Meet Virginia… but you can call me Ginny.

Ginny Bites was founded in 2015 by Virginia (Ginny). Raised in a family with the rich culinary influences of her father from Texas/Key West, mother from Louisiana, and Italian grandmother (just to name a few!), Ginny brings a fusion of Southern meets Midwestern, old-school family flavors to the Ginny Bites kitchen. We opened our doors on Main St. Anoka in February 2024. Come on by for your slice of the south.

In our kitchen, love goes into everything we make. This sentiment was instilled in Ginny Bites’ founder, Virginia (or Ginny) by her elders. Since then, Ginny has been cooking and baking to show love to her family, friends, and her community.

Ginny began cooking when she baked her first cake at ten years old. Growing up, she spent her summers in the South, steeped in the rich culinary traditions of Louisiana, where she helped her family go crabbing and cook seafood boils. With a father from Texas/Key West and a mother from Louisiana, Ginny learned to cook in a kitchen infused with southern, Cuban, and Cajun flavors. As one of many siblings, she grew and refined her skills by cooking for her family.

In 2015, Ginny pursued her dreams of cooking as a career. She first opened Flavor Fare LLC and ran her own personal chef service for three years, cooking meals for clients in their homes. Next came Ginny Bites LLC as an MDA Registered Cottage Foods Producer (home bakery) which grew when opening her Anoka MN storefront Bakery in February 2024. Ginny has also dedicated more than a decade to running her non-profit, Food with Love Inc., which currently provides quarterly cooked-on-site meals to the families staying at Ronald McDonald House in Minneapolis. She is also a proud ‘Sugar Angel,’ baking for Icing Smiles, a national 501(c)3 non-profit that delivers celebratory cakes to children suffering from serious or terminal illnesses.

In 2016, Ginny competed in the Taste of America challenge with her unique creation, the “Minnesota Nice,” a hot ham and cheese sandwich with a layer of creamy wild rice casserole. She took her talents to the global stage that year in the 2016 World Food Championship in Orange Beach, Alabama, competing in the sandwich round with her own creation, the Cubano Cristo sandwich.

In Fall of 2024 Ginny took 3rd place in the World Open Chili Cook-Off in Myrtle Beach, SC with her White Chicken Chili. These are just two of many food competition that she has under her belt!

In 2024, Ginny opened the Ginny Bites Southern Bakery & Mercantile storefront on Main St. in downtown Anoka, serving southern-style baked goods and lunch specials to customers who are both longtime fans of Ginny Bites and new!