Pizza bagel

Pizza bagel
Pizza bagel with pepperoni
TypeBagel
CourseLunch
Place of originUnited States
Region or stateCleveland, Ohio
Main ingredientsBagel, tomato sauce, cheese
VariationsOther additional toppings
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A pizza bagel is a bagel with pizza toppings.

History

The earliest known mention of a "Pizza Bagel" appeared in February 1952, when the Miami News credited Arthur Adler with creating the dish at the Allison Hotel's Buttery in Miami Beach, Florida.[1] Anthony DeMauro invented the pizza bagel in 1957 at Amster's Bagel Bakery (now closed) in South Euclid, a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio. It was not until May 26, 1970, when Amster Pizza Bagel, Inc. submitted registration for Pizza Bagels to the US Copyright Office.[2] On October 1, 1970, Amster Pizza Bagel, Inc. registered for a product that contains 6 frozen pizza bagels in folding cartons with a net weight of 11 ounces (310 g).[3]

In 1974, at a Western Bagel in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, 17-year-old store clerk Bruce Treitman began offering a flattened bagel with marinara sauce and mozzarella cheese.[4][5]

In early 2014, Katz Bagel Bakery in Chelsea, Massachusetts, claimed that Harry Katz invented a variation of this pizza bagel in 1970.[6] Unlike traditional pizza bagels, Katz's version is similar to a miniature pizza. Katz uses bagel dough without the hole, topped with cheese and tomato sauce.[5][7]

Commercial distribution

The Bagel Bites brand was inspired by the pizza bagel. Bagel Bites are a miniature, frozen version of the pizza bagel sold in commercial grocery stores.

Other uses

The term "pizza bagel" also means a person of Italian and Jewish descent.[8] This is likely because pizza is a dish of Italian origin, and bagels are of Ashkenazi Jewish origin.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ "The curious history of pizza bagels". Snack Stack. 2025-02-21. Retrieved 2026-03-13.
  2. ^ "The Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series: Books, Pamphlets, Serials, and Contributions: January-June 1970". books.google.com. 1972. p. 66. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
  3. ^ "The Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series: Commercial Prints and Labels: July-December 1970". books.google.com. 1970. p. 59. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
  4. ^ Balinska, Maria. The Bagel: The Surprising History of a Modest Bread. Yale University Press.
  5. ^ a b Claire Carusillo, "Pizza Bagels: The Unlikeliest Feud in the East Coast/West Coast Rivalry", Eater, July 14, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  6. ^ Christopher Hughes, "Inside Katz Bagel Bakery, Where You Can Eat Pizza Anytime" Archived 2017-08-03 at the Wayback Machine, Boston Magazine, August 26, 2014. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  7. ^ Robert Lasson, "Brunch Begins in Chelsea", Boston Globe, March 12, 1972. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  8. ^ "Pizza bagel". Jewish English Lexicon. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  9. ^ Forman, Jacob (2025-09-24). "Talk of the Table | The Pizza Bagel". Moment Magazine. Retrieved 2025-12-29.
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