Batches of fresh salsa, homemade chocolate bars, children’s clothes, candles and upcycled goods are now among the offerings at a new artisan craft market — and bakery storefront — in industrial Belmont.
Michele DeSmet and Courtney Tomioka, the couple behind bakery Made out of Dough, decided that instead of launching just a storefront next to their bakery to sell their products, they’d create a marketplace for other small businesses and vendors to sell their products, too.
“It’s literally an industrial warehouse that we turned into this little co-op,” DeSmet says. “It’s almost like a mini farmers market.”
Some vendors commit to selling their wares on a quarterly basis, while others come through for pop-ups. It’s commission-free, which allows vendors to keep sales prices low, DeSmet adds. The name is inspired by Tomioka’s home state of Hawaii, where “local spot” refers to just that — a space locals favor.
Moving forward, they plan to host food trucks on weekend evenings and open mic nights. This weekend, Oct. 17-18, mobile vendor A la French, will be on-site selling crepes.
The shop opened Aug. 31, and so far, she says, “a lot of people are really excited.”
Details: Open 7 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday and 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday at 196 Old County Road, Belmont; @the.local_spot on Instagram.