Microbakery May Updates
Here at Hotplate, May is for Microbakers!
Over the next 4 weeks, we’re spotlighting our incredible community of microbakers, sharing helpful tips and advice, announcing new Hotplate features, and hosting a giveaway 🎁
Follow along on Instagram and find everything recapped here, too!
Over 200 bakers applied to be featured! Click on a pin for links to their storefront and Instagram.
Fill out our form to get yourself added to the map!
Last updated 5/6 6pm PT
5/29 | Whitney finishes B.A.K.E. with E
We saved the best for last…E stands for Ease off! Here are stretches to help you relax after a long day.
5/28 | Rose’s Pineapple Shorts
Read Rose’s full story here.
5/27 | Ti Amann Bakery
Read Lucie’s full story here.
5/25 | Old Oak Sourdough
5/24 | Shushan Farm
Read Zohar’s full story here.
5/22 | Whitney continues B.A.K.E. with K
K is for Keep it moving! Take a micro-break every hour to fit these quick movements in. They’ll keep your back, legs and hips, and side body happy.
5/21 | Empire State Bagels
5/20 | Bake Up Pastries
Read Kimberly’s full story here.
5/19 | Poll results - what shoes do you bake in?
We asked, you answered!
Here are the shoes you’re wearing in the kitchen!
5/18 | Borough Bakehouse
Read Vanessa’s full story here.
5/15 | Whitney continues B.A.K.E. with A
A is for Align your posture! Watch Whitney explain how to stand tall and ground your feet with a soft bend in your knees to integrate your full body.
5/14 | Kate’s Cookie Co
Read Kate’s full story here.
5/13 | Cloud and Crumb
Read Kat’s full story here.
5/12 | Matjip
Read Michelle’s full story here.
5/11 | Warrenville Bread
Read Matilde’s full story here.
5/8 | Whitney kicks off B.A.K.E. with B!
We know long days on your feet in the kitchen are tough on the body and can leave you with aches and pains.
We asked Whitney - a movement educator, designer, and director based in LA - to guide us through a few easy movements to do before, during, and after baking.
B is how to Build your base before you start working. Maybe while the oven is preheating…
Check back every Friday for a new video! Next week is about Alignment when you’re standing and working!
If you want to know more about Whitney’s work and background, check out her website, whitneyschmanski.com
5/7 | Gabriel’s Bagels
Read Gabriel’s full story here.
5/6 | Lindsey Bakes Bread
Read Lindsey’s full story here.
5/5 | It’s giveaway time
What better time than Microbakery May to host our first 👏 ever 👏 giveaway 👏
We put together a care package of fun and practical gifts - things you’ll actually use on bake days like Sharpies, burn cream, and of course, flakey salt. You can check out all the prizes in this post.
To enter:
🥯 Post a Hotplate drop sometime in May
🥯 In the drop description, include #MicrobakeryMay
That’s it! We’ll pick a winner at random on June 1st and ship you all these goodies 📦
5/4 | Kicking off with a poll!
We're kicking off the month by polling our baker community about their favorite things, funniest fails, and proudest bakes!
Results will be shared on our Instagram throughout the month!
4/20-28 | Application review and callbacks
The Hotplate team reviews 125+ submissions! There’s a mix of familiar and new faces across a range of product specialties and years of experience. We have the very difficult but exciting task of narrowing down the list to fit into 4 weeks of features.
Oryan has a week of back-to-back calls! She meets 1:1 with bakers to learn more about their background, how they run their businesses, what their goals are, and how they might like to be featured during the month.
4/20 | Instagram kick off
4/17 | Community invite
MicroBakery May kicks off in the Hotplate Community. Bakers are invited to fill out a short form to enter to be featured. Submissions start rolling in right away!
