Robert Werk grew up in Ontario, Canada, and still recalls enjoying the Montreal-style bagels cooked there in wood-fired ovens with honey-flavored water to make thinner, sweeter and more dense bagels than the more common New York-style bagels sold in most of America.
So when Werk and a pair of others from Stir restaurant decided last fall to leave the Square One restaurant chain and start their own eatery on the Southside, they decided to bring the Montreal-style bagels to Chattanooga along with wood-fired, match-from-scratch pizzas and other deli items.
The new restaurant, known as Honey Seed, will open by December in the former Grant’s Auto Glass at 1705 Market St.
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