Article: Bakersfield, Calif., Joins Bagel-Lovers Everywhere.(Originated from The Bakersfield Californian)

Jun. 18--Erin Ellis had never heard of bagels before Bagels & Blenderz opened two years ago. The 17-year-old senior at Centennial High School wasn't sure where they came from either. Not that she cared. Ellis just likes the taste.

Bagels have become a culinary favorite throughout the nation, and Bakersfield has been swept along in the trend.

Bagel sales nationwide gross about $2.6 billion. That is more than doughnut sales, which gross about $1.8 billion, according to Patrick Kearns, associate editor of Modern Baking, a trade magazine.

In about a year Bagels & Blenderz and the Bagelry, Bakersfield's two restaurants that specialize in ...

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