Whether you need a custom cake for a special occasion or enough desserts to fill a sweet table for a crowd, The Garlands new Pastry Chef Julie Swieca-Gannon is your baker.
Chef Julie has been whipping up creative, seasonal and tasty desserts that delight for hospitals, restaurants, grocery markets and country clubs since earning her culinary arts degree from Kendall College. That’s after she got a degree from Northwestern University and was an on-air sports radio personality with 670 The Score for ten years before pursuing her passion for pastry.
This superstar in the kitchen has designed eye-catching treats for the Chicago’s Bears and Cubs and the Northwestern Wildcats. She also created the winning recipe for Geja’s Café’s dipping sauce contest.
Coming soon, watch for Chef Julie’s next piece de resistance, the design and baking of The Garlands infamous Gingerbread Village.