DC's Best Gingerbread House Workshops, DIY Kits, and Displays - Washingtonian
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DC's Best Gingerbread House Workshops, DIY Kits, and Displays - Washingtonian
"Hotel and Restaurant Installations 1401 Pennsylvania Ave., NW The Willard's annual gingerbread display features pastry chef Gianpier Flores's six-foot-wide recreation of the ornate, historic hotel and its neighboring restaurant the Occidental. The edible showpiece will be on view in the lobby throughout the season, and the hotel is also hosting holiday afternoon teas and nightly caroling. 2401 M St., NW This hotel's life-sized gingerbread house sits in the lobby, and you can even step inside the 12-by-12-foot structure."
"670 Wharf St., SW The Wharf's airy Greek restaurant leans into gingerbread season with private, heated gingerbread house-style dining booths and clear igloos on a rooftop overlooking the water. Each enclosed setup seats six to eight and includes full-service dining with holiday menus, prix-fixe options, and food-and-beverage minimums ranging from $100 at weekday lunch to $300 on weekends. Reservations require a $100 deposit and include one hour and 45 minutes in the gingerbread booths or two hours in the igloos. Make a reservation here."
The Willard presents a six-foot-wide edible recreation of the hotel and the Occidental created by pastry chef Gianpier Flores, displayed in the lobby with holiday afternoon teas and nightly caroling. Another hotel features a 12-by-12-foot, life-sized gingerbread house built using hundreds of pounds of sugar, flour, candy, and hundreds of eggs. The Wharf offers private heated gingerbread-style dining booths and clear rooftop igloos seating six to eight, with full-service menus, prix-fixe options, and food-and-beverage minimums plus a $100 reservation deposit. A Capitol Hill food hall displays a 100-square-foot gingerbread village by Jon Lovitch, free daily through December 27, with public classes and a January giveaway.
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