Old Fort has a bakery and bookstore where patrons can select from a variety of locally made breads and locally sourced goods along with all kinds of new fiction and nonfiction books.
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B Side Bakery & Books owner P.J. Miller stands in front of the store, located at 43 Catawba Ave. in Old Fort.
P.J. Miller, right, owner of B Side Bakery & Books in Old Fort, stands with employee Jake Yochem.
The interior of B Side Bakery & Books has an inviting atmosphere where customers can relax among the books and the baked products.
At B Side Bakery & Books, you can purchase Pan de Mie (a sourdough soft white sandwich bread), made fresh at P.J. Miller’s nearby bakery.
B Side Bakery & Books offers sourdough bread mixed with Mediterranean olives.
See photos of B Side Bakery & Books, a new business in McDowell County
P.J. Miller, right, owner of B Side Bakery & Books in Old Fort, stands with employee Jake Yochem.
B Side Bakery & Books owner P.J. Miller stands in front of the store, located at 43 Catawba Ave. in Old Fort.
At B Side Bakery & Books, you can purchase Pan de Mie (a sourdough soft white sandwich bread), made fresh at P.J. Miller’s nearby bakery.
This is one of the sourdough loaves made by P.J. Miller, owner of B Side Bakery & Books in Old Fort.
For the past two years, P.J. Miller was busy making bread and other similar products in the bakery, but he wanted to have retail shop where customers could come in and purchase his freshly made goods. He also thought a bookstore would be a nice addition for Old Fort, he said.
These samples on the cake plate are Moravian sugar cake, which is a delicious butter brown sugar cake similar to a coffee cake.
At B Side Bakery & Books, you can purchase Pan de Mie (a sourdough soft white sandwich bread), made fresh at P.J. Miller’s nearby bakery.
In addition, customers at B Side Bakery & Books in Old Fort can browse among the selection of books on the shelves. The books consist of fiction, non-fiction, science, science fiction and fantasy titles and all the books are brand new. Owner P.J. Miller said he wants to start selling vinyl records too.
The interior of B Side Bakery & Books has an inviting atmosphere where customers can relax among the books and the baked products.
B Side Bakery & Books in Old Fort offers these baguettes.
B Side Bakery & Books offers sourdough bread mixed with Mediterranean olives.
In addition to bread and books, B Side Bakery & Books has a lot of other options. It is a locally sourced micro grocery store. You can find Three Sisters Cheese & Provision cheese products made by Aaron Mathews in Marion and a variety of greens from two local farms. There are also a lot of beverages available.

