Stew Medjuck of Stew’s House of Bagels came from a time when the breakfast items were made by hand, a practice he continues to use today.
The term “old school” is thrown around so much nowadays it’s almost become obsolete itself. But sometimes the overused phrase is not just a tired cliché; it’s the only way you can think of to describe a person who not only grew up in another era but continues to utilize some of the practices and beliefs from that period. That’s definitely the case with Stew Medjuck, owner of Stew’s House of Bagels on Belcher Road in Largo, a 45-year veteran of the bagel business who grew up in the heart of the bagel’s birthplace in America. “I’ve been making bagels since I was 16 years old, and I owned my own shop in Long Island when I was 21,” the 60-year-old New Yorker said. “I’ve been doing this a long time.” Medjuck learned his craft from his …
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The popular Fourth Street eatery debuts its Indian Rocks Road location this weekend.
St. Pete Bagel Co., a staple of the Fourth Street breakfast scene for nearly 25 years, is bringing its award-winning, New York-style bagels to Largo. The restaurant, which opened in 1987, will open the doors at its new location at 11987 Indian Rocks Road, the former home of Gram’s Old Fashioned Donuts, on Saturday morning. Owner Renata Plevova is anxious to debut the first offshoot of her popular St. Pete eatery in the Largo area, and she has been encouraged by the reception she has already received. “We had been looking for a new location for about a year,” she said before the grand opening. “We thought about Pasadena, Gulfport, somewhere closer to our other store. But this place feels right.” “There are very friendly people here. They…
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