Excellent analysis from @ssdai on the World War Bagel debate that has consumed our coasts ⬇️

“(Competing) over which region has better X, Y or Z is a loser’s game that has little to do with why people love to eat.”

???https://t.co/vGoR0Ioszq

— Peter Hartlaub (@peterhartlaub) March 9, 2021

I loved Tejal's story about CA bagelmakers and think the CA vs NYC headline did her thoughtful story dirty!! and as @ssdai points out here, actual bakers aren't engaging in that kind of dick-waving anyway https://t.co/S4ER6SwKrZ

— Soleil Ho (@hooleil) March 9, 2021

California bagels can be the best because the bread here is the best https://t.co/0hbM7Qu4g9

— Chronicle Food (@SFChronicleFood) March 9, 2021

The New York Times has been obsessing over California bagels since at least 2012, reports @ssdai https://t.co/8LSfCZ1qWY

— San Francisco Chronicle (@sfchronicle) March 9, 2021

Okay, fINE I wrote about California bagels https://t.co/De0TVrynSB

— Serena Dai (@ssdai) March 9, 2021

Competing over which region has better X, Y or Z — most recently, New York bagels — is a loser’s game that has little to do with why people love to eat, writes @ssdai.

"Food is most interesting when it has a sense of place and individuality."https://t.co/buS7ToItMw

— San Francisco Chronicle (@sfchronicle) March 9, 2021

Thank you @tejalrao for your wisdom and the light you’re bringing to those yet to embrace the truth, which is that California bagels are best.

And in my view, @WesternBagel is the best of the best.https://t.co/2oCXsTzMS9

— Joe Sanberg (@JosephNSanberg) March 9, 2021

Fightin words from @tejalrao! https://t.co/duy3lNoE9Q

— adam nagourney (@adamnagourney) March 8, 2021

I wrote about how bakers in california are making the most extraordinary new york bagels ?✨ https://t.co/IYv4yQvcNL

— Tejal Rao (@tejalrao) March 8, 2021

FACT CHECK: FALSE

this title is ourshttps://t.co/XNkNaQ30vi

— New Jersey (@NJGov) March 8, 2021

First off, the author refers to a bagel as a “bread”. Then praises puffiness. It’s all downhill from there. Also: Montreal has always had better bagels and still does. I just can’t.... https://t.co/y18DEHbyIM

— Benoit Bruneau (@benoitbruneau) March 8, 2021

im not a violent man but there are a few things that stir up an anger in me.. today the New York Times chose violence - https://t.co/a8OyeX1YV1 pic.twitter.com/FfABGBDFnS

— Casey Neistat (@Casey) March 9, 2021

Yeah, absolutely not.https://t.co/dJ5IHPIfch

— Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) March 8, 2021

I may not eat many bagels myself these days, but trust me:

THE. BEST. BAGELS. ARE. IN. BROOKLYN.

Stop the madness, @NYTimes. https://t.co/1biR98Wpxg

— Eric Adams (@BKBoroHall) March 8, 2021

I have a half dozen @BergenBagels stashed in my freezer that I eat only on very special occasions because who knows when I'll be able to go back to NYC where all the best bagels are.

But oh my what do we have here, @tejalrao?! https://t.co/cCUenLnb2X

— Sona Patel (@sona) March 8, 2021

was this published purely for the hate-clicks https://t.co/VAmy4ET9HW

— Catherine Rampell (@crampell) March 8, 2021

As a born and raised New Yorker, let me say: fuck no. https://t.co/tdbqCUUvjb

— Eliza Orlins (@elizaorlins) March 8, 2021

Yesterday sucked and I'm getting to this very late. I think what's also controversial in this article is a woman saying she grew up in "central New Jersey." https://t.co/D2EcMrVpUT

— Zachary Kussin (@zacharykussin) March 9, 2021

best coasthttps://t.co/WXpZrsLshB

— Mike Baker (@ByMikeBaker) March 8, 2021

Apologies to my friends in New York, but I’ve been saying this for years! https://t.co/KRhL2cJhgI

— Mike Levin (@MikeLevin) March 9, 2021

Er, Montreal still has the best bagels (sorry California): https://t.co/QtEzzVsToS https://t.co/ElNDCM9J4Z

— Dan Bilefsky (@DanBilefsky) March 9, 2021

The Best Bagels Are in Montreal. Those look like absolute wonder bread type shit btw https://t.co/fCKMBsWV7u

— MidtownKW (@MidtownKW) March 9, 2021

Trump tried warning us

New York Times is the enemy of the peoplehttps://t.co/OxjPEcaEk6

— Comfortably Smug (@ComfortablySmug) March 8, 2021

The Best Bagels Are still in NY (Sorry, @nytimes ) https://t.co/RgxOkBpBl8

quoting this fact in the @nytimes story?

Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe, who introduced the bagel to Lower Manhattan in the early 1900s, defined the general parameters of a New York-style bagel.

— Rachel Amar (@RachelBAmar) March 9, 2021

The New York Times can never be trusted as worthy journalism ever again. https://t.co/viNYWhUlq8

— Syke (@SykeOnAir) March 9, 2021

"There’s no bagel here that will truly re-create the feeling of dropping by Park Slope bagel shop Shelsky’s for an everything with cream cheese before hopping on the subway... But competing over which region has better X, Y or Z is a loser’s game." https://t.co/mFSHdJMS9T

— San Francisco Chronicle (@sfchronicle) March 10, 2021

The New York Times has been obsessing over California bagels since at least 2012, reports @ssdai https://t.co/kwljChOSZo

— San Francisco Chronicle (@sfchronicle) March 10, 2021

The Bay Area’s dedication to iterating on dough doesn’t stop at bread. https://t.co/xlmGgAt5MK

— San Francisco Chronicle (@sfchronicle) March 10, 2021

"There’s no bagel here that will truly re-create the feeling of dropping by Park Slope bagel shop Shelsky’s for an everything with cream cheese before hopping on the subway... But competing over which region has better X, Y or Z is a loser’s game." https://t.co/p0hJU2991X

— San Francisco Chronicle (@sfchronicle) March 10, 2021

The California bagel debate: No matter what the New York Times says, focusing on what region does what best is a loser's game, writes @SSDai. https://t.co/OgCxAPXGDe

— San Francisco Chronicle (@sfchronicle) March 10, 2021

A lot of hoopla has been made about Monday’s New York Times article about how the bagels in California are better, written by the publication’s California restaurant critic, Tejal Rao. https://t.co/VWKEJZFdeF

— San Francisco Chronicle (@sfchronicle) March 10, 2021

It should come as no surprise to New Yorkers or Californians that bakers here excel at a craft that involves bread, including the bagel.https://t.co/gpibWu8NHk

— San Francisco Chronicle (@sfchronicle) March 10, 2021

"Competing over which region has better X, Y or Z is a loser’s game that has little to do with why people love to eat. Food is most interesting when it has a sense of place and individuality." @ssdai is like a culinary life coach https://t.co/CoNiM4EDN1

— Lisa Gartner (@lisagartner) March 9, 2021

Shoutout @eaterla for the plug in !??https://t.co/4ms659daUC BAR BOHÉMIEN COMING REAAAAAL SOON! pic.twitter.com/4xyDB8ki8f

— LA daJ ? (@dajontherocks) March 9, 2021

Just want to express my appreciation to all the bagel bakers around the U.S. of A. for finally putting in some effort on the round breakfast breads https://t.co/gYfoDU69hI

— Michael Roston (@michaelroston) March 8, 2021

Wait.......they eat bagels in NY??? Had no idea, no one ever talks about it. Thx for illuminating @tejalrao ???https://t.co/glkZDXRoS5

— Jill Cowan (@JillCowan) March 8, 2021

Wow. Shots fired: https://t.co/hjN9PL50BB

— rands (@rands) March 8, 2021

This headline is fucking hilarious https://t.co/LuYlZCqxEq

— Eric D'Alessandro (@ericdalessandro) March 9, 2021

行きたい‼️

The Best Bagels Are in California (Sorry, New York) https://t.co/X2i7T8BTYY

— 高宅なぎ (@nagit_tweet) March 10, 2021

I just re-subscribed to the @nytimes... so I could unsubscribe again after seeing this story.
https://t.co/xY9ahdG7IR

— jason@calacanis.com (@Jason) March 8, 2021

The water tho.. https://t.co/IMNRNWctuw

— Timdog (@XcloudTimdog) March 10, 2021

i don't encourage violence, but sometimes it's necessary for the cause.

thank u ⁦@tejalrao⁩ for your bravery

The Best Bagels Are in California (Sorry, New York) ⁦@nytimes⁩ https://t.co/OWQ3qvInZ8

— Jenny Yang (@jennyyangtv) March 9, 2021

So I start a fight cause I need to feel something: https://t.co/ys4A9rAU0F

— Nora Princiotti (@NoraPrinciotti) March 10, 2021

Well, if The @nytimes says it, then it must be true...

Sorry @IsraelinNewYork ????https://t.co/ERFWYIuC9u

— Israel in SF (@IsraelinSF) March 9, 2021

Enjoying the anguished screams of New Yorkers over this article, as a Texan who survived the peas-in-guacamole wars https://t.co/X25709fJJ9

— John Schwartz (@jswatz) March 8, 2021

this is neither true, nor necessary to lie abouthttps://t.co/aex4QKT93y

— AntiDisplacementCoup (@AsterZephyrIsis) March 9, 2021

No, they’re not. https://t.co/HGc3uhp8XI

— Shaeleigh Severino (@severinoforD32) March 9, 2021