And it's such a must that Steve and Nancy Kashman, owners of the new Kashman's Place in Pinnacle Peak, have fashioned a specially filtered and chilled water system, designed to mimic the Back East beverage and to feed their cafe's bagel production. It's a classy touch. But it's also one of the few things to inspire a true New York-style deli experience here. This ain't the N.Y. 'hood I know. But for this area, which has been lacking such a casual, neighborhood-friendly restaurant, it does just fine.
Most choices hover around six bucks.
Going by tradition, it's hard to fault the size of Kashman's bagels, I suppose. As was the original New York bagel, which weighed in at about two ounces. I'd rather be fed some bull. But nothing explains the leaden texture of this cafe's babies. New York's tap water is soft, carrying a relatively small amount of dissolved minerals much like mountain water.