Gramma’s Hands nominated for Ruthies Award

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Local baking aficionado’s Gramma’s Hands Sweetery received a Ruthies Award Nomination earlier this week in the dessert category, according to Gramma’s Hands owner and founder MoNique Ivory. She said the Ruthies Award nomination “is awesome,” and adds to several accomplishments Gramma’s Hands has achieved while in operation. Ivory said these accomplishments include several awards that have been won by a staple menu item of the sweetery – their ‘Good Good’ cinnamon rolls. Ivory said the menu of Gramma’s Hands is updated year-round with new and interesting sweets designed to delight the public. She said though she likes bringing new food to the table often, however, there are several desserts that have become what she and her husband refer to as “The Trinity,” as they have been crowd favorites that set her business apart from other sweets shops in Middle Tennessee. Ivory said this trinity consists of their award-winning cinnamon rolls, as well as peach cobbler and southern banana pudding. Ivory said she and her husband have been operating different iterations of what would become Gramma’s Hands since 2008, though they hadn’t been treating it like a business. Ivory said things changed, however, when she was given furlough...