Littleton's Market set to add second location in the North Market

Littleton's Market, the Upper Arlington gourmet grocery store and restaurant, is adding a North Market location.

Littleton's plans to open Littleton's Market Bakery in the spot that previously housed a bakery in the southwest corner of the North Market. In addition to selling baked goods, Littleton's will operate a café in the space.

Littleton's will also use the spot as a production facility for its Upper Arlington location, which opened in December in the former Huffman's Market location in the Tremont Center.

"The addition of Littleton’s Market Bakery to North Market Downtown is one of the most exciting and important in our history," said North Market Executive Director and CEO Rick Harrison Wolfe in a news release. "Like all North Market merchants, Littleton’s is a family owned, operated, community/local minded market."

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Littleton's Market Bakery will serve up breads, including baguettes, focaccia and sourdoughs, along with pastries including croissants, cookies and scones.“The new location presents an exciting canvas for us to showcase our passion for artisanal baking and creative flavors," Aaron Clouse, Littleton's Market executive pastry chef, said in a news release.

Clouse, who has appeared on the Food Network, will run the North Market operation with Desi Vasquez, who was an executive head baker in Houston before joining Littleton's.

Work on Littleton's Market Bakery space has begun with an anticipated opening this summer.

The North Market, founded in 1876, includes more than 30 merchants and is set to expand with the completion of the Merchant Building now underway on the market's former parking lot.

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This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: North Market to add Littleton's Market to bakery space