SERVING OUR COMMUNITY OF SHELBY TOWNSHIP AND METRO DETROIT SINCE 1981
586-254-9700
SERVING OUR COMMUNITY OF SHELBY TOWNSHIP AND METRO DETROIT SINCE 1981
About Militello's Bakery
We are a family owned bakery that has been sharing in your celebrations since 1981. We specialize in Italian specialties including cannoli's, cassata cakes, sicilian and french breads, donuts, holiday goods, and our gorgeous torte wedding cakes!
Some of our Pastry Treats
Some of our Cakes and Pies
Our History and Legacy
The year was 1981, Nancy and Gasper Militello got married, and immediately bought this italian bakery and deli located in this fairly new plaza on a remote intersection of Shelby Township. Nancy’s family has a background in bakery ownership, and Gasper wasn’t enjoying working in the automotive industry, so they gave this a shot. They renamed it to their own, grew the customer base, added family recipes over the years, and it created a good lifestyle for themselves, including raising four children who are currently active in the community.
1992, a young Jerry Beno comes into the bakery with his mother, and walks out with a job application, hoping for his first job. Gasper called a week later, and he got to work cleaning the place after school. Evening cleaning led into weekend baking, and led into full time baking over the summer, for two summers. As he moved to other careers in life, he still came back to work Friday nights, and then eventually only Christmas Eve, which he did for 28 years.
Enter his brothers, Tim and Steven, who both got jobs there in the same manner- after school cleaning, weekend baking, then summer baking. Tim picked up the baking passion and did all his baking at home and for family gatherings. Steve picked up the food industry passion, and worked at several restaurants in Metro Detroit and Chicago in all positions from cook to manager.
In 2020, when the world was suffering through a global pandemic, our namesake leader succumbed to Covid 19, and we lost Gasper Militello on December 15, 2020. The family sold the bakery to an eager buyer, and for 4 years they kept the name going. The Beno’s interest renewed in purchasing the bakery, as Gasper was in talks with us to buy it in 2019. The deal closed October 15th, 2024, and Steve Beno fulfilled a wish of Gasper’s and of course his own ambition, and became the new owner of this 43 year old community staple. He immediately recruited brother Tim as head baker, and he quit his job to move over. Jerry lives out of state but is working behind the scenes, mainly in advertising, social media, and general consulting.
All of the brothers have great love for Gasper and the work ethic he taught us. It is our vow to build on this great name by producing some great foods that you can be proud to share with your friends at your parties, work places, your wedding, or just your personal indulgence! Thank you for your support and we hope you are very happy with our hard work in producing excellent treats for you.
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Hours
Open today | 08:00 am – 05:00 pm |
Closed Sundays so our families can go to church.
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