Bloomingdale Maker s Market keeps growing The Bloomingdale Maker s Market is held the last Sunday of the month in the Old Town parking lot located at Schick Road and 3rd Street. Photo courtesy of Bloomingdale Makers Market
Updated 7/6/2021 6:21 PM
A Bloomingdale woman s initiative to help small businesses during the pandemic has grown into a free monthly event that draws dozens of vendors and hundreds of visitors.
The Maker s Market s next date is July 25 at the Old Town parking lot at Schick Road and 3rd Street, where it moved after outgrowing the parking lot of Delish Cakes. Admission is free.
Delish Cakes owner Alicia Eisenmann created the market last year because she wanted to help her friends and community members who own small businesses find a way to safely sell products they created amid the pandemic.
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For a person who doesn t like chocolate, self-described cottage baker Ashlei Nordmeyer chose for her specialty a surprising confection one that has generated millions of views for her on TikTok.
The South Elgin woman is among a growing contingent of bakers and candy makers who ve embraced the latest viral food trend: hot cocoa bombs.
They re small chocolate orbs filled with cocoa mix, mini marshmallows and other sweet ingredients that break open when hot milk (or a milk substitute) is poured over them. The treats are so popular they are sparking countless queries on social media about where to find them.