The New York Times says this gingerbread monstrosity, made by chef Jon Lovitch, is the world’s largest edible gingerbread “exhibit,” as proven by a Guinness World Record title. The little village includes a railroad station (called “Cinnamon and Nutmeg”), ice rink, and a firehouse (because villages need somebody to put out those fires). We don’t know what to be more in awe of — the village, or Lovitch’s dedication to a freaking gingerbread house itself.
The New York Times reports that Lovitch’s creations grew larger and larger over the years, motivated by an early loss as a teenager in a gingerbread house competition. (Wherever those competitions are, we want in.) Now, he shells out a few thousand dollars on making new gingerbread creations
Still, we cannot fault a man who brings a lot of joy during the holiday season.
“It’s Candyland,” one child yelled, peering at the village.“Think of the cavities you’d get, eating all that,” marveled another….“People ask me why I do this masochistic hobby, that is insanely laborious and a huge amount of work,” he said, pointing at the crowds of excited children. “Well, that’s why.”
You can find Lovitch’s Guinness record-breaker now at New York Hall of Science in Queens, or a smaller, three-story gingerbread creation (how modest) at the New York Marriot at the Brooklyn Bridge, where he works.
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