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How to Make the Best Bagels in Hawaii

Want to know what it takes to make the best bagels in Hawaii?

Start with the bakers:

Aileen and I are from New Jersey and New York, respectively, and neither of us will hesitate to tell you our home states are, collectively, the bagel capital of the world. We founded Yo Bagels with a vision for what the perfect bagel should look and taste like based on years of experience searching out the best bagels on the east coast.

Next comes the recipe:

All bagels are made from the sames basic ingredients: flour, water, salt, and sugar, but the way those ingredients are combined makes all the difference in the world. Yo Bagels are made in the New York/New Jersey style, but with a few secret touches that make them uniquely awesome.

Then there’s process:

Every bagel we make starts it’s life at least 36 hours before it is baked. This gives our dough the time it needs to develop its characteristic flavor and texture. Because we know fresh is best, we start baking before the crack of dawn on market days so our customers get their bagels hot out of the oven. We divide our dough and then individually roll and shape each bagel by hand. Our bagels are then dropped in boiling water to develop their signature crust, topped with our custom seed blends, and baked until golden and delicious.

Sure, you could settle for other bagels, but why settle for less? Yo Bagels are available every Sunday at the Pure Kona Green Market at the Amy B.H. Greenweel Ethnobotanical Garden in Captain Cook, daily at the new and excellent ‘Iwa Cafe in Kealakekua, and whenever and wherever you like by special order.

Yo Bagels, serving up the best bagels on the Big Island!

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Holualoa Stroll Success

Aloha! We had a great experience being part of this year’s Kona Coffee Festival. We pitched our bagel tent at the Holualoa Stroll last Saturday where we got to meet heaps of new customers. Joe and I had to start extra early to get all the bagels ready for the event. It was all worth it because we sold out of everything before 2:00 pm. We are so thankful that we get to share our product with residents and visitors to the Big Island of Hawaii.

We followed the Stroll with a great day at the Pure Kona Green Market in Captain Cook last Sunday. We can’t wait to be there tomorrow with another batch of the best bagels on the Big Island.

Come visit from 9-2, we’ll have all your favorites and a few surprises.

 

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Yo Bagels! at the Holualoa Stroll

Aloha Bagel Friends!

We had a great Sunday this past week at the Pure Kona Green Market in Captain Cook with the best bagels in Hawaii. We sold out of our fan favorite, Rosemary Honey and Sea Salt early in the day. We also made a few new flavors like Salty Pretzel (perfect for sandwiches), and Chocolate Chip (kids love these!).

We want to let everyone know that Yo Bagels! will be at the Holualoa Stroll this coming Saturday and we are stoked! Come see us on November 5th in Holualoa and on November 6th in Captain Cook! We have the best bagels on the Big Island and we hope to see you there!

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South Kona Bagel Time

Awesome flavors today at the market with lots of requests for our Rosemary Honey and Sea Salt bagel after they sold out. We have some devotees who come back every week for that flavor.

We also served up Caramelized Onion, Herb and Parmesan, and Sweet Coffee Cinnamon as our flavors of the week. With our regular rotation of Everything, Sesame, Poppy, Cinnamon Raisin, and Garlic we have a flavor for everybody.

Hope to see  you next week for Bagel Sunday and the best bagels on the Big Island!

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Wake Up and Smell the Bagels

Aloha Big Island! Last Sunday, October 9th, 2016, was our best week yet. There were two special flavors, Sweet Coffee Cinnamon and Herb Parmesan. We had lots of return customers and plenty of new faces. We want to thank the community here in Captain Cook for being so supportive of this venture. We love baking these beautiful bagels and are grateful to be able to share them with everyone who visits the market on Sundays.

We want to inform you that Yo Bagels! will not be at market on Sunday, October 16th. We are taking the weekend off. Don’t worry though, we will be back to the South Kona Green Market the following Sunday, October 23rd, 2016 with some awesome flavors. Make sure to check us out and try the best bagels on the Big Island!

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Rise and Shine

We cranked out another big batch of bagels this week for the South Kona Green Market in Captain Cook, Hawaii, on the Big Island. The alarm seemed too early this morning, but we crawled out of bed and managed to make 10 different flavors for the market. This week our new flavor was Herb and Parmesan, with herbs rolled into the dough and aged Parmesan melted on top.

As usual, the everything bagel was the first one to sell out. They were all gone before noon. Make sure to come by our stand before 12:00 to get the best selection of flavors.

Today we are wiped out, but we can’t wait for next week! Hope to see you there to try to the best bagels on the Big Island!

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Sunday Bagels

This week we brought in a yummy new flavor, a black olive with sea salt bagel, along with the classics: Everything, sesame, poppy, onion, garlic, and cinnamon raisin. This week we sold out at about 1:00 pm so make sure to come by before noon to have the best selection of hand-rolled bagels!

Is there a flavor you would like to see? Let us know! We are hoping to incorporate a few whole grain and gluten free items within the next few weeks, keep checking back for updates.

We will be at the South Kona Green Market in Captain Cook, Hawaii, next weekend on 9/25/16 for another market session. Come by and try the best bagels on the Big Island!

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Third Week at the Green Market

Joe and I had another excellent Sunday this week at the South Kona Green Market in Captain Cook. We brought a few new and classic flavors to our stand and managed to sell them all once again. We had Everything, Sesame, Cinnamon Raisin along with Poppy, Onion, and our flavor of the week: Rosemary Honey. If you come by our stand, please let us know what kind of bagel is your favorite and we will try to make it happen!

Mahalo to all our customers for trying the best bagels on the Big Island!

See you next week on 9/18/16 for another bagel-ful Sunday in beautiful Hawaii!

Garden Fresh Rosemary for our bagel flavor of the week.
Garden Fresh Rosemary for our bagel flavor of the week.
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New Flavors at the South Kona Green Market!

Joe and I had another great day at the South Kona Green Market in Captain Cook. We tripled our supply this weekend and still managed to sell them all. This week we brought in everything, sesame, cinnamon raisin, plain mini-bagels, and a sweet seeded (sunflower & pumpkin seed with a drizzle of honey and sprinkle of sea salt). We had a few extra spreads like scallion cream cheese and hummus. We loved the sweet seed bagel with cream cheese and will be adding that flavor to our rotation. Come by next week, 9/11/16 and try the best bagels on the Big Island!

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First Day at the South Kona Green Market

Joe and I and our first day at the South Kona Green Market today, Sunday August 28th. We were stoked to get started and we ended up selling out all of the bagels we made in an hour! Next week we’ll be back with a bigger supply and a few more flavors. Come see us on Sundays on the Big Island at the South Kona Green Market in Captain Cook, Hawaii from 9am-2pm (or sold out!).

Sold out!
Sold out!