In 2016, Baird helped Natascha Hess start The Ginger Pig as a
food truck. The following year she became
head chef of Bar Dough. In February 2020 she left Bar Dough and became co-owner and co-head chef with Natascha Hess at 'That’s What She Said.' The following month she added Rose’s Classic Americana (Rosetta Hall) to her restaurant repertoire. This opening happened seven days before
coronavirus stay-at-home orders shuttered restaurants for dine-in service. She is the co-founder and executive chef of
Fox and the Hen, which opened in 2023.
Television Baird participated in Season 15 (and was a judge in Season 18 In 2021). She was a judge in
Top Chef: Portland in 2021 (season 18) This was the first time the show ever used an elite rotating judging and dining panel. She was a finalist in 2021 CADairy2Go in its cheese and mac category.
Recognition and acclaim In 2020, Baird was a finalist in the
James Beard Foundation’s: Mountain category (winner was not announced due to the “dire situation” the foundation was in). She was included in
Westword’s ‘Four people to watch in Denver’s Culinary Scene in 2021.' Baird created the famous pork sesame crunch on Ginger Pig’s happy hour menu and baked a cake after building a makeshift oven out of snow when the chefs were tasked with making a dish with camping equipment, cooking in outdoors Colorado. == References ==