{"id":32560,"date":"2019-11-12T12:00:49","date_gmt":"2019-11-12T12:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/?p=32560"},"modified":"2019-11-12T12:00:49","modified_gmt":"2019-11-12T12:00:49","slug":"covent-garden-welcomes-10kg-biscuit-sculpture-for-christmas-collab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/covent-garden-welcomes-10kg-biscuit-sculpture-for-christmas-collab\/","title":{"rendered":"Covent Garden welcomes 10kg biscuit sculpture for Christmas collab"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Today marks the start of Covent Gardens&#8217; latest collaboration in time for the Christmas season. London gifting company, Biscuiteers, has created a biscuit replica of the iconic Covent Garden market building.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Weighing just over 10kg, it has been piped by hand and will be on display until the 24<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of December.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Construction took two of the gifting company employees over 100 hours which includes the West Plaza Christmas tree.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We have been working on something VERY exciting and we are so happy to finally share it! After over 100 hours of building and decorating, our gingerbread replica of Covent Garden Market is finally complete! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CoventGardenLDN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CoventGardenLDN<\/a> exciting details to follow&#8230; \ud83c\udf84 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/c9shlbkiNQ\">pic.twitter.com\/c9shlbkiNQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Biscuiteers (@BiscuiteersLtd) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BiscuiteersLtd\/status\/1192822859909017601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 8, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\">https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The structure\u2019s details include those as small as those on the real market building garlands and mimics the specific Christmas theme Covent Garden will have this year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Visitors can witness the creation while having the option to purchase a Biscuiteers Covent Garden biscuit tin, DIY gingerbread kit or other Biscuiteer favourites.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B4uurefDogE\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For more from the Biscuiteers company go to their website <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biscuiteers.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/www.biscuiteers.com\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For more on what\u2019s happening in Covent Garden this festive season go to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coventgarden.london\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/www.coventgarden.london\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Words:\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Drew \u2013 Alexandra O\u2019Keeffe<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Image:\u00a0https:\/\/www.coventgarden.london\/whats-on\/biscuiteers<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today marks the start of Covent Gardens&#8217; latest collaboration in time for the Christmas season. 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