The backstory
Growing up in West Los Angeles I learned to love bagels. I suspect that my parents, Goldie and Seymour, migrated from the Bronx with bagels in their bags! Every Sunday my mother sent my father on a trip to our local bakery (shout out to Fred’s) and he returned with horns, bagels, bialy’s and of course cream cheese and cod fish.
I’m not a bagel fanatic, but when I started to bake muffins, cakes croissants, scones, bread and other yeasty products, bagels brought me joy. They are dependable, reliable, sturdy, and simple. They are an uncomplicated delightful nutritional food that can keep me satisfied from meal to meal.
My companero-
During the pandemic I signed up for online baking classes. My now deceased husband served as my tester and encouraged me to bake. Friends and neighbors loved the bagels. Some encouraged me to sell them and one neighbor simply ordered so many I couldn’t afford to give them away. Thus, Sherry’s Bagels sprouted.
When my husband died in March of 2022 I increased my bagel production, reaching out to neighbors and friends in my community not only as bagel testers, but as support. I found so much encouragement and enjoyment from offering bagels, I finally decided to officially offer a Sunday Bake so other families could enjoy the fresh baked Sunday bagel as I did.
Sherry’s Bagels are kneaded with love and dedicated to Miguel Espino, my partner and comrade of 43 years.
There is no ceasefire in Gaza
During 2025 Sherry’s Bagels donated $1,100 to Project Hope for Palestine. This mutual aid organization in Gaza supplies fresh water and other services to the displaced families throughout the area.
This inspirational mural designed and painted by Kristen Kong is titled: You Are On Ohlone Land. When you come to pick up your bagels you can see this in person!
Veronica Chin, Owner/Baker of A Pie in the Sky - El Cerrito
“So far I’ve tried Sherry’s Sesame Seed and plain bagels and bagel balls. They’ve all been incredible. You can taste the freshness , and she’s got that perfect balance of a dense interior that’s deep with flavor, and that oh so good chewy exterior. I know when I’m eating her bagels they were made with love. ”
Robin Mitchell - El Cerrito
