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>> ANNOUNCER: Boho Atlanta Fourth Ward Apartments Presents Meet The Neighbors. Atlanta, GA.
>> CLIFF: Boho socialite, Cliff, here with the owner of Highland Bakery, Stacey Eems.
Thank
you, so much, for your time Stacey. What inspired you to open up the bakery?
>> STACEY: Well, actually I kind of fell into owning the bakery. Um, I, the bakery had uh
originally been started by a father and son team and he really wanted to get out of the
business so I took it over and uh we added the restaurant compponent then we added more
pastries and then we added catering and specialty cakes and the evolution is what you see now.
>> CLIFF: That's great. So what are some of your more popular menu items?
>> STACEY: Oh gosh, we have so many but from the restaurant stand point, uh, the sweet
potato
pancakes is one of the favorites and also the country fried steak and country fried
benedict.
>> CLIFF: Now, I know there are a lot of locations around Atlanta with Highland Bakery. What
is so special about this particular location and the Historic Fourth Ward?
>> STACEY: Well, we refer to this as the mother ship. So, this actually acts as our commissary
for all the other locations and um, it, you know this is one that is dear to my heart.
because it is the original and also for the history of the building as the Highland Bakery
Building. Um, There's tons of rich history in the building but also in the Fourth Ward
itself.
Being the birthplace of Martin Luther King and the just dates back so far and one of
Atlanta's
original neighborhoods.
>> CLIFF: Thank you Stacey. Where can we find you online?
>> STACEY: Actually, Highland Bakery dot com. As well as Facebook and Twitter. So, those
are
some places to start.
>> CLIFF: We really appreciate you taking time to talk with us. It's great to meet our
neighbors.
>> ANNOUNCER: Boho Atlanta Fourth Ward Apartments Presents Meet The Neighbors. Atlanta, GA.