high-brow pretzels

The sesame pretzel from [brand new] Sigmund Pretzelscomes with a free dip of your choice. Mine was wholegrain mustard. Braving the windy, chafing, chapping cold of the East Village yesterday, we set out on our pretzel pilgrimage to Sigmund Pretzels. Why? Because this review in Serious Eats New York told us that Sigmund had soft pretzels to rival Philadelphia's. Well, the pretzels were quite tasty