ATHLEISURE MAG #78 JUN ISSUE | ATHLEISURE LIST Bagel + Slice

There are 2 foods that are always a must, bagels and pizza. At Bagel+Slice, there are a number of creations that take these bites to the next level. Founded by Brad Kent, a food science professional, he is focused on improvng the quality of delicious food. Bagel+Slice is a concept where people can purchase reasonably prices bagels and pizza throughout the day in a neighborhood setting and focuses on sustainability, community involvement, health and safety.

Although they are not 100% organic, Bagel+Slice strives to be as organic as they can and is focused on Regenerative organic which means that by purchasing ingredients in this category, it contributes to the aim in the reversal of climate change. Regenerative organic farming has been listed as the most highly effective way to seques-

ter carbon from the environment to reduce greenhouse gasses. These farming practices add to topsoil as opposed to eroding it which creates biodiversity and improved crop yields.

It is important to Bagel+Slice that they support the local community as well as family farms.

Those selecting bagels and/or pizzas will find that heritage seasonal regenerative wheat in each one. Bagels are rolled by hand, boiled and baked on burlap lined bagel boards. Their hand-crafted pizzas use mindfully sourced ingredients with an array of flavors and textures.

With a choice between an organic and an organic gluten-free wheat bagel, we suggest an Egg Breakfast Sandwich (Keller Farms Bacon, organic egg,

cheddar and jalapeño pistachio pesto), Goldilox (Kvaroy Arctic Lox, scallion cream cheese, red onion, dill, capers and lemon olive oil) or The Superfresh (Select cream cheese or vegan cream cheese that's nut based, tomato, cucumber, red onion, dill and pistachio chimichurri).

For those looking for the perfect slice, we suggest Cheese (Red Sauce, mozzarella and Parmesan Reggiano), Vegan Vodka (Creamy tomato vodka sauce that's nut based, vegan cheese blend, mushroom fennel sausage and red onion) or Pizza Bagel (Red sauce, mozzarella, Parmesan Reggiano, extra virgin olive oil and you have the option to add pepperoni for an additional charge).

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