Remember your first bite of a sweet roll or admiring your decorated birthday cake? Relive those wonderful memories as we explore the history of Chicago's sweet bakeries. Some are over 100 years old!
Others are gone but not forgotten. Join historian and Oakton College professor Cheryl Brown for her very popular presentation. Relive those memories as we explore the history of Chicago’s sweet bakeries, including Dinkels, Jarosch, Gladstone, Lutz, Fingerhut, Roesers, Central Continental, Vesecky’s, and more. Learn about the history of some of Chicago’s top baking companies: Maurice Lenell, Burny Bros, Sara Lee, Fasano Pie, Salerno, Keebler, Heinemanns, Nabisco, and others. Samples will be provided. REGISTER
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