Above an Indian market on First Avenue and Fifth Street, Sakura Smith sets a kitchen timer for 15 minutes – she just moved to a two bedroom apartment in the East Village that serves as home and HQ for Bagel Bunny. Started during the pandemic, Sakura takes orders online and through Instagram, either hand delivering each batch of bagels or selecting pick-up times from or around her apartment. Sakura is never 100% certain what the following day’s orders will look like, a spinning wheel of turmeric raisin, leak salt, plum seed, black sesame, or garlic rosemary to name a few. It all depends on the day, the season, the feeling of the city.