Noshing With Alan Snel – December 22, 2022

Author, Bicycle Man: Life of Journeys

Publisher, Las Vegas Sports Biz

This week, Ira spoke with Alan Snel, author of Bicycle Man: Life of Journey, Order your copy of the book today!. In this 10-speed episode of Ira’s Everything Bagel, Alan talks about when he first developed a passion for bicycles; why he lives the bicycle life (one reason is mobility); why it’s “complete a form of transportation there is on planet earth”; how it connects you with humanity and allows you to engage and interact; one of the books’ stories, the Dunkin’ map; the most interesting character he met for his book; and founding Las Vegas Sports Biz Instagram.

Alan Snel is a veteran journalist, with decades of sports-business reporting experience. He covered the business side of sports for the South Florida (Fort Lauderdale) Sun-Sentinel, the Tampa Tribune and Las Vegas Review-Journal. As a city hall beat reporter, he also covered stadium deals in Denver and Seattle.

Alan is the founder of Las Vegas Sports Biz Dot Com and Las Vegas Sports Biz Twitter, which covers the convergence of sports, business, stadiums and politics.

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Bagels have been to space! “It’s safe to say that the treats from Fairmount Bagels in Montreal are out of this world. In 2008, Astronaut Greg Chamitoff boarded Discovery for a 14-day flight into space. Accompanying him? Eighteen bagels from Fairmount, a shop owned by his aunt.”

“The word Bagel comes from the German word “bougel,” meaning “bracelet,” and by way of the Yiddish “beygl” which means “ring.” So, if it is not in the shape of a ring or bracelet, it is NOT a bagel.”

“What sets bagels apart from other types of bread is the fact that they are boiled. Some imitations are steamed, but they do not have the same chewy and crunchy crust and are not true bagels.”

“The first beugel bakeries were founded in New York City in the 1920s. Later the name was changed and called a bagel.”

“The hole in the middle of your bagel is no mistake. In fact, this bread was baked with a hole so vendors could slide them on to dowel rods, making it easy to transport them to wherever they would be selling their bagel that day.”

“Bagels are the only bread that are boiled before they are baked.”

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