://www.nytimes.com/subscription/all-access?campaignId=8HHWL&ds_c=71700000099001485&gclid=Cj0KCQjwj5mpBhDJARIsAOVjBdq4U_5N10eLtSwIQw4T7q-zT-lcW9rb-2V-IxuPMZsAgvQPPwtLpd0aAnYaEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds