Raphael Gomes competes against a professional pastry chef to see who can build the most impressive gingerbread house.

Raphael Gomes attempts to eat only gingerbread houses for a full 24-hour challenge.

RICHMOND, Va. — The Eighth Annual Gingerbread House Challenge, hosted by the Better Housing Coalition, brought together local businesses and nonprofits to showcase creativity and teamwork through ...

It’s a competition made for Buddy the Elf. Architects, structural engineers and designers put their skills to the test — a tasty one, that is — to design and construct iconic buildings in gingerbread ...