KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — While many people are asleep, bakers across East Tennessee are already at work mixing, proofing, frying and decorating through the night.
One of those bakers is Joshua Jones, who works overnight at Sugar Queen Doughnutry in South Knoxville.
“If you’re ever up at 2 a.m. and you feel alone, you know that somewhere there’s somebody up and awake and he’s making bread,” Jones said, reciting a quote he remembers often…