After all, I had worked along side some of the best in the business.  I got my start at Bake City Bagels in Gravesend Brooklyn, home of what I believe to be the best bagels on the planet.  Alumni of this tiny shop have gone on to open some of today’s top bagel spots including The Bagel Hole (Park Slope), The Bagel Store (Williamsburg) and, Court Street Bagels (Cobble Hill).  As a kid, I was lucky enough to work along side and learn from the owners of all of those wonderful shops while at Bake City. Tompkins Square Bagels is truly my love letter to the East Village; a place I now call home. I put extreme love, care, and that same attention to detail, into every aspect of our shop’s build out.  TSB is first and for most, a neighborhood shop, built by neighborhood craftsmen and artists, to be enjoyed by neighborhood folks.  I wanted TSB  to have a warm, homey, welcoming feel similar to the Brooklyn shops I grew up with as a kid. A place where no one could ever feel out of place. College student, actor, policeman, writer, toddler or taxi driver.  TSB was built with all of you in mind.