Strange Bagelfellows

It's been called "the tastiest Judeo-Sinic collaboration since Marco Polo discovered noodles." I refer, of course, to Nussbaum & Wu, a bagel bakery stumbled upon during an expedition to Manhattan's Morningside Heights neighborhood, adjacent to Columbia University. Alas, though I didn't have time to sample the goods, I immediately understood the concept. The fusion of Jewish and Asian cultures may be foreign to some, but the two ancient peoples have a long history of close cooperation, especially during the Christmas holidays.