blocks of each other, but one is now closed and the other no longer offers Montreal-style bagels. Montreal-style bagels are currently the only style of bagel known to have ventured into space. Gregory Chamitoff, who grew up in Montreal, took three bags of sesame bagels with him on his assignments to STS-124 as passenger and ISS Expedition 17 as crewmember. Production Montreal-style bagels are, for the most part, manufactured by the same method used to produce a generic bagel. The Montreal-style method of making bagels builds on the basic traditional method in the following ways: The basic bagel dough recipe includes egg and honey. Honey is also added to the water used for poaching the bagels before baking. The authentic Montreal-style bagels are baked in a wood-fired oven. Notable bagel shops Several Montreal bagel factories produce authentic Montreal-style bagels. St-Viateur Bagel, at 263 av. St-Viateur West, and Fairmount Bagel, at 74 Avenue Fairmount Ouest are two notable bagel shops in Montreal. Both claim to be the oldest bagel shop in the city. See also Cuisine of Quebec Bublik Donald Bell Kettleman's Bagel Co. Mile End, Montreal Montreal-style smoked meat Urban culture References External links "No shocker that Montreal bagels won...." Montreal Gazette. "Montreal Bagels – are they the Best in the World?" Bootsnall Travel. Ashkenazi Jewish culture in Montreal Bagels Jewish breads Jewish baked goods Yeast breads Montreal cuisine Cuisine of Quebec Jewish Canadian cuisine Jews and Judaism in Montreal