Original. Oldest. Ours The chimney cake, since the 15th century.
A dough rolled on oak, kissed by open flame, dusted in cinnamon — a tradition carried across an ocean, now shaped by our hands at festivals from coast to coast.
A craft carried across an ocean.
Long before America had a name, villagers in Central Europe wrapped sweet dough around oak rods and turned them over open coals. The trdelník — chimney cake — was born of festival smoke and patient hands.
Steve learned the craft the old way — rolling dough over open coals at Czech market stalls back in 2016.
In 2018, a young European couple loaded a single rod, a sack of flour, and a stubborn faith in tradition into a borrowed truck. They set up beside a jousting field in Texas. By dusk, the line wrapped twice around the booth.
"We didn't come here to invent. We came here to bring something old — and serve it warm." — Steve & Tereza, FoundersRead Our Story
Four pillars, five centuries.
What makes a chimney cake authentic isn't a brand — it's a lineage. Here is ours.
Original Recipe
One dough, one rod, one fire. The same proportions our grandmothers measured by hand.
Family Heritage
Carried by a Czech couple, kept honest by every cousin who's ever rolled dough.
Across America
Six states. Still growing — and home to our first permanent windmill in Texas.
Now at Home
A baking mix, sealed in stained tin, so the tradition may turn in your own kitchen.
Find us this season.
We pack the rod, the dough, and the family — and we set up beside the jousting field. Come find us.
California Renaissance Pleasure Faire
Irwindale · CaliforniaA 25-acre Tudor village by the San Gabriel mountains. Come find our smoke.
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Georgia Renaissance Faire
Fairburn · GeorgiaSpring in Georgia — eight weekends of pageantry beneath the peach trees.
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Ohio Renaissance festival
Waynesville · OhioEight weekends of pageantry among the turning leaves.
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Texas Renaissance Festival
Todd Mission · TexasWhere the Ren Faire story began in 2022. Our largest crowd, our home fair.
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Georgia Renaissance Festival fall fling
Fairburn · GeorgiaSix saturdays + Black Friday — Fall Fling returns to the village.
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Cullman Christkindlmarkt
Cullman · AlabamaA Bavarian Christmas market deep in Alabama. Our coziest, most festive booth.
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Yuletide Village
Waynesville · OhioTis the season to sparkle in the Yuletide market. Enjoy some holiday magic.
Plan the VisitCarry the tradition in your town.
We are looking for stewards — not investors — to carry the chimney cake into festivals we have not yet reached. We supply the dough, the training, the rods, the tin, and the recipe. You supply the booth and the heart.
Apply to Steward a BoothThe shop is
on its way.
We're preparing something special. Our baking kits, merch, and more — all shipped from our kitchen in Florida. Stay tuned.
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