Sam Silverman

Founder of BagelUp 🥯 ⬆️ Brooklyn Mag's 50 Most Fascinating People 🏆 Curating the best of the bagel world

Explore the World of Bagels with Me
BAGELUP’S 2025 FLAVOR MADNESS TOURNAMENT (ENTER BY 3/29) 
BagelUp Industry Masterclass 
The Definitive 30 Best Bagel Shops in NYC, According to New York's Bagel Ambassador 
Artisan Hands-on Bagel Baking Class with an Award-Winning Baker 
Valentine's Day Class 2-for-1 - Fri, Feb 14 
2 hr Guided Bagel Tour with Bagel Tastings (Midtown) 
Private & Corporate Experiences 
An Introduction to the World of Bagels & Bialys (King Arthur Baking Company) 
Learn About BagelUp 
We went to New York City’s BagelFest — where a Cambridge bagel was named Best of the Fest (Boston Globe) 
2024 BagelFest Award Winners 
Press Features
A Bagel Shop Closed, and the Upper West Side Is Absolutely Losing It (NYT) thumbnail
A Bagel Shop Closed, and the Upper West Side Is Absolutely Losing It (NYT) 
My friend Evan Gershkovich is free. The first thing I want to do with him: Get a bagel thumbnail
My friend Evan Gershkovich is free. The first thing I want to do with him: Get a bagel 
The eight best bagels in NYC, according to the city's Bagel Ambassador (BBC) 
Are these really the best bagels in NYC? The self-proclaimed "bagel ambassador" has got some explaining to do (TimeOut) 
Brooklyn's 50 Most Fascinating People 2023 (Brooklyn Magazine) 
Here for the Schmear: An Interview with Brooklyn's Bagel Ambassador (Greenpointers) 
Introducing the NYC Bagel Diet! (CAFÉ ANNE) 
Helping GeoRainbolt Solve a Bagel Mystery (GQ) 
Contact
sam@bagelup.co