Pretzels are a snack food to which I have never given much thought. They're crunchy and salty, or soft and chewy. Great with beer, great with mustard. Plain, dipped in chocolate or yogurt, they ...

In New York City, you can find a pretzel within minutes of a craving — in warmed glass cases on corner street carts, all over transit hubs, even in the odd department store. They vary in quality but ...

To lye or not to lye? That is the question when you’re making pretzels. On the one hand, lye gives pretzels their distinctive flavor, kind of a sharp flatness, if that makes sense. It’s what keeps a ...

Maybe you’re in the mood for a bagel today but, no offense to the Costco double-pack or the Carr’s bread section, you just don’t want the usual Anchorage bagel. Might I suggest a soft, bagel-adjacent ...