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A Winter Wonderland dining experience is returning to the popular Durham hotel and nightlife spot. 

<p>THANKSGIVING NIGHT AND THE DAY AFTER BUT MANY PRICES ARE AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW. &gt;&gt;&gt; A UNIQUE WINTER WONDERLAND DINING EXPERIENCES BACK AT THE UNSCRIPTED DURHAM HOTEL, THE IGLOOS HAVE RETURNED TO THE PATIO FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON. THE MIND BEHIND THE INSTALLATIONS IS JOINING THIS RIGHT NOW. YOU OPENED THIS EXPERIENCE TO GIVE CUSTOMERS A SAFE WAY TO BE TOGETHER DURING THE PANDEMIC. HOW GRATIFYING IS THE SUCCESS OF THIS UNIQUE DINING EXPERIENCE? &gt;&gt; IT IS TOTALLY GRATIFYING. LAST YEAR DURING COVID, IT GAVE PEOPLE A PLACE TO GET OUT AND EXPERIENCE A FUN, ENJOYABLE ROOFTOP EXPERIENCE WHERE THEY ARE DINING IN THEIR OWN BUBBLE WITH THEIR OWN PEOPLE WHETHER IT BE A FAMILY OR COUPLE. THIS YEAR WE ARE EXPANDING THAT. WE HAD SO MUCH DEMAND LAST YEAR THAT WE DECIDED THAT WE NEEDED TO BRING IT BACK. NOT JUST FOR THE PEOPLE THAT ENJOYED IT THE FIRST TIME BUT FOR LITERALLY THE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE SAID, WE REALLY WANT TO BE IN THE IGLOO AND EXPERIENCE THIS INCREDIBLE FUN AND MAY EXPERIENCE. &gt;&gt; MY WIFE AND I AND OUR FAMILY ENJOYED HER BIRTHDAY IN THE IGLOOS. LIKE MANY BUSINESSES, YOU HAD TO PIVOT. HOW CRITICAL WERE THE IGLOOS AND KEEPING THE HOTEL OPERATING? &gt;&gt; THAT IS WHERE WE HAVE TO CREDIT IT. WHEN WE CAME UP WITH THE IDEA IN 2020, IT WAS VERY CRITICAL. WE WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PANDEMIC AND THIS WAS BEFORE PEOPLE WERE VACCINATED SO IT WAS LITERALLY THE BREAD AND BUTTER TO KEEP THE HOTEL ALIVE. WE WERE ABLE TO NOT ONLY HAVE PEOPLE ENJOY THEMSELVES BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE WERE ABLE TO SUSTAIN UNSCRIPTED IN TERMS OF NOT JUST THE FOOD AND BEVERAGE SIDE BUT ALSO THE ROOMS DIVISION. A LOT OF PEOPLE ENJOYED IT SO MUCH THAT THEY DECIDED FOR STATE VACATIONS AS WELL. &gt;&gt; I CANNOT LET YOU GO WITHOUT TALKING ABOUT THE NEW COCKTAIL IN THE NEW MENU THAT YOU CAME UP WITH. WHAT IS DIFFERENT? &gt;&gt; WE HAVE A LOT OF NEW THINGS. WE HAVE SOME REALLY UPSCALE ITEMS WE HAVE SURF AND TURF, SHRIMP PASTA AND OF COURSE WE WILL CONTINUE THE CRABCAKES AND HOMEMADE GUACAMOLE AND SOME OF THE COOL FUN THINGS WE WILL BE DOING, EVERYBODY DOES A LOT OF FLIGHTS AND WE WILL HAVE MULE FLIGHTS AND WE WILL ALSO HAVE BUILD YOUR OWN SUNDAE IN THE IGLOO WITH SOME FUN THINGS. &gt;&gt; WE HAVE ABOUT 10 SECONDS, WHAT DO PEOPLE HAVE TO DO TO BOOK ONE OF THESE IGLOOS? &gt;&gt; WE MADE IT SIMPLER THIS YEAR ALL THEY NEED TO DO IS GO TO OUR WEBSITE AND YOU CAN CHOOSE YOUR TIME AND DATE AND YOU ARE SET TO GO. &gt;&gt; ALL OF THE BEST.</p>

Socially distanced Igloos return to Unscripted Hotel

Unscripted Hotel's igloos on the rooftop patio

Jessica Montenegro isn't letting the cold weather stop her from putting together something colorful to warm people's spirits.

on summer days. Positive people make lemonade from lemons, But these days, minus neighborhoods need to Jessica Montenegro to make rainbows from ice. We've been loving the negative weather, temperatures down and Jessica up to her neck in cold snap creativity. You just really have to pack it in. Good and igloo. Also teaching lessons. Wanna come in here, guys to Jessica's sons? Yeah, yeah, let's embrace every season, every temperature. Here's some freezing here. Food coloring ice blocks made in cake pants. Open it up a little bit. Well, a mortar made in buckets. Yeah. Slush. Yep. And magic made below zero. Probably two minutes to freeze. Yeah, way we're gonna have the pizza delivery guy deliver it to the igloo in summer. Jessica is known to her neighbors for elaborate driveway chalk murals. It's just an extension of sidewalk chalk. Basically, Yeah. Makes the neighborhood nice place to be array of positivity. At least we have the sun for Jessica Montenegro. Even on the coldest of days, the pluses outweigh the minuses. E think it's gonna be really cool. Boyd Hooper Care 11. News like that

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