• Brad Gessner will be the featured speaker at the Holiday Cookie Festival on October 12. He is pictured with fellow competitors and judges of the Great American Baking Show.
    Brad Gessner will be the featured speaker at the Holiday Cookie Festival on October 12. He is pictured with fellow competitors and judges of the Great American Baking Show.
  • Kate DePalma will speak at the festival on October 17.
    Kate DePalma will speak at the festival on October 17.

    Brad Gessner will be the featured speaker at HeART Gallery’s Holiday Cookie Festival on Saturday, October 12.

    Gessner, the chief counsel for the Summit County Prosecutor’s Office, beat out 20,000 applicants to appear as one of eight contestants on season two of “The Great American Baking Show.” He will describe his preparation for the show, his love of chocolate and his favorite moments of the comp…