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"I've watched Brightside Bakeshop grow from a farmers-market favorite into a small-batch bakery and popular purveyor of plump cinnamon rolls; via Instagram they announced they'll open their first retail shop this October in East Nashville. Their first permanent home at the Shops at Porter East will showcase sweet cinnamon rolls, savory brioche rolls, monkey breads, and a seasonally appropriate plethora of pumpkin pastries. Owner Andrea Borchers built the business from a childhood passion for baking—memories of her grandmother's chocolate-chip baking—and, as fans flocked to farmers markets and coffee shops around town, the wholesale side grew enough that she left her other full-time job to focus on the bakery." - Delia Jo Ramsey