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Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Ask Charles Ferruzza

Question: Is there a decent bialy in the Fat City?

Posted by Charles Ferruzza on Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 11:54 AM

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I received an e-mail from C.B., a Fat City reader, today with an unusual request. He wants a bialy, the chewy yeast roll that was once a staple of Jewish-American delicatessens. The Food Lover's Companion describes the roll as "round and flat with a depression in the center...sprinkled with sauteed onion before baking. The name comes from the Polish city of Bialystok." Not to be confused with Max Bialystock -- the role played by Zero Mostel and Nathan Lane in the movie versions of Mel Brooks' The Producers.

The reader wrote: "Any idea where to get good bialys in Kansas City? The New York Bakery & Delicatessen had excellent bialys when it was still under the original ownership, but the last time I bought them there (probably over 25 years ago), they were quite mediocre. Is there another bakery that makes them?"

Any answers for C.B.?

 

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For those who haven't dined at Happy Gillis yet:
http://www.pitch.com/2008-04-1...

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Posted by Charles on July 1, 2009 at 1:30 PM

Rhonda is right! I just called Happy Gillis and discovered that, indeed, this charming soup-and-sandwich bistro serves a sandwich served on a bialy -- the roll is made just for this restaurant by the Farm to Market Bakery. If you wish to order a bialy plain, not as part of a sandwich, they'll be happy to sell C.B. one. Thanks Rhonda!

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Posted by Charles on July 1, 2009 at 1:25 PM

Happy Gillis has those. I haven't tried them there yet, but everything else I've ever had there is delicious and it's a great little place in Columbus Park.

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Posted by rhonda on July 1, 2009 at 11:58 AM
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