Chicago's Sweet Bakeries Remembered

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Adults
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Remember your first bite of a sweet roll or admiring your decorating birthday cake? Relive those memories as we explore the history of Chicago’s sweet bakeries, including Dinkels, Jarosch, Gladstone, Lutz, Fingerhut, Roesers, Reuters, 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. Some are over 100 years old, and others are gone, but not forgotten. Discover the best places to still buy mouth-watering, made-from-scratch baked goods. Join historian and Oakton College professor, Cheryl Brown, for her popular presentation. Samples will be provided.