A Little Bit About a Lot of Things

It’s funny how small the world is. OMG! Bagels is owned by Ana Maria Vinha and her husband Jorge. Ana Maria used to babysit me when I was a kid! She happened to stop over to my parent’s house to share some tomatoes with my dad and they began to talk. He mentioned I was a blogger and that I would love to try out her product! So that’s how it happened. Later that week, I had more bagels in hand than I knew what to do with! Talk about a carb lovers dream! (And that was after my dad helped himself to some bagels and conveniently kept the bread for himself!) So of course I shared some with my friend Leah of Leah’s Life. And she already knew about them!! She said that the challah bread by OMG! was her go to for French toast! Will certainly have to pick some up and try it for myself! (or convince Leah to invite me over for breakfast!) 😉

Ana Maria grew up in a suburban town west of Boston and Jorge in Brasil. It all began when the two  met while working at a bagel shop. You can read more about their story in an article in Edible Boston.

Everyone talks about the perfect New York bagel and how you can’t find one in Boston. I’m convinced it’s something in the New York water, but that is for another day. OMG! is the closest thing to a New York bagel that I have found in Boston, crusty on the outside and chewy on the inside.

The bagels come in delicious flavors like French Toast, honey oat, jalapeño cheddar, and a seasonal pumpkin raisin as well as traditional flavors like onion, poppy, garlic and cinnamon raisin. The bagels are made with premium ingredients and their veggie bagel is made with only fresh veggies, not canned or frozen! (Can’t wait to try the veggie bagel with my favorite begin cream cheese from Cape Cod Bagel!) So after reading the Edible Boston article, I HAD to try the cinnamon raisin, which is Jorge’s go-to. It certainly did not disappoint! The test of a truly good bagel is, ‘does it taste good on its own?’  Any bagel can taste good if you schmear enough cream cheese on it or load it up with enough meat and cheese. These bagels were so fresh – light and chewy. My favorite was the cinnamon and raisin, the flavors were really distinct.

OMG! opened a wholesale bakery about 2 years ago and now have over 21 varieties of bagels. They are in 14 Whole Foods and 4 Roche Bros. around Massachusetts. To find out where you can try these delicious bagels for yourself, check out the “where to find us” page on their website. You can also find them at local Farmers’ Markets: Tuesdays in Newton, Wednesdays in Wayland, Thursdays in Framingham and Saturdays in Ashland and West Newton.

In the meantime, visit their website, like them on Facebook and drool on your phone while checking out their Instagram page.

Disclaimer: I was provided bagels to sample for this post. (And bread, but you’ll have to ask my dad about that!) All opinions are my own.

 

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