Alexandria, VA – When you walk into Bagel Uprising in the heart of bustling Del Ray, you expect a bagel. You order a fresh Everything bagel with lox and schmear, grab coffee from across the street, and sit in Pat Miller Neighborhood Square to savor your tasty breakfast while there’s still a cool early morning breeze.
You can still get all that. But did you know that Bagel Uprising now also sells homemade, baked-in-the-shop babka, that iconic Jewish pastry bread? It is whipped up each week by Justin Silverman, attorney by day, baker by night. Bagel Uprising has been selling Silverman’s babkas since last August.
Justin Silverman loves to bake. His passion for baking stretches all the way back to his childhood when he begged his mother to let him mix and measure. He even had an Easy-Bake oven…