Inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright, Oak Parker Wins Gingerbread Home Contest
Amateur pastry chef Shannon Nowicki takes top prize at annual Chicago competition.
Shannon Nowicki, this year's top chef at the fifth annual Gingerbread House Competition held at Chicago's Hotel Sofitel, was born legally blind. The Oak Park resident has dealt with a juvenile form of macular degeneration since childhood, a disease damaging enough to keep her from driving or enjoying the finer sights the city has to offer, like the first snowfall of the season on Saturday. None of that took away from her victory, however — a win Nowicki called empowering. "To be able to do something like this is kind of exciting," Nowicki said as she stood guard over her award-winning edible entry. "It's like, OK, if I can win this, I can pretty much overcome anything." Nowicki beat out 17 other professional and amateur pastry chefs to …
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Adra Gengler
9:59 am on Monday, December 6, 2010
This individual has surpassed many of lifes expectations for her,she is a winner thru and thru!, Shannon you are an inspiration to us all !!!! more ›