ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Rabiha Sami has been a competitor on Food Network’s Christmas Cookie Challenge and Holiday Wars and also on Magnolia Network’s Gingerbread Land, and when she was asked to be a judge for the 2026 National Gingerbread Competition, she jumped at the chance.
She told 828NewsNow by email on Nov. 11 that an added bonus is getting the opportunity to come to the mountains of Western North Carolina.
“This will be my first visit to Asheville and Western North Carolina, and I’m so excited,” she said. “I’ve admired The Omni Grove Park Inn & Spa and those mountain views in photographs for years, and this time I finally get to see them in person. Add the holiday atmosphere and a whole collection of gingerbread marvels, and it’s pretty much my idea of a perfect trip.”…