And the Winners are......

Taking first place in the “Home Cooks” category of the first annual charity Gingerbread
House Contest at the Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa was Phoenix resident Katie Kuhl
(left) with a dazzling entry she titled “Home Sweet Home.” Her mom, children and
friends gathered with her to celebrate the prize of an overnight stay in a deluxe resort
room at the Biltmore and a Chef’s Tasting Dinner for two in Wright’s. The gingerbread house baking contest raised money for Ryan House, which is dedicated to assisting children with life-limiting conditions and their families.

Thank you to all of the participants in the 1st Annual Gingerbread House contest! Here is the list of winners:

Children 12 & under:
1st Place – $200 AMEX gift card – Children’s Cottage, Rachel Jutzi (4)
2nd Place - $150 AMEX gift card – Christmas on the Farm, McKenna Baker (12)
3rd Place – $100 AMEX gift card – Christmastime at the Yum Yum House, Madelyn & Ameliya Anseth (10 & 8)
People’s Choice – $50 AMEX gift card – Children’s Cottage, Rachel Jutzi (4)


Home Cooks:
1st Place – One Overnight Stay in Deluxe Resort Room and Chef’s Tasting Dinner for Two in Wright’s – Home Sweet Home, Katie Kuhl
2nd Place – Chef’s Tasting Dinner for Two in Wright’s – Our House, Caitlin Green-Cheney
People’s Choice – Two 60-minute treatments of choice in the Arizona Biltmore Spa – Home Sweet Home, Katie Kuhl

Professional Chefs and Culinary School Students:
1st Place –Admission for two to Winemaker Dinner in Wright’s and Overnight accommodations – A Christmas Castle Chivalry, Mary Kay Pallo of Westin Kierland Resort & Spa
2nd Place – One Overnight Stay in a Deluxe Resort Room – Wonderland, Chris Cwierz of Ganache This
People’s Choice – Two 60-minute treatments of choice in the Arizona Biltmore Spa. – A Christmas Castle Chivalry, Mary Kay Pallo of Westin Kierland Resort & Spa