All about Neecie:

  • Denise, aka "Neecie" is the Sole Proprietor of Neecie's Treats
  • A Registered and Insured Business
  • A professionally trained Baker, Decorator, and Instructor
  • Former Assistant Pastry Chef in Thornbury, ON, plus two Bakeries in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Neecie has invested years developing her skills, gaining experience, as well as Patisserie education
  • Family has been in the South Georgian Bay region for 77 years!
  • Summer is her favourite season; spending weekends swimming and playing in Georgian Bay

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​It all started here....

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Sisters--a little baker in the making
in this Toronto kitchen, with her big sister Darlene baking cookies together.
​Neecie spent lots of time in the kitchen with her Grandmother during her
formative years.  

Then she continued learning, learning and learning...

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Le Cordon Bleu, Pittsburgh
Denise attended the occasional Pittsburgh Culinary Institute Enthusiast class. She continued her ongoing cake and patisserie education and training since the early 1980's. She has worked in two famous Pittsburgh bakeries. Neecie was star-struck when she learned how to make homemade "Fabulous Fondant" from TLC's Network; Carrie Biggers-Burnett from the "Ultimate Cake Off" TV show (seen in a picture below) 
Denise graduated with honours from Georgian College's premier Baking and Pastry Arts Program a few years ago.
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Denise, Chef Anthony Borgo, Chef Patricia Rock
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Learning from one of the best, Carrie Biggers-Burnett
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Denise Adair; Instructor extraordinaire!
In the last few years, she's been teaching virtual, and in-person classes for Neecie's Treats, Elephant Thoughts, Riverstone Retreat Centre, Collingwood Collegiate Institute, St. Mary's High School in Owen Sound, the Environment Network plus the Collingwood Youth Centre's "Kid's Feeding Kids" program.  She thoroughly enjoys investing her time and talent teaching the next generation how to cook and bake in the kitchen. Denise is a Collingwood Foundry Member, and can be seen teaching a variety of master classes in their Board Room.

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Fun in the kitchen with fellow Georgian College classmates