When I was a kid in NW London, my dad used to go out on a Sunday morning to the Jewish delicatessen in Edgware and come back with the day's supply. Heated briefly in a hot oven (I never managed to get them still hot from the cooking) they were delicious, especialy when spread with cream cheese and smoked salmon.

Today's supermarket "New York" bagels just don't cut the mustard.

Steve