5/5 Jordan 2 years ago on Google
As
a
student
at
the
Culinary
Institute
of
Michigan,
I
had
to
get
in
touch
with
a
local
restaurant
or
bakery....
The
Hodgepodge
Bakehouse
is
a
little
gem
hidden
in
Muskegon.
Not
many
people
know
where
it’s
located,
but
of
all
the
people
I
have
conversed
with,
they
all
hear
wonderful
things
about
the
bakery.
Personally,
before
this
project
for
college,
I’d
never
even
heard
of
the
place
myself.
After
the
first
conversation
the
Hodgepodge
Bakehouse
owner
and
I
shared
over
email,
I
decided
to
go
there
and
try
it.
I
figured
it
would
give
me
an
excuse
to
scope
out
the
bakery,
check
out
their
menu,
and
meet
the
owner
and
employees
in
person.
I
did
some
research
by
reading
some
stories
from
MLive
and
checked
out
some
reviews
on
Google
Maps
and
Yelp.
When
I
entered
the
establishment,
I
was
in
awe
at
how
awesome
the
interior
looked
and
how
good
the
food
sounded.
I
spent
fifty
dollars
that
day,
and
walked
home
with
a
dozen
donuts,
a
bag
of
their
jalapeno
cheddar
buns,
and
a
ham
and
cheese
breakfast
“pragel,”
also
known
as
a
pretzel
bagel.
Each
and
every
one
of
the
donuts
looked
delicious,
so
I
just
had
to
try
them
all!
Then,
the
next
day
I
had
to
try
those
jalapeno
cheddar
buns!
They
were
quite
good,
if
you
were
wondering!
The
owner
is
very
nice
and
she
seems
to
have
a
good
heart.
Her
name
is
Diana
and
she
bought
the
Hodgepodge
Bakehouse
from
the
previous
owners
back
in
2017.
She
kept
the
name
of
the
bakery
along
with
the
recipes,
however,
she
is
also
including
her
own
ideas
and
recipes
into
the
menu
as
well!
As
far
as
I’ve
seen,
her
employees
are
really
nice
as
well.
However,
like
most
businesses
right
now,
they
are
short
staffed.
The
atmosphere
of
the
bakery
was
excellent.
It
felt
welcoming
and
I
felt
that
I
could
sit
there
for
a
few
hours
just
sipping
on
one
of
their
many
coffees
while
finishing
some
homework.
The
scents
of
freshly
baked
bread
and
sweets
were
intoxicating
and
it
felt
as
if
it
were
a
warm
summer
day
in
my
grandmother’s
kitchen
while
she
made
her
homemade
breads.
There
were
many
signs
on
the
walls
that
had
some
fun
baker
puns,
my
favorite
being
a
donut
shaped
sign
above
the
counter
that
reads
“Donut
worry,
be
happy!”
The
interior
walls
are
almost
all
black,
and
most
of
the
pastries
are
out
on
display.
The
entire
area
is
lit
with
low
power
LED
lights,
and
they
felt
very
soft,
and
fit
well
with
the
design
of
the
bakery.
Overall
it
was
a
very
cozy
little
dining
area
that’s
really
nice
and
kept
super
clean!
Foodwise,
I
quite
enjoy
the
fact
that
there
are
multiple
things
to
choose
from,
and
not
just
donuts
or
cakes.
There's
cookies,
sandwiches,
freshly
baked
breads,
buns,
pumpkin
rolls,
muffins,
and
many
other
things.
They
had
many
coffee
choices
to
choose
from,
and
also
many
sandwiches
to
try!
There
are
all
sorts
of
flavors
of
donuts
there
that
I
never
would
have
thought
of
trying-
such
as
the
Maple
Bacon
donut.
The
bakery
uses
fresh
ingredients
such
as
blueberries
and
apples
from
the
Farmers
Market
to
use
in
their
turnovers
and
muffins.
They
need
to
make
sure
the
farms
they
buy
from
are
certified,
otherwise
they
cannot
use
that
produce
in
the
bakery.
They
look
for
the
best
quality
at
a
decent
price.
In
doing
so,
their
products
are
amazing,
and
at
a
reasonable
price.
10/10
would
recommend!
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