Old North Sconery & Market

New Tastes in Old North

Old North Sconery & Market will mark its one-year anniversary at its location on Cheapside Street on June 1. Known for its delicious home-baked goods and selection of quality food products by local artisans, the business continues to expand. Owner Tracie Aarts was operating at Arva Flour Mill but rebranded and moved. “More and more people are finding us and my goal is to become a community hub,” says Aarts. She’s planning a celebration to mark the anniversary. “We’ll be offering free goodies and would like to have suppliers come with samples as well. It will be a fun event.”

With warm weather on hand, Old North Sconery is carrying London Ice Cream Company’s soft-serve mix of vanilla, chocolate and twist cones, along with Belgian chocolate dip. “It’s very good — rich and creamy — so customers love it,” Aarts says.

Friendly staff ensure your order is carefully packed and ready to go.

To quench your thirst, iced drinks, iced coffee and lemonade are new this season. Aarts uses her own recipe for the lemonade and promises it will pack a punch. “My goal is to use as many local ingredients as possible and for sustainability. I wanted to make lemonade and lemon pudding because we use a lot of lemons in the shop and we have excess juice.”

Enjoy an iced coffee and other warm-weather treats

The scone may be queen, but a range of artisanal baked goods are also available.

The lemon pudding along with banana pudding with homemade nilla wafers are also new products. Aarts will serve them in convenient bento boxes.

Aarts is also expanding her sandwich selection, adding vegetarian options and a new roast beef with horseradish aioli on a baguette. Of course her signature scones are baked daily and tarts, date squares and cookies remain popular.

Old North Scenery is proud to carry products from local companies such as La Noisette Bakery, Zafiato Coffee and Stemmler Meats. She has recently added Stemmler’s kielbossa and smoked bacon for customers to enjoy. “They are a family-run company and their products are of high quality.” With her creativity and innovation, Aarts continues to add hand-crafted items that people will love to her menu. “I tinker around with a recipe until I like it and I think others will like it.” •