Littleton’s Market Bakery Debuts Inside North Market Downtown

Lower than a yr after it opened in Higher Arlington, Littleton’s Market is increasing by taking on the long-time Omega Artisan Baking area on the southwest nook of the North Market downtown!

Littleton’s Market Bakery occupies the big nook the place Omega baked up breads, cinnamon rolls, and scones for greater than 20 years. The area has been remodeled to mirror Littleton’s branding.

Now the shows are crammed with beautiful pastries and breads!

The Market Bakery is run by Govt Pastry Chef Aaron Clouse on the pastry facet and Govt Head Baker Desi Vasquez. Aaron shall be acquainted to Columbus diners from his time at native eating places, his kick-starting of the pastry program at Parable Espresso, and now because the pastry chef for Littleton’s.

Aaron mentioned he’ll preserve 25 completely different pastries lining the circumstances, from croissants to scones to those cookie/tart hybrids.

He’s grow to be recognized for his entries within the development of round croissants, also referred to as supreme croissants. He’ll sometimes have three massive and two small varieties, with flavors rotating seasonally.

He’s additionally mixing it up between candy and savory bites. Our our newest go to we noticed ham and cheese croissants, a candy corn croissant, asparagus and cheese tarts.

Desi brings years of expertise working for Entire Meals, the Rocky Mountain Regional Bread Program, San Francisco Baking Institute, and Breadman Baking Firm in Houston.

She’s that includes sourdough-based breads for his or her program.

And she or he’s utilizing a brand new Polin oven that permits her to bake 100 loaves at a time.

On our go to, she talked about how ovens used to kind the middle of communities hundreds of years in the past, with locals bringing their very own dough to a communal oven to bake them off. She appreciates how the Market Bakery’s oven is seen to friends. “I wish to deliver the oven again to the middle of the neighborhood,” she mentioned.

And certainly she’s already pumping out quite a lot of beautiful loaves, many utilizing historical grains.

Between the knowledgeable pastries and breads, I believe Littleton’s Market Bakery is ready to grow to be successful with the neighborhood. I really like how each residents and guests get to expertise Aaron’s and Desi’s work on the North Market.