Martha Stewart revealed her preferred method for eating bagels - and the internet has thoughts. "How to eat a bagel!!!!!! Taught years ago by my daughter Alexis Stewart," the businesswoman, 84, wrote via Instagram on Friday, December 12, alongside a slideshow breaking down her process. "1. Choose a @popupbagels bagel I love poppyseed." Martha included a photo of the bagel, a tub of cream cheese on a plate and a lemon wedge. The image had a red X next to the bagel, indicating that it should not be eaten that way. In the next step, Martha shared that she cuts the baked good in half.