Cheryl Day
BIO
Cheryl Day is a New York Times bestselling cookbook author and a James Beard Award nominee for Outstanding Baker in 2015. She is an unabashed American legacy baker known for her homespun approachable style, and cofounder of Back in the Day Bakery in Savannah, Georgia for 22 years. Her book Cheryl Day’s Treasury of Southern Baking received the IACP award in the American cookbooks category and was nominated for a James Beard Award for Baking and Desserts in 2022. Cheryl lives with her husband Griff, her baking soul mate; Story, their beloved dog; and a vast collection of vintage cookbooks in Savannah. Keep up with Cheryl on Instagram at @cherylday, where she lives out her mantra to “Slow down and enjoy the sweet life.”
MEDIA
Television: Milk Street My Family Recipes.
With a combination of historical context and modern culinary know-how, chefs Christopher Kimball and Cheryl Day help home cooks recreate lost or forgotten cherished family recipes. On the ROKU Channel.
Back In The Day Bakery Is Gone But Never Forgotten
The beloved Savannah bakery shut its doors February 17
Back in the Day Bakery Is Savannah's Sweetest Spot
For the owners, an unflappable positive spirit has been a recipe for success
High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America | Season 2 Trailer | Netflix
FOOD & DRINK
Bidding Farewell to Back in the Day Bakery
As Cheryl and Griffith Day close the doors of their beloved Savannah bakeshop after twenty-two years, a friend and fellow baker considers their quietly groundbreaking impact
By LISA DONOVAN
February 14, 2024
Cheryl Day, Co-Founder Southern Restaurants for Racial Justice
Back in the Day Bakery Cookbook is a throwback to simpler times
Treasury of Southern Baking
Back in the Day Bakery Cookbook
Made with Love Cookbook
Baking for Breakfast
Party Cakes
Sweet Treats