Cheryl Day learned to bake the way many of us in the South did: by watching her loved ones whip up sweet treats in the kitchen. She was just 8 years old when she started baking alongside her grandmother, and her passion for it has never waned. Today, she and her husband, Griff, are the proud owners of the acclaimed Back in the Day Bakery in downtown Savannah, Georgia, whose doors opened 20 years ago. But their culinary recognition goes beyond the South—they’ve built a loyal base of customers that spans across the world.
While the COVID-19 pandemic put a temporary pause on their ever-growing success, for Cheryl, there’s always a silver lining. The time that the bakery.
