11. Gingerbread NYC: The Great Borough Bake-Off at the Museum of the City of New York
For fans of gingerbread cookies, the Museum of the City of New York‘s new exhibition Gingerbread NYC: The Great Borough Bake-Off is perfect for getting into the holiday spirit. Seven gingerbread houses are featured in the exhibition, each made to represent one of New York City’s five boroughs in gingerbread form. Participants include Bruno’s Bakery in Staten Island, Egidio Pastry Shop in the Bronx, L’Appartement 4F in Brooklyn, and Sans Bakery in Queens with the amateur bakers being Sherry Kozlowski, a resident of Queens, Ida Kreutzer, from Brooklyn, and John Keunth, based in Manhattan.
Requirements for the competitors included following size limitations, curating a winter-themed design that also represented their neighborhoods or boroughs, and making everything above the base completely edible. Selected judges represented some of the most senior members of New York City’s baking community: Bobbie Lloyd, Magnolia Bakery’s CEO, Colette Peters, owner of Colette’s Cakes, and many others. Various prizes were awarded ranging from “Best Borough” to “Devil’s In the Details” and “Most Resilient.” The best overall prize went to Kozlowski’s display of shops in Astoria, Queens. Gingerbread NYC: The Great Borough Bake-Off will be open through January 8, 2023.
