'Home Alone' Gingerbread House (With Pranks!): Gingerbread Showdown 2022 | NYT Cooking

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In our last two Gingerbread Showdowns, Priya and Seth faced off with Sohla and Ham for competitions of epic, exhausting — and delicious — proportions. But in our third Gingerbread Showdown, we're switching things up. The teams are joining forces to create one of the most iconic houses in all of film: the "Home Alone" house. There will be pranks. There will be chocolate wallpaper. There will be … an edible Joe Pesci with his head on fire? (What “Home Alone” house would be complete without one?) As ​​Kevin McCallister might say: Merry Christmas, you filthy animal.


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All Comments (21)
  • @ta21l
    Priya’s knowledge of Home Alone is iconique behavior
  • @bandman7600
    "If we're being movie accurate" killed me everytime
  • @seroun17
    I said it last year and I’ll say it again. This is the video I look forward to the most every year.
  • @CanesToast
    It wouldn’t be a yearly gingerbread showdown without Ham leaving halfway through the day to take care of the dogs 😂
  • “This Ham and this Sohla, they don’t know how to cook” in an exaggerated French accent gives me life
  • "We'll put garlic bread Kevin up here, eating his mac-n-cheese..." "Technically, if we're being *movie accurate*, Kevin eats his mac-n-cheese in the first floor dining room." "Oh so then that would be **here**, THANK YOU, Priya, we would have looked FOOLISH."
  • “A few linear actuators” 😂 Moment os appreciation for Seth! These 4 teamed up is a dream! Love the friendship
  • @lexicrank417
    priya going "it sucks" and cut to seth immediately saying "it's going okay" while sohla and ham devolve into giggly madness is exactly what i needed this holiday season. please never stop making these nyt
  • @SnowfIake_s
    The editing on these videos are so good. Sohla saying that she was going to do 'Seth level of accuracy' only for him to come over, not making eye contact to tell her he had burned the hell out of the wall and if that could fix it was pure comedic gold. And also kind of akin to asking where they could hide the body LOL. Their entire dynamic and friendship is what I love about these videos and why I look forward to them every year! It's not Christmas until there's a new Gingerbread House vid with Sohla/Ham/Priya/Seth!! Seeing such competent and brilliant people at work is simply a delight.
  • Take a shot every time Priya says,”If we’re being movie accurate.” I love her 😂
  • @tiulik
    Between the on-the-nose reality TV editing, Ham & Sohla's sheer talent, Seth's quirkiness and Priya's persistence, this was the easiest 28 minute watch I've seen on Youtube all year. Keep up the great work!
  • Priya being obsessed with home alone and having the floor plan memorized is truly just. Like she said it and I was like “yeah, that tracks”
  • @umsami
    Congrats to Priya and Seth on getting married. Congrats to Sohla, Ham, Priya, and Seth for their amazing "Home Alone" house--which is not only an incredible concept, but looks very tasty as well. Would love to see a recipe for Ham's chicken nuggets.
  • @ruth649
    Loved the reunion when Ham got back from checking on the dogs - Sohla's slightly awkward 'they want us to reunite' and then they just have a very mundane conversation because Ham has only been gone for an hour
  • @teadrinker214
    "i wanted to give you an activity you would thrive at" is literally me assigning myself organizing work so i dont have to do my actual job
  • @Noah-kl8wn
    Im devastated that you guys didn't do one this year! So sad 😢 💔
  • "The Office" style commentary from everyone throughout the video is so cute. Best annual video series - brava NYT! ❤
  • This has been a holiday delight for three years now, and I love the increased interaction between the four. Make these every year!
  • @TracyOn
    Patiently waiting to see if there's going to be one this year!!