{"id":201353,"date":"2026-04-17T23:30:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T23:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/201353\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T23:30:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T23:30:20","slug":"chicago-star-whitney-leavitt-swears-by-this-nyc-bagel-shop-its-so-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/201353\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Chicago&#8217; Star Whitney Leavitt Swears By This NYC Bagel Shop: \u2018It&#8217;s So Good&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img src=\"https:\/\/www.delish.com\/_assets\/design-tokens\/fre\/static\/icons\/clock-regular.4ddebeb.svg\" alt=\"Estimated read time\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>2 min read<img src=\"https:\/\/www.delish.com\/_assets\/design-tokens\/fre\/static\/icons\/caret-right-regular.a6ec664.svg\" alt=\"Caret Right\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>In an exclusive interview, Whitney Leavitt shares that she\u2019s moved on from Swig and has a new favorite spot for dirty soda.She shares tips on how to create a tasty dirty beverage for those who have yet to hop on the trend.Leavitt also shares her new NYC ritual\u2014weekend bagels from Liberty Bagels.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"0\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">From turning heads and getting the gossip going on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.delish.com\/food-news\/a64733297\/secret-lives-of-mormon-wives-soda-orders\/\" target=\"_self\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.delish.com\/food-news\/a64733297\/secret-lives-of-mormon-wives-soda-orders\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives\" data-node-id=\"0.1\" class=\"body-link css-8bav6j emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives<\/a> to tearing up the ballroom floor on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.delish.com\/just-for-fun\/g44937451\/top-dancing-with-the-stars-contestant-rules\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.delish.com\/just-for-fun\/g44937451\/top-dancing-with-the-stars-contestant-rules\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Dancing with the Stars\" data-node-id=\"0.3\" class=\"body-link css-8bav6j emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Dancing with the Stars<\/a>, and now starring on Broadway as Roxie Hart, Whitney Leavitt just keeps climbing. The reality star turned actress\u2014who is also set to star in a Hallmark movie later this year\u2014is making her mark in all manner of creative endeavors, but she\u2019s still staying true to her Utah roots. Case in point: The girl still loves a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.delish.com\/food-news\/a70683563\/twizzlers-dirty-soda-straws-march-12\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.delish.com\/food-news\/a70683563\/twizzlers-dirty-soda-straws-march-12\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"dirty soda\" data-node-id=\"0.5\" class=\"body-link css-8bav6j emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dirty soda<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"1\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">In fact, she loves the habit so much that since she\u2019s relocated to New York City, she\u2019s ditched Swig in favor of the more local <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.coolsips.love\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.coolsips.love\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Cool Sips\" data-node-id=\"1.1\" class=\"body-link css-8bav6j emevuu60\">Cool Sips<\/a>, where she now leads creative direction and menu innovation. \u201cDirty soda has always been a part of my life growing up in Utah\u2014Utah is the heart of dirty soda,\u201d Leavitt tells me. \u201cWhile I\u2019ve been living in New York City, I was introduced to this company, tried their dirty soda, and fell in love.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"2\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">What sets it apart from other spots like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.delish.com\/food-news\/a64770874\/dark-truth-about-mormon-wives-soda-habits\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.delish.com\/food-news\/a64770874\/dark-truth-about-mormon-wives-soda-habits\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Swig\" data-node-id=\"2.1\" class=\"body-link css-8bav6j emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Swig<\/a> is that, instead of focusing solely on soft drinks like soda, Cool Sips has branched out and offers \u201cdirty\u201d takes on teas, coffees, lemonades, and even energy drinks.<\/p>\n<p>Related Story<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"5\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">For those not as well-versed in the dirty soda arena as Leavitt, she has a few useful tips on how to craft your perfect bevvy. \u201cFind your base\u2014a drink that you typically already go to, and then spruce it up a bit,\u201d she suggests. Start with something you already enjoy drinking, whether it\u2019s club soda or tea, and then add a creamer and a syrup or two. \u201cIt\u2019s trial and error,\u201d she shares.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"6\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">And Cool Sips isn\u2019t the only city spot the star has become a regular at. \u201cI\u2019ve fallen in love with <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/libertybagels.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/libertybagels.com\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Liberty Bagels\" data-node-id=\"6.1\" class=\"body-link css-8bav6j emevuu60\">Liberty Bagels<\/a>,\u201d she confides. \u201cThey have this jalape\u00f1o bagel\u2014girl, it\u2019s so good. It\u2019s Connor\u2019s and my weekend ritual. I\u2019ve become a little bagel girlie.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"2 min readIn an exclusive interview, Whitney Leavitt shares that she\u2019s moved on from Swig and has a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":201354,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[79866,567,79865,569,568,9,56,63,65,64,58803,79864],"class_list":{"0":"post-201353","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york-city","8":"tag-collection-entertainment","9":"tag-content-type-news","10":"tag-contentid-d97a4158-ace2-4cd3-b6a9-de24ab2c229f","11":"tag-displaytype-standard-article","12":"tag-locale-us","13":"tag-new-york","14":"tag-ny","15":"tag-nyc","16":"tag-nyc-headlines","17":"tag-nyc-news","18":"tag-read_time-2","19":"tag-shorttitle-whitney-leavitt-swears-by-this-nyc-bagel-shop"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/201353","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=201353"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/201353\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/201354"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=201353"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=201353"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=201353"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}