what's up with the oversized dinner rolls posing as bagels up and down the west coast? seems like you have to scour the countryside to find an honest-to-goodness boiled bagel with the glossy exterior and chewy interior that signifies 'bagelness'. turns out that, just a block from a purveyor of the dinner roll variety, you'll find sam's - a legit bagelry in the heart of larchmont. it's not long on decor, but they've got the goods - real bagels to go, plus bagel sandwiches and other assorted goodies just like the upper west side...
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