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specialties. Speaking of Star Bakery, she 
said, “People come from all over for our 
seven-layer cake,” but she’s also found 
great loyalty to Diamond Bakery’s recipe 
for seven-layer cake. 
“We’re famous for our rye bread,” she 
said, again referring to Star Bakery. For 
the time being, Star is making all the 
rye bread sold at Diamond Bakery and 
teaching bakers there to make it the same 
way. The rye is popular for sandwiches 
served at many local delis.
Star’s rye bread starter, also known as 
“mother dough,” is more than 40 years 
old, according to Fox, and must be tended 
to daily. Additionally, “our sourdough 
bread is outstanding,” she said. “It’s made 
using a tangy dough with a starter close 
to 20 years old.”
Fox also praised their onion and 
apple challah breads. For fun, “one of 
our bakers came up with the ‘Football 
Pump,’ a whole pumpernickel loaf in 
the shape of a football, complete with 
laces.” For a savory breakfast, Fox 
recommended topping an Onion Pletzel, 
an oval flatbread made from challah, with 
shakshuka, the poached egg-tomato dish 
often associated with Israeli cuisine.
“We can be traditional and modern at 
the same time,” Fox said of her bakeries. 
“Everything may not stay the same, but it 
will stay delicious.”

A TWIST OF MODERN
Star and Diamond will use high-
end, scratch recipes that sometimes 
incorporate a contemporary twist. Fox 
decided: Why not make Post Fruity 
Pebbles cereal-flavored kichel for the 
kids? And, sure, the bakeries’ hamantash 
cookies at Purim will have traditional 
fillings like apricot and prune, but maybe 
check out the new options of key lime or 
Nutella, a chocolate-hazelnut spread. 
Sephardic recipes, such as for tahini 
cookies and desserts with dates, are part 
of what she wants to add to the menu. 
“We want to be all-inclusive bakeries,” 
so that means also giving customers 
Mexican and Peruvian-style cookies and 
Alfajoreses, a classic South American 
rolled cookie Fox was surprised to 

ON THE COVER

Stacy Fox, River Morack, 
4, of Huntington Woods, 
and her mom, Madeline

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Stacy Fox
Occupation: President/managing partner of Star Bakery and 
Diamond Bakery
Education: Graduate of Berkley High School and Michigan State 
University
Family: Husband, Michael Fox, owner of Fox Printing Service, and 
children Izzy Fox, 19; Elijah, 17; and Goldie, 14, all fourth-generation 
Tamarack campers and active in B’nai B’rith Youth Organization
Affiliation: Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills
Volunteerism: Member of Bloomfield Hills High School Executive 
Board, recent board member of Tamarack Camps