Mar 17, 2023
There were more than 2 million weddings in the US last year, averaging out to around 6000 a day, and close to 80 percent included a custom-made wedding cake at the reception. For around 25 of those special couples, their cake designer was Minette Rushing of Savannah, GA. Her business, Custom Cakes, is not only known for...
Feb 24, 2023
One thing that is wonderful about a life in cooking is that the path doesn’t have to be straight and narrow. Chef Noah Whritenour of Stevedore Bakery in Savannah, GA is a New York native, graduated from Johnson and Wales in Rhode Island, has worked in kitchens all over the country from Martha’s Vineyard to Colorado,...
Aug 12, 2022
A California girl now living in New Orleans, Joy Wilson, known more on the internet as Joy the Baker, never tires of the alchemy of baking at home. In 2008, Joy started a blog to share her indulgent, comforting, yet approachable recipes in her little corner of the internet, and the path since has been super sweet....
Feb 4, 2022
On an unassuming street in the Starland district of Savannah, Ga., is Back in the Day Bakery, a bakery that’s not only one of the best in the country, but one that is very close to my heart owned by Cheryl and Griffith Day. I interviewed the couple on The Southern Fork in 2016, but this episode I’m back to chat with...
Aug 20, 2021
Brian Hart Hoffman is a force. Co-president and chief creative officer of Hoffman Media, he oversees the editorial planning and brand direction for all publications and books. He’s written three books and is a frequent guest on morning shows, but during my recent visit to Birmingham, AL, we focused on his Bake from...