Every year, The Grand America Hotel transforms its shop windows into a winter wonderland, a walkable storybook of holiday spirit. And every year, Chef Xavier Baudinet, the Executive Pastry Chef, figuratively swaps his chef hat for a hard hat in his role of gingerbread house architect. Chef, along with his team, starts imagining, designing, baking, assembling and decorating a massive gingerbread house that is the magical centerpiece of the holiday displays at the hotel. People come from all over the state and all over the world to see it.