BEDFORD, Pennsylvania — On any given day, walking into the main entrance of the Omni Bedford Springs, the grande dame of American historic hotels, is always a welcoming and breathtaking embrace of the past. Walking in during the Christmas season is even more extraordinary, as you are immediately dazzled by the nostalgic and warm scent of gingerbread, thanks to a life-size carousel constructed by executive pastry chef Harshal Naik.
The carousel is extraordinary and so detailed that the horses with white chocolate piping in the display whimsically move up and down to the delight of young and old.
Naik said he came up with the design over a year ago with some inspiration from his daughter. It took two months, 450 pounds of gingerbread dough, much of which was used to construct the 5,100 gingerbread bricks used in the…
