Model Bakery opens new restaurant featuring sought-after English muffins

WALNUT CREEK, Calif. — On a busy day, Model Bakery can sell almost 7,000 English muffins. That’s no small feat for a family-owned bakery that started in the wine country. Their popular muffins have even caught the attention of celebrities.

“The muffins exploded when Oprah had our English muffin. She was up here in Napa for the Wine Auction and stopped in and fell in love with them. We’ve been featured on Oprah’s Favorite Things list four times now, so that kind of put us on the map and you know now we ship all over,” said Sarah MItchell Hansen, who owns Model Bakery with her mother, Karen Mitchell.

The bakery started making muffins 20 years ago.