The Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis has welcomed in the holiday season with a distinctly St. Louis flavor – an 8 foot-tall gingerbread replica of the Gateway Arch.
The gingerbread Gateway Arch, which is built to scale, is located in the lobby of the Clayton luxury hotel and overlooks a gingerbread version of Santa Claus’ enchanted wintry North Pole village.
The Arch required meticulous planning plus 60 pounds of gingerbread, and the entire display took over 120 hours to create.
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The Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis Executive Pastry Chef Nathaniel Reid – named one of the “Top 10 Pastry Chefs in America” by Dessert Professional magazine in 2012 – also has created a special line of chocolate bars, jams and other goodies for sale this holiday season. The hotel is donating a portion of the proceeds to the Ronald McDonald House Charities.