Famous for their signature pastel butter-cream cupcakes, Savannah's Back in the Day Bakery might not be most conventional place to sample a life-altering salad, but let me assure you, they can deliver.
Spiced walnuts, shredded carrots, golden raisins. Sounds
like ingredients for a killer carrot cake, right? Add a bed of spring mix,
peeled cucumbers, sliced beets, a sprinkling of Parmesan pecorino cheese. A
drizzle of rich, caramely balsamic dressing. Pop a
few cherry tomatoes on top. Garnish it
with a generous scoop of pimiento cheese and a hunk of crusty house-made ciabatta.
That’s Back in the Day Bakery’s Happy Day Salad. A salad that’s bound to brighten any day.
Served up in a parchment lined pie pan, the Happy Day Salad is
colorfully arranged, its flavors artfully assembled. Want a little extra protein? For a couple bucks
more, ask for a scoop of rosemary chicken salad or for a meatless, equally tasty
option, pimiento cheese (pictured here).
You won’t be sorry.
Like Back in the Day Bakery and its owners, the Happy Day Salad
playfully pairs the sweet and savory. Cheryl Day specializes in sweets, like
the dense, sugar-dusted Starland brownies and cupcakes so classic you’ll swear
she stole your grandma’s recipe. Her husband
Griff is responsible for the savory, like rustic breads and grab-them-before-they're-gone ham
and cheese croissants.
Venture over to
Savannah’s Starland District, home of Back in the Day Bakery. Order the “Happy Day
Salad.” Maybe add a cold mason jar of brewed iced tea to wash it down. Take a seat (I recommend one of the red bar-stools
overlooking W 40th street ) Take a bite--sweet golden raisins and tangy balsamic
provide the sweetness most salads only dream about. Cherry tomatoes, shredded
carrots, cucumbers, and beets, give a cheerful pop of color and satisfying
salad crunchiness we all know and love. Repeat.
Watch other patrons stare at your plate longingly, “Where did she get that?” Leave happy.
The Happy Day Salad appears on Back in the Day Bakery’s lunch
menu, available Tuesday-Saturday 11am to 3pm.
Fresh baked desserts like sea salted chocolate chip cookies and pink butter-cream
cupcakes are available in the case all day, or while they last.
O happy day? Fork yeah!
Closed Sunday & Monday
2403 Bull St, Savannah, GA 31401
(912) 495-9292
Hours Open: Tuesday-Saturday 8am - 5pmClosed Sunday & Monday
