Gingerbread house from 2009
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Chicago folks will have no reason not to be in the holiday spirit after this Friday. That's when Chicago Marriott Downtown is unveiling their 1,400-pound gingerbread house, a project that's been under construction since September!
A total of twenty-five individuals worked on the masterpiece, which will be displayed in the lobby, and will feature a kitchen with mice chefs cooking "something delicious." Well, that certainly sounds adorable. The hotel is developing a kind of foodie reputation now with the success of its rooftop beehives for honey-making, and a wine tasting event in 2009 that involved actual grape-crushing.
The giant creation will officially become a public art installation as of this Friday at 4:15pm. A $10 donation (benefitting the Children's Miracle Network) will get you some holidays drinks and snacks—though hopefully no gingerbread nibbling—as you ease into the holiday spirit.
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[Photo: Jillbert]
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