Step into the heart of New York City’s bagel culture with a hands-on baking class at Fairway Market’s 74th Street Café. Your experience begins with a warm welcome and casual icebreaker to get to know your fellow bagel enthusiasts. Then, an award-winning baker will guide you through the classic rope-and-loop bagel rolling technique—a skill you’ll quickly put to use as you roll at least six of your own bagels from scratch. Next, you'll watch a dough-making demonstration that reveals the building blocks of every great bagel. While the dough rests, you’ll dive into Part I of the bagel’s rich history, from its Polish origins through today. Then you'll bring the dough to life by boiling and seeding your bagels with guidance from your instructor. Between stages of dough development, we’ll continue our storytelling journey , covering everything from cream cheese culture to the invention of the bagel machine. Finally, you’ll enjoy your freshly baked creations with gourmet spreads, smoked fish, and classic accompaniments. The experience ends with a light-hearted bagel trivia quiz to see what you’ve learned—and to send you home full of bagels, stories, and skills you’ll want to share.