06/20/2026
We've got plans tomorrow at 10AM! The Bakery & Curated Pantry at 1871 is popping up for a special event, and I plan to be first in line. I'm also looking forward to grabbing myself something cute from Sparta's newest shop, Georgia Dawn’s. Hope to see you all there!
Every year, there are are a small handful of moments we look forward to like a six-year-old at Christmas. Like the first summer vacation with a newly minted driver's license and keys to a convertible. Or, like me, when Mr. Amazing told me the last piece on the new 1871 kitchen was installed. Some moments in life are just overwhelming giddiness.
Really great pastry is created from really great ingredients. There's just no way around it. It's why we spend countless hours finding people as passionate about their farming and growing as we are about baking. Together, it's the kind of goodness that our lives are meant to savor. For the past few years we have eagerly awaited the spring and summer moments when Copa Creek Farms announces their berries are ripe and ready. At first, it was their plump, sweet, and tart blueberries, grown right here in Walling, that left us feeling like we've never tasted a blueberry before. This year, their rows and rows of bushes growing brilliantly purple blackberries, sweetly ripened in the Tennessee sun, are ready for harvest too.
Giddiness.
We can't let this moment go to waste. This summer, we're celebrating one of our favorite growers (and families) with two new pastries that showcase the exceptional fruit behind truly great baking. The last of the fruitful season's blueberries, nestled in nutty brown butter and almonds, and tucked in layers of tender croissant dough. And a vibrant blend of rich blackberry flavor and bright herby, basil notes in expectedly delicious cream filled croissant layers.
Come enjoy one of life's sweet moments with us this Saturday, June 20th, at Dawn’s.
See you soon!