Metro Detroit dispensaries are giving away paczki on Fat Tuesday

Pot and paczki… the ultimate indulgence

By Lee DeVito

Feb 16, 2023 at 11:24 am

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Delicious paczki.

Every stoner knows all to well that cannabis makes food taste better. We can only imagine what delicious paczki would taste like while under the influence of the muchies.

Well, there’s an opportunity coming up. Oak Park’s Star Bakery has teamed up with a number of metro Detroit dispensaries to give away free paczki on Fat Tuesday for the ultimate Mardis Gras indulgence.

Puff Cannabis is giving away 2,000 paczki to visitors starting at 10 a.m. at its Hamtramck, Madison Heights, Utica, and River Rouge locations. The treats are available to visitors age 21 and older starting at 10 a.m. until supplies run out, no purchase necessary.

“This is one of our biggest orders in the history of Star Bakery,” owner Stacey Fox said in a statement.

“This gives us a chance to have a little fun and bring some sweetness into the communities we serve, and being able to collaborate with Star Bakery, which has been around for more than 100 years and since 1954 at its current location, makes it all the sweeter,” said Puff Cannabis co-owner Nick Hannawa said.

The Puff Cannabis dispensaries are located at 11941 Joseph Campau, Hamtramck; 2 Ajax Dr., Madison Heights; 44825 Van Dyke Ave., Utica; and 11397 W. Jefferson Ave., River Rouge. More information is available at puffcannaco.com.

The Greenhouse of Walled Lake (103 E. Walled Lake Dr., Walled Lake; 833-644-7336; greenhousemi.com) is also teaming up with Star Bakery to give away 500 paczki. The treats will be available to visitors age 21 and older starting at 9 a.m., no purchase necessary.

“We’re thrilled to be able to team up with the iconic Star Bakery, which has been around for over 100 years, for Fat Tuesday again this year,” Greenhouse of Walled Lake owner Jerry Millen said in a statement. “It’s always great to be able to support a local business and to give our customers a fun freebie. Who wouldn’t want a Paczki with their pre- roll?”

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These metro Detroit spots serve delicious paczki for Fat Tuesday

Crust — A Baking Company 104 W. Caroline St., Fenton; 810-629-8882; crustandbeyond.com This artisanal bakery in Fenton uses real butter, eggs, and whole milk to make their house-made paczki that come in glazed and non-glazed varieties.

Rose’s Fine Food and Wine 10551 E. Jefferson Ave., Detroit; 313-822-2729; rosesfinefoodandwine.com Sure, you can buy paczki from Eastside Detroit brunch fave and pastry shop Rose’s Fine Food. Or you can level and take a class on how to make these gooey, frosted delectables. Rose’s is offering paczki-making classes Friday, Feb. 17 through Sunday, Feb. 19. Or, you know, you can just eat them like the rest of us.

Small's Bar 10339 Conant St., Hamtramck; 313-873-1117; smallsbardetroit.com Small’s has made an annual tradition out of boozy paczkis dubbed Paczki Bombs. The bar stuffs classic paczki with flavored alcohol and sticks a straw in them for your day-drinking sweet-tooth needs.

Dooped Donuts 1555 Broadway St., Detroit; getdooped.com For vegan paczki, try Dooped Donuts. Its classic lemon curd paczki will be available for the entire month of February. They’re honestly so good, you won’t even miss the dairy.

Bartz Bakery 1532 N. Telegraph Rd., Dearborn 313-562-0986; bartzbakery.com For paczki in Dearborn, try Bartz Bakery, which usually offers a variety of flavors from chocolate to blueberry and classic custard.

Tony Cannoli Sweets & Eats 16125 West Rd., Woodhaven; 734-672-6018; tonycannolisweetsandeats.com This Italian bakery fuses an Italian classic with a Polish delight for Paczki Day with Tony Connoli's cannoli paczki, which are dusted with powdered sugar. Ah, the best of both worlds.

Blake Farms 17985 Armada Center Rd., Armada; 586-784-5343; blakefarms.com Blake Farms jumped into the packzi game last year, and this year, the Michigan's favorite cider mill is keeping the tradition going. Blake's will be offering four flavors: custard, lemon, apple, and strawberry.

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Lee DeVito

Leyland “Lee” DeVito is the editor in chief of Detroit Metro Times since 2016. His writing has also been published in CREEM, VICE, In These Times, and New City. He once asked porn star Stormy Daniels to spank him with an issue of Metro Times. She obliged.

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