OUR STORY
the best time to eat a stuffed bagel, is always
IT ALL STARTED WITH TOO MUCH PIZZA SAUCE
It was New Year's Eve 2020,
we were making homemade pizza for dinner and prepping homemade bagels for brunch the next day. When we got a wild idea…
What if we could put pizza inside a bagel?
By the next morning.. Moonrise Bagels was born!
After months of stuffing our favorite comfort foods inside hand-rolled bagels, word spread and soon everyone in Woodstock wanted to try a stuffed bagel.
What started out as a passion project in our home kitchen evolved into a bonafide bagel business with multiple stores and nationwide shipping.
ABOUT US
Husband and wife duo, Jeremy Rhodes and Ali Chetkof Rhodes were born and raised in New York - Long Island and Woodstock respectively - and fell in love in New York City over a decade ago.
Things were going exactly to plan with each of their careers in the Big Apple until Jeremy invented the Original Stuffed Bagel®. What started as a hobby morphed into a boundless obsession—and we think your tastebuds will be very grateful for it.
Interested in our growth plans?
Get in touch: info@moonrisebagels.com
Jeremy Rhodes is a Certified Management Accountant. Prior to starting Moonrise Bagels, Jeremy was a Director of Accounting for Union Square Hospitality Group, one of the premier restaurant groups in the world led by Danny Meyer. Throughout his seven year tenure, Jeremy was responsible for the financial health and planning of multiple businesses in the group, implementing several large business intelligence projects, and was integral in building an industry-leading data and analytics culture.
Ali Chetkof Rhodes, a native Woodstocker, has a demonstrated history of driving awareness, engagement and brand equity for both small businesses and retail powerhouses and has years of experience story-telling across all media platforms. Prior to joining Moonrise Bagels full time, Ali was an Associate Vice President at Jennifer Bett Communications, a bi-coastal PR firm that represents fast-growing venture-backed start-ups and uniquely competitive brands who are addressing the evolving consumer market.