Behind-the-scenes: The making of the Gingerbread House at the Fairmont Hotel FOX 5 DC News Published November 24, 2017 5:47 PM EST Share Copy Link Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Published November 24, 2017 5:47 PM EST SAN FRANCISCO (Claudine Wong/KTVU) - Take a behind-the-scenes tour to see how the famous Gingerbread House is made each year at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco. Here's what it took to create by the numbers: