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Anne Hampton, 2025 Best Bakery
2025 Winner Story
"We had no idea so many people considered us their go-to spot."
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From a corner shop to a Tri-Cities institution.

When Frost Me Sweet opened in 2009 on Lee Boulevard, owner Anne Hampton just wanted to make people's birthdays a little better. Seventeen years and three locations later, the bakery has become something rarer: a place this community calls its own.
Anne Hampton 2025 Best Bakery · Richland
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