First Bites: Frankel’s Deli and Appetizing

What’s inside is so much better than a rainbow bagel. Photo: Annaliese Griffin
If there’s one kind of food that New York City truly does better than anywhere else, it’s bagels and lox, or more broadly, Jewish deli staples including cured fish and fish salad, bagels of course, as well as pickles, chopped liver and maybe even some brisket.
A good bagel sandwich relies on multiple elements—the bagel must be plump but not bloated, the salmon salty but not