Butter, a Bespoke Bakeshop
The best pastries have simple ingredients. Start with the highest quality butter and flour, add the right portion of herbs and spices, nuts or fruits, chosen with care or harvested from the garden with kindness, then baked and packaged with love.
Elevate your day with the experience of my hand-crafted treats.
From savory to sweet, with an abundance of flavor combinations from simple to complex, delight in every bite!
I focus on simple bases made with two or three ingredients: shortbreads (flour, butter, sugar, salt), rugelach (flour, butter, cream cheese, salt), taralli (flour, olive oil, wine, yeast, salt) and babka (flour, butter, milk, yeast, salt).
Each of these provides a blank canvas to create unique sensory experiences: cumin-cracked peppercorn shortbreads, Meyer lemon-ginger pecan rugelach, parmesan-black pepper taralli, carmelized onion-toasted almond babka, are just a few examples of these bespoke bakes.
I welcome you to try my home-baked treats from my tiny farm in SW Michigan, Handsœwn, where I also create one-of-a-kind garments using traditional hand-sewing methods.
Local delivery or pick-up only due to Cottage Industry Laws in our state. Sorry, I cannot ship these to you (but I won't tell if your friend/family/random stranger-on-the-internet does!)
"Eat butter first, and eat butter last, and live til one hundred years be past" ~ Dutch proverb
Chocolate Cafe
A great go-to stop located in Downtown St Joseph that has goodies for all levels of chocolate lovers. We also have the classics like a perfect hot chocolate on a cold day.
Pets are not allowed inside, but may sit at our outdoor tables. We can provide water dishes and pup cups!
Culver's of Stevensville
Whether we’re cooking the perfect ButterBurger® to order or scooping up our freshest batch of the Flavor of the Day, we work hard to ensure you will always leave happy.
It all goes back to our small-town Wisconsin roots. We know you have a lot to do and many options to choose from, so we appreciate when you take the time to visit Culver’s. If we can do our part to make your day better – with a wholesome, delicious meal or a heartfelt smile – we’ve done our job.
WE GENUINELY CARE, SO EVERY GUEST WHO CHOOSES CULVER'S LEAVES HAPPY.
Kilwins
Old fashioned confectionery shoppe serving enjoyment with delicious ice cream, fudge & chocolates.
Kilwin's has been a celebrated part of Northern Michigan since 1947 and has earned a reputation for its quality products and excellent service. Using only the finest and freshest ingredients, our products are a pleasure to sell and we delight in seeing our customer's enjoyment of them.
Kilwin's of St. Joseph opened on April 1, 1988 by Janet and Phil Dykstra after tasiting Kilwin's ice cream in Hilton Head, SC.
Kilwin's has everything from assorted chocolates to fudge and ice cream to sea foam & taffy.
Sourdough House
A sourdough microbakery. I loved baking sourdough so much I decided to share it! We want to bring simple delicious sourdough your way! Everything we make is made with the wild yeast of sourdough- sweet and savory treats alike. We offer a pre order service for Friday pick ups at 2 locations. 1968 N Benton Center Rd in Benton Harbor or 606 Ship St in downtown St. Joe. Bring our bread along to your events by placing a special order. Maybe you'd like to learn more about sourdough. We provide classes through Culinary Cottage or private classes can be discussed. We also have a shop inside of the Culinary Cottage as part of St Joseph Cottage Bakery, Fridays 10-4 where you can stop by and grab some sourdough for your weekend. Pre ordering is always an option by placing your order here!
State Street Treats
"Your One Stop Snack Shop" Featuring: Gourmet Popcorn, Frozen Yogurt, Edible Cookie Dough Formerly Yo Bubbs- State Street Treats is family owned and operated. Our Gourmet Popcorn is just like you would find in the Big City but without the big city prices. We offer 18 different flavors of Frozen Yogurt, Gelato and Italian Ice- with over 40 topping choices. Our Edible Cookie Dough is just like licking the spoon as a kid when Mom made cookies, but safe to eat. New Name- More Treats
Zo's Mini Donuts
Zo's Mini Donuts is your go-to donut stop- dedicated to serving fresh delicious donuts from our stand at an affordable price. To keep it sweet & simple (just like our menu), it's all about good treats & good times for everyone.
