CPS culinary students assist in century-old gingerbread tradition at the Drake Hotel

Source Chicago Tribune
Original Load Date Nov. 20, 2025, 6:01 a.m.
Last Updated Nov. 20, 2025, 6:01 a.m.
Original URL https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/20/cps-culinary-students-gingerbread-drake/

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From the basement level of the Drake Hotel, the scent of gingerbread wafts through the air as pots and pans clank and the shoes of busy chefs shuffle across the kitchen floor. At the front of the space stands a 6-foot-tall tiered platform, each level adorned with uniquely decorated miniature gingerb...