Fairmount Bagel

Fairmount Bagel
Industry Retail Baking
Founded 1919 (1919)
Founder Isadore Shlafman
Headquarters Fairmount Avenue, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Products Montreal bagels
Website www.fairmountbagel.com

Fairmount Bagel is a Montreal-style bagel bakery in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is located on Fairmount Avenue in the Mile End neighbourhood of the Plateau-Mont-Royal borough.[1]

Opened in 1919 by Russian immigrant Isadore Shlafman, his hand-rolled, honey-water boiled, then wood fire baked recipe quickly became a staple in the Mile End community.[2]

In 1954, he moved his bakery from a laneway address to a two-storey cottage on Fairmount Avenue, building a large wood fire oven on the first floor, while his family lived upstairs.[3] Fairmount Bagel is often referred to as the original Montreal bagel bakery.[1]

A loaf of bagel dough, ready to be rolled and prepared.

The bakery is still family owned and competes with nearby St-Viateur Bagel for the title of Montreal's best bagel.[4][5]

In June 2008, Montreal-born astronaut Gregory Chamitoff, who is related to the Shlafman family, brought Fairmount bagels with him aboard the International Space Station.[6][7]

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References

  1. 1 2 Pelosi, Jean-Paul (September 16, 2007). "Style, substance and sweet bread". The Age. Australia. Retrieved 2009-05-23.
  2. Bair, Diane (March 3, 2013). "In search of the perfect bagel . . . in Montreal". The Boston Globe. The Boston Globe. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
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  4. Albernaz, Ami (November 5, 2008). "Two Montreal bakeries compete to make the best rounds of hot, soft bagels.". The Christian Science Monitor. The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved February 6, 2009.
  5. Beck, Katie (2010-06-22). "The bagel war of Montreal". BBC News. Retrieved 2010-06-22.
  6. Block, Irwin (June 3, 2008). "Here's proof: Montreal bagels are out of this world". Montreal Gazette. Canwest. Retrieved 2009-05-23.
  7. CTV.ca Montreal-born astronaut brings bagels into space Sun. Jun. 1 2008 7:29 pm ET ; CTV National News – June 1, 2008 – 11pm TV newscast
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Coordinates: 45°31′22″N 73°35′43″W / 45.5229°N 73.5952°W / 45.5229; -73.5952


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