Peabody chef crafts governor’s mansion out of gingerbread — complete with ducks
The gingerbread house replica of the governor’s mansion in Nashville made by Konrad Spitzbart, head pastry chef at The Peabody Memphis is on display at the residence. (Ian Round/The Daily Memphian)
The gingerbread replica of the governor’s residence is highly accurate, but pastry chef Konrad Spitzbart made sure to include the Peabody’s famous ducks.
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Ian Round
Ian Round is The Daily Memphian’s state government reporter based in Nashville. He came to Tennessee from Maryland, where he reported on local politics for Baltimore Brew. He earned a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Maryland in December 2019.
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