- June 19, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
DETROIT – There’s a new bakery open for business in Detroit’s North Rosedale Park neighborhood.
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan helped cut the ribbon Friday morning on Good Cookies. There were eight years of hard work put into making the bakery a reality. Good Cookies received a Motor City Match grant.
“Ultimately it’s been a journey starting in 2013, when I started the actual business,” owner Jeffrey Gisstennar said.
Gisstennar went from baking cookies in his home in the University District, to opening his own brick-and-mortar bakery near his childhood home.
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“I woke up this morning and looked at my wife and said, ‘Wow. I guess it’s time, huh?’ She’s like, ‘It’s time,’” Gisstennar said.
Gisstennar, a baker and entrepreneur, was a Motor City Match awardee in 2018. He earned $45,000, which he used to remodel the 1,400 square foot cafe.
“It’s great for Detroiters to know that you can start a business here. But it’s also great for…
