The Boston Christmas Festival's annual Gingerbread House Competition inspired the city's pastry chefs to outdo themselves in 2008. Here are the winning entries.

Tosca, an Italian restaurant in Hingham, Massachusetts, won Honorable Mention with this gingerbread Land of Oz at the annual Gingerbread Competition at the Boston Christmas Festival. The Emerald City sparkles with green sugar.
© 2008 Kim Knox Beckius