Mancini's Italian Bakery creates the leg lamp from 'A Christmas Story' out of bread
This piece of art weighs 190 pounds and is 4 feet high and 4 feet wide — and it’s edible.
Mancini’s Italian Bakery co-owner Nick Mancini Hartner created a leg lamp made of dough to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the iconic film “A Christmas Story.”
The masterpiece reflects the famous scene of the leg lamp that arrives in a crate labeled with the words “fragile,” and “his end up,” instead of “this end up.”
It is on display at the Strip District location.
Making a holiday-themed bread art has become a tradition at Mancini’s. In past years, they’ve done a snowman and the Grinch.
Customers can see it while they wait in line, often taking photos and selfies with it to share via social media.
This one has a place for someone’s face to be Ralphie Parker in the pink bunny suit. It took about 90 minutes to shape and five hours from mixing to the finished product. It was made with approximately 360 cups of flour.
Mancini Hartner said in a statement that he “took the triple dog dare” (a line from the movie) and created the leg lamp in honor of the four- decade milestone.
“This one may go down in hisTORY!” said Mancini Hartner in a statement.
The leg lamp bread creation will be on display at 1717 Penn Ave. in the Strip District daily from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. through the end of the year. The store will be closed Dec. 25-26.
JoAnne Klimovich Harrop is a TribLive reporter covering the region's diverse culinary scene and unique homes. She writes features about interesting people. The Edward R. Murrow award-winning journalist began her career as a sports reporter. She has been with the Trib for 26 years and is the author of "A Daughter's Promise." She can be reached at jharrop@triblive.com.
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