If you walk into Bantam Bagels' cozy store in New York City's West Village, you could easily make the mistake of thinking it is just another mom-and-pop bagel shop. However, that would vastly underestimate the drive of the owners, Elyse and Nick Oleksak, and – most importantly – the power of the stuffed bagel ball.
"I just saw you on TV!" one customer says to Elyse, who is working the counter, shattering any illusion that this is just another neighborhood bagelry.
Elyse, who has heard at least three people make variations of this comment in the last half hour – including a tourist from Texas and a dad buying bagel balls for his daughter – just smiles back and starts talking up the different flavors. Bagel balls are essentially the bagel-version of donut holes, filled with a variety of spreads.
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