Coffee & Treats in East Ridge

The Cookie Store helps its customers to satisfy their sweet teeth with an extensive assortment of fresh-baked cookies and seven types of smoothies. From classics such as chocolate chip to more inventive flavors including snickerdoodle, honey oatmeal raisin walnut, and heath-bar toffee, The Cookie Store’s bakers concoct a spread of delicious bite-size treats daily. In addition to cookie trays and tins, bakers create custom cookie cakes in a variety of different shapes, including hearts and circles that can be decorated with birthday messages, cartoon characters, or interpretations of Jackson Pollock masterworks.

Naticakes is a boutique cupcake and fro-yo shop that sates sweet teeth with more than 30 flavors of their bite-sized treats. The cupcake cache tests the sugary limits of the imagination, with inventive treats that range from the classic (vanilla-chocolate-chip, banana split, and german chocolate) to exotic varietals such as the gummy-worm-topped Dirt and Worms cake, or the coffee-frosted Opera cake, filled with a fervent sense of romanticism. Dulche de leche cakes arrive brimming with a creamy caramel topping, and the Pretty Princess double-strawberry cake complements its ruby-red interior with a tiara of pink sugar crystals.

Tracy Rice has a lot of words for her gourmet cupcakes: whimsical, elegant, rustic, high-end. She isn't wrong, but these one-of-a-kind treats fall under the umbrella of Cowgirl's most defining aspect: its creativity. It hasn't gone unnoticed, either.

Cowgirl's creations have wowed audiences of CMT and Food Network, and are regularly consumed by celebrities such as Miranda Lambert and Bret Michaels. Small batches emerge from ovens every day, with 27 unique flavors donning top hats of frosting made of rich vanilla-bean buttercream, vanilla-bourbon custard, and chocolate-espresso ganache.

Some treats crown themselves in signature garnishes, such as golden Buddhas on cupcakes, colorful flags that billow above moon pies, and cloaks of chocolate that cover Oreos. Cowgirl's confectionary artists can also create custom sugar work to celebrate occasions such as birthdays, weddings, and a baby's first thumbs-up.

Organic and fair-trade ingredients transform into beverages, breakfasts, lunches, and dinners at Pasha Coffee & Tea. Between walls bedecked with original artwork, patrons nestle into plush armchairs to warm up with marbled-froth cappuccinos. Guests also spoon up Oreo frappes heaped with pillowy dollops of whipped cream, as well as coffee that, according to the roasting philosophy printed on the menu, is painstakingly roasted to the optimal degree. Cholula mayo paints crispy bacon slices in the spicy BLT, and pesto and mozzarella accent the italian breakfast melt's stack of ham and tomatoes. And occasionally, the coffee tables, magical beanstalks growing from dropped beans, and mismatched furniture part ways to make room for live music and poetry.:

CoolSwirl presents a wide spectrum of frozen-yogurt flavors packed with live, active cultures, protein, calcium, and vitamins. With nonfat, sugar-free, and sorbet options—all of which meet and exceed the National Yogurt Association’s requirements—customers can create their desired dessert piled with their favorite toppings. The option for patrons to add fresh blueberries, pineapple, and other fruits helps them to attain their daily fruit requirement much more efficiently than taking a half hour to clear out the vending machine’s supply of fruit snacks.

Inside Angel Art Bakery Cafe, multitiered cakes rest on shelves, their colors set off by bright fabric backdrops. Each day, the aromas of fresh cinnamon rolls, scones, and cookies drift from ovens out to guests at colorful tables with matching chairs. Bakers carefully place bride and groom figurines among the frosting flowers of wedding cakes and craft chicken-salad sandwiches ideal for picnics or continued attempts to pretend you aren’t locked outside. During classes, the shop fills with the chatter of pupils wielding frosting guns and spatulas under the supervision of instructors.