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Episode 38: How Taylor Bass Built a Restaurant Brand That Helped Revive DeLand
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- The Paper Jacket Podcast
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- Jun 23, 2026
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Summary
DeLand wasnโt always โcool.โ But entrepreneurs like ๐ง๐ฎ๐๐น๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ are a big reason it is now. In this episode of ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐, we sit down with Taylorโowner of ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฝ and multiple restaurant concepts in downtown DeLandโto talk about what it really takes to build a restaurant brand and help shape an entire community. From starting Bake Chop at 25 to now operating ๐บ๐๐น๐๐ถ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐, ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐น๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ, Taylor shares how she built her business around ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ, ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ (๐ฏ๐๐ ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐) ๐๐ฎ๐. We dive into: How Bake Chop became a ๐ญ๐ฌ-๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐น๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ Why ๐๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐ต-๐บ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ฐ๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ matter more than shortcuts The reality of running multiple restaurants (and why itโs one of the hardest industries) How DeLand evolved from a โghost townโ to a growing destination Taylorโs mission to bring ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐๐ผ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ผ๐๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฆ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ Why building a great team is the real secret behind scaling If youโre a business owner, restaurant operator, or someone who cares about building something meaningful in your community, this episode is packed with real insight. ๐Filmed at ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐โ๐ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฑ๐ถ๐ผ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ, ๐๐น๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ, right in the heart of the community Taylor is helping shape. ๐ด Explore Bake Chop and more: Visit downtown DeLand ๐ฌ Produced by: Paper Jacket | Tampa Production Agency for Video, Photo, & Podcasts ---- ๐ง๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐ 00:00 โ โDeLand Wasnโt Always Coolโฆโ 00:30 โ Meet Taylor Bass 01:30 โ The Birth of Bake Chop (10 Years Later) 03:00 โ From One Restaurant to Multiple Concepts 05:00 โ What Makes Bake Chop Different 07:00 โ Why Scratch-Made Food Still Matters 09:00 โ Falling Into Entrepreneurship (Unexpectedly) 11:00 โ From Pre-Med to Culinary School in NYC 13:00 โ Why Taylor Came Back to DeLand 15:0โฆ