Las Vegas Weekly

September 2, 2010 · 9:28 AM

Photos: New Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign melts in your mouth

By Don Chareunsy

Artist Gabe Ortiz unveils a replica of the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign made of 50,000 M&M's at M&M'S World on the Las Vegas Strip on Sept. 1, 2010.

Photo: Tom Donoghue/www.donoghuephotography.com

By Don Chareunsy, Vegas DeLuxe editor

Las Vegas artist Gabe Ortiz unveiled his latest truly super-sweet creation yesterday, a large piece of edible art at M&M’s World at Showcase Mall on The Strip. The 5-foot-by-7-foot replica of the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign is created from 50,000 of the chocolate candies that melt in your mouth, not in your hand.

The edible Las Vegas sign highlights the new My M&M’s Experience, which allows guests to create and print custom messages and Las Vegas icons on M&Ms. The service was formerly available only online.

Thanks to contributing photographer Tom Donoghue, who was onsite at M&M’s World yesterday for this delectable Vegas DeLuxe photo gallery.

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