Fun Places in Franklin – Tiny Little Donuts

Do-Nut Pass This Place Without Stopping!

There’s a sparkling new addition to the Franklin food scene, and it’s one not to be missed. After a soft opening in Grassland in February this year, Mark and Tammy Mogul moved their sweet business – housed in a vintage Airstream trailer – to Franklin. “Actually, we were on a road trip to Nashville last year but we never made it, says Mark. “We fell in love with Franklin and just knew we wanted to stay.”
Mark and his wife Tammy bought a 1977 Airstream in Bat Cave, NC last fall, worked like crazy, and opened up shop in their retrofitted and repurposed beauty on April 6th in the parking lot shared with French’s Boot Shop 528 5th Avenue North, across the road from Sonic. They already have dedicated regulars for whom they start a hot ‘n ready order when they see them drive up. “They always order the same thing,” laughs Tammy. “We have the best customers in all of everywhere!”
Mark, a tennis pro and Tammy, a health coach, come from backgrounds that don’t intuitively make one think of heavenly fried food, but their motto is “Moderation in all things.” Life is meant to be enjoyed, and the sweet treats are intentionally small so they can be a part of a healthy lifestyle.

Tiny Little Donuts offers a growing variety of flavors – including the original plain, glazed, lemon glazed, cinnamon sugar – each order made fresh. Local roasted coffees are served, along with bottled water. The business features an outdoor seating area and pet-friendly porch. They even have Puppy Pouches for canine guests.

We happened to visit on May 31, when the duo was getting ready to introduce a brand new savory donut (yet to be named, but there was a naming contest in progress), the day before National Donut Day, June 1st. It sports bourbon barrel sugar and black pepper – a really nice palette combo. The duo was planning to serve donuts at the Franklin Visitors Center on National Donut Day. Of course! (You just may have seen me there enjoying a new favorite treat!)

You can learn more about this sweet new business:

615-679-9422

tinylittledonuts@gmail.com