"You can smell it before you see it, the air thickly perfumed with cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg. And then when you do see it, there's a moment of cognitive dissonance: How could a giant everything bagel with crispy, toasted onion flakes smell sweet? That's because this massive, intricately crafted bagel is actually made of gingerbread as part of Museum of the City of New York's annual Gingerbread NYC: The Great Borough Bake-Off 2025."
"This year's "Iconic New York" theme saw everything from brownstones and Broadway to skyscrapers and subways. For Juliet Galea, choosing to create a bagel and a to-go coffee was a natural fit. "No matter where you're from in the world, here in the city, we're all connected by a bagel and a coffee. It doesn't make a difference where you're from or if you speak English or not," she tells Time Out."
The Museum of the City of New York presents Gingerbread NYC: The Great Borough Bake-Off 2025, featuring gingerbread recreations of the Chrysler Building, Governors Island Ferry and Brooklyn brownstones. More than a dozen professional and amateur bakers across the city crafted edible structures evoking brownstones, Broadway, skyscrapers and subways. Juliet Galea created a massive, award-winning everything bagel and to-go coffee made of gingerbread, tan fondant, royal icing, fondant capers and torched coconut flakes for onion bits. The bagel sculpture won top prize. The exhibition runs in East Harlem from November 7 through January 19, 2026, and visitors can vote for favorites.
Read at Time Out New York
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