Don’t call your realtor just yet. The newest Valley neighborhood is just for the looking. No touching, no buying and certainly no licking.

The sweet ‘hood we’re talking about is the largest gingerbread village in the Valley, debuting this week at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort. The 40-foot x 25-foot edible village in the grand lobby of the property models a Dr. Seuss Who-ville fantasy town with Oreo cookie streets, ornate Who-ville candy cars, a Santa Shop, moving carousals, an abundance of mascarpone and pastillage for whimsical Who-ville characters with candy canes, lollipops, and holiday lights amongst numerous hand-crafted gingerbread houses.

The tasty village is the creation of the award-winning Executive Pastry Chef Kaushik Chowdhury. Chef Chowdhury’s team spent over 800 hours on the gingerbread Who-ville, using 800 pounds of gingerbread dough, 250 pounds of chocolate and 250 pounds of candies, goody-goody gumdrops and cookies. A moving choo choo brings the village to life as it circles the village.

The tasty village is available for viewing now through January 1.

JW Marriott Desert Ridge | 5350 E. Marriott Drive | Phoenix, AZ 85054 | 480-293-5000

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