Merridee's Breadbasket

Bakery & Restaurant! Delicious Soups, Salads & Sandwiches. Homemade Breads, Pastries, Pies, Gourmet Brownies, Cookies & More. All Made From Scratch! Fresh Roasted Coffee & Espresso & WIFI! Choose from a large Selection of Gift Baskets.

Established in 1984.
Merridee Erickson grew up on the family farm near Winthrop, Minnesota, baking breads, pies and sweets with her mother. Merridee attended the University of Minnesota where she studied Food Business. While there, she met and married Tom McCray. In 1973, Merridee and Tom moved to middle Tennessee. In 1981 Merridee began retailing her fresh-baked goods from a little log cabin in Fairview. As word spread, she was asked to open a shop as part of the historic revitalization of downtown Franklin. An old hardware store warehouse on Fourth Avenue, that was once a harness shop, became the home of Merridee’s Breadbasket in the spring of 1984. Merridee’s quickly became a favorite gathering place in Franklin.

Patti J.
Manager
Patti has been a part of the Merridee’s family since she moved to Tennessee from Daytona Beach, Florida, in 1997. She started as a cashier, and then moved to a kitchen prep position. In 2002, she became store manager, and by 2012 she was the general manager of Merridee’s Breadbasket. “This is home to me,” says Patti. She loves how Merridee’s creates a family environment for its staff and its customers. Even though much of her family is in Ohio, she lives in Tennessee with her two children. Her son actually works with her at the restaurant. When you walk through the door at Merridee’s, Patti will be there to treat you like family as well.