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.