Cheryl Day

Cheryl Day is a Southern legacy baker, author, and entrepreneur, enriching lives through the art of scratch baking and storytelling.

Cheryl established Back in the Day Bakery in Savannah, Georgia’s historic Starland District in 2002 with her husband Griff, where they’ve built a loyal local and national following, and have become adored for their down-home baking style. Together, they have authored two baking books, the New York Times bestseller, The Back in the Day Bakery Cookbook, and Back in the Day Bakery Made with Love. Her upcoming book Cheryl Day’s Treasury of Southern Baking is due out in October.

Cheryl is a James Beard-nominated Outstanding Pastry Chef, a distinction from the premier international hospitality award organization made more notable by the fact that she is self-taught. In 2021 Cheryl created Janie Q, a Small Batch Provisions Company named for her mother and inspired by her family’s time-honored recipes. 

A lead-from-behind social justice advocate, Cheryl is the cofounder of Southern Restaurants for Social Justice, a diverse coalition of bakers, chefs, makers, and restaurant owners that supports and amplifies Black businesses in the food industry.  She is also a founding member of the Leadership Committee for the James Beard Foundation investment Fund for Black and Indigenous Americans. 

Follow Cheryl on Instagram @cherylday, where she lives out her mantra to ‘slow down and enjoy the sweet life.’