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South's Best Bakeries
We sent Bill Addison, Atlanta restaurant critic and former pastry chef, in search of the best cakes, cookies, breads, pastries, and pies. A whopping 80,000 calories later, here are the bakeries that sated his sweet tooth.
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Fluff Bake Bar
Houston, TX
Paris-trained Rebecca Masson, who recently competed on Bravo's Top Chef Just Desserts, is the queen of the sugar fix. Find
her creations at Revival Market, or order online.
Why we're sweet on it: Rebecca updates retro desserts for modern palates.
Order this: Fluffernutters and Concord grape macarons—together, they're the ultimate PB&J combo. Mail order available; fluffbakebar.com,
revivalmarket.com
Merridee's Breadbasket
Franklin, TN
The quaintness of this wood-beamed bakery, housed in a 1901 building, epitomizes Franklin, a town that prizes its history.
Original owner Merridee McCray's recipes still circulate among the panoply of cookies and pies.
Why we're sweet on it: The cookies, in flavors like chocolate chip and molasses, honor old-timey goodness without descending into hokum.
Order this: Tea cakes, an old-fashioned variation on a sugar cookie. Hold with two hands, childlike, and nibble slowly. merridees.com
Muddy's Bake Shop
Memphis, TN
Bright colors, mismatched plates, and funky furniture lend a kitschy, carefree vibe to Muddy's, an attitude amplified by the
good-humored staff.
Why we're sweet on it: Kat Gordon has a playful knack for making childhood favorites into sophisticated seductions.
Order this: Double chocolate-sea salt cookies. muddysbakeshop.com
Sticky Fingers
Washington, D.C.
Doron Petersan amazed viewers when she won the Food Network's Cupcake Wars last year with vegan dazzlers containing no dairy
or eggs.
Why we're sweet on it: Doron's vegan approach doesn't sacrifice richness.
Order this: The Cowvin, two oatmeal cookies sandwiching a creamy vanilla filling. Mail order available; stickyfingersbakery.com
Vaccaro's Italian Pastry Shop
Baltimore, MD
This darling of Baltimore's Little Italy has satisfied the city's dessert cravings since 1956.
Why we're sweet on it: Traditional Italian-American bakeries are an endangered species. Attention to authenticity keeps lines out the door.
Order this: Amaretti with pine nuts or almonds. Mail order available; vaccarospastry.com
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