East Coast Bakery
 Lonergan performing as The Bagel Guy | |
| Company type | Bakery |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2014 |
| Founder | Gerry Lonergan |
| Headquarters | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Products | |
| Website | eastcoastbakery |
East Coast Bakery is a Canadian bagel bakery located on Quinpool Road in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Founded in 2014 by Gerry Lonergan, it is the creator and sole producer of the Halifax-style bagel, a sourdough-based, honey-boiled bagel that combines elements of both New York-style and Montreal-style bagels.[1][2]
Description
[edit]East Coast Bakery is located at 6257 Quinpool Road in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Established in 2014 by Gerry Lonergan, the bakery offers a variety of bagels, including the Halifax-style bagel, as well as cookies, baguettes, and other baked goods.[3] In addition to their retail sales, East Coast Bakery also supplies several cafes and restaurants in Halifax with their bread and bagels.[3][4]
The bakery gained recognition through Lonergan's street performances as "The Bagel Guy," in which he promoted the bakery with choreographed dancing and sign-spinning routines.[5]
Halifax-style bagel
[edit]The Halifax-style bagel is distinguished by its lighter texture, mildly sweet-sour flavour, and use of wild sourdough cultures native to the region. The recipe uses wheat flour, honey, egg, malt, salt, and about 15% sourdough starter.[6][7] East Coast Bakery hand-stretches and boils all of their bagels. Their bagels are certified kosher, making the bakery the only producer of kosher bagels in Halifax.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Rose, Alex (12 May 2017). "Halifax owns the bagel". Jewish Independent. Vancouver, BC. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ^ Mullin, Morgan; Buote, Melissa (11 May 2017). "East Coast Bakery's The Toast of the Town". The Coast. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ^ a b Bayes-Fleming, Nicole (25 April 2018). "Midweek Mugging: East Coast Bakery". CityNews. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
- ^ "Journée nationale du bagel: un boulanger d'Halifax espère percer dans les Maritimes" [National Bagel Day: Halifax baker hopes to break into the Maritimes]. ICI Radio-Canada (in French). 9 February 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ^ "East Coast Bakery's The Toast of the Town". The Coast. 11 May 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ^ Zaccagna, Remo. "Baker puts East Coast twist on Montreal bagels". Local Xpress. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ^ Aiken, Laura (16 August 2017). "The Bagel". Bakers Journal. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ^ "East Coast Bakery" (Video). Global News. Corus Entertainment. 30 May 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
Further reading
[edit]- "In Canada, you will get support from other people who have followed their dreams as well". Canada 2017. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- East Coast Bakery on CTV Morning Live (Video). CTV Morning Live. Halifax, N.S.: Bell Media. 3 April 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2025 – via YouTube.
