Gingerbread NYC: The Great Borough Bake-Off
2023
November 10, 2023 - January 15, 2024
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Welcome to a snowy wonderland, where famous landmarks and icons of New York City are lovingly recreated in gingerbread.
From ice skating in the parks across the five boroughs to department store windows and the tree at Rockefeller Center, nowhere is more iconic than the city in winter. Now, sweet details and tasty history combine in a miniature frosted cityscape for our second annual bake-off.
This year, the Museum invited 23 bakers from across the five boroughs to create gingerbread displays on the theme of “Iconic New York”—creating distinctive buildings, places, or things that represent their neighborhood, community, or borough.
A panel of prominent New York City-based bakers, curators, and restaurant owners awarded prizes in a variety of categories, and you’re invited to help select the final award by voting for the “People’s Choice.” There will also be a holiday-themed makerspace with crafts for kids.
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Watch Last Year's Gingerbread NYC: Great Borough Bake-Off Trailer
2023 JUDGES:
Bobbie Lloyd, CEO and Chief Baking Officer, Magnolia Bakery
Jonah Nigh, Senior Vice President for Development and Alumni Engagement, The New School; Semi-finalist, NBC/Peacock’s Baking It (Season 1)
Nadine Orenstein, Drue Heinz Curator in Charge, Department of Drawings and Prints, Metropolitan Museum of Art; Former Judge, National Gingerbread House Competition in Asheville, NC
Amy Scherber, Owner and Founder, Amy's Bread; Member, Bread Bakers Guild of America
Melba Wilson, Owner, Melba’s Restaurant; Author, Melba’s American Comfort: 100 Recipes from My Heart to Your Kitchen (2016)
2023 BAKERS:
César Aldrete
JoAnn Baylor of Ma Smith's Dessert Café
Mario DiBiase of SottoVoce and Susan Caliendo of Something Sugared
Valerie Carrington
Karen Chin
Arlene Chua of Chua Cookie
Filiz Cihan Cemberci
Gautier and Ashley Coiffard of L'Appartement 4F
Sonia Dębek
Lorenzo Delgado
Camaxtli Gallegos
Sarina Harnett
Kathryn Irizarry and Kayla Wong
Sherry Kozlowski
Ida Kreutzer
Petroula Lambrou of Patty Pops
Loretta Lee
Holly Longworth
Maria Carmela Lucciola of Egidio Pastry Shop
Leonard Marino
Luquana McGriff of A Cake Baked in Brooklyn
Nishat Shahabuddin
Maria Sieber of Cray Cray for Cakes
Debbie Wee
MEET THE TEAM:
Jerry Gallagher, Chief Operating Officer
Maeve Montalvo, Director of FAO Schwarz Education Center
Tracy McFarlan, Associate Director of Curatorial Projects
Elizabeth Indek, Curatorial Projects Associate
Gabriela Senno, Curatorial Projects Administrative Assistant
Special thanks to John Kuehn and Maria Buitrago.
Design:
Marissa Martonyi, Design Director
Carmen Tan, Graphic Designer
Fabrication, and Installation:
Todd Ludlam, Director of Exhibitions Installation
Nancy Nicholson, Manager of Exhibition Installation
Julius Erwin Quito, Director of Information Technology
Jake LaMalfa, Manager of Information Technology
Video Production:
Madeline McLaughlin, Digital Producer
SUPPORTERS:
Gingerbread NYC: The Great Borough Bake-Off is made possible in part by a collective of generous individuals in celebration of this year’s theme “Iconic New York.”
The Museum gratefully acknowledges the support of MOJOW Design.
Gingerbread Ornaments
Add a sweet treat to your home this season! Our gingerbread-themed ornaments are made of glass, hand painted, and glittered.
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