CLOSED FOR THE SEASON
1035 Koshlong Lake Road
Haliburton, Ontario
thelittletart at live dot ca
We are located just 8km south of Haliburton off of Gelert Road (That's only a ten minute drive from downtown!) or follow the Rail Trail.
Here at The Little Tart all of our baked goods are created from scratch and made by hand fresh daily the way home baking should be.
We take pride in everything we do from our baking to our friendly and courteous customer service. All of our recipes are tried and retried until they are our absolute best.
Visit us at The Little Tart and fall in love at first bite!
Making mouths water since 2009.

Saturday, April 11, 2020

2020 Season Postponed



I had a long-winded intro planned for this post, but we all know what's been happening lately. It has infiltrated all our lives.

As you can see, we've been getting ready to open. The kitchen is ready and we're working on the store. We're going to keep getting ready but we're going to postpone our opening.

I could say this decision is all about keeping you safe, protecting you, but we had that covered. You are always our first thought and we have a "no contact" plan. But we've always been up front and honest with you so here's the no b*** sh** reason for our decision.

First weddings were cancelled which means no spring wedding income. Then came a succession of restrictions that saw our customer base dwindle day-by-day. Opening means incurring initial costs and operating at a loss which is fine when you know you'll recoup as the season goes on. We can't say that this year. We have to protect the business; back down so we can live to fight another day.

This has been the hardest decision we have ever made for this business. Stress and sleepless nights have us feeling like we've gone nine rounds with a prize fighter, pushed off a cliff into traffic. This is one of those decisions where no matter what we choose to do, it feels like we're wrong. It feels like we're letting you down. It feels like we have somehow failed. As emotional as we're feeling right now, this has to be a decision we make with our minds not our hearts.

Bill and I will finish getting the store ready because as soon as we see restrictions being lifted, we'll be ready to start baking. We are so sorry if we are disappointing anyone. That's the last thing we ever want.

The Little Tart doesn't exist without you. We're not too proud to beg. I'll repeat the end of my last post. Please, stay safe and healthy. We're not giving up, please don't give up on us. When the time comes, please, please, please come back. ❤

Friday, April 3, 2020

Getting Ready


Hello again from the inside!

As you can see in the pictures below, the kitchen is bare. We have been doing our pre-opening scrub down. While the kitchen itself is finished, it's time to scrub everything that goes in it!

'kayso... our opening date is four weeks away and we're getting ready. Now, as you can imagine, it will not be a typical opening. Bill and I have been following the updates and adhering to what we're all being told is necessary to keep ourselves and others safe and healthy. 

With the exception of Bill going to the grocery store and dump (wearing mask and gloves) we have been nowhere. And I mean nowhere. Like (twitch) when I say nowhere, I mean (twitch) it's been three weeks (ahaha) and we haven't ventured (twitch) beyond the end of Koshlong lake road! Seriously... this morning I told a squirrel to have a nice day because it was so nice to see another face (ahahaha). I'm not even sure it was a squirrel (twitch). It might have just been a lump of dirt!!!

Anyhoo... we will continue to do our part. And so, with that in mind, we are working on a plan for opening. The Little Tart is a tiny space, therefore, we need to work out how to operate and adhere to medical guidelines for social distancing. 

What does this mean?

Unfortunately we will not be able to throw open our doors and invite everyone in the way we have every other year. What's important to us is that we open, that you feel comfortable coming to The Little Tart and that we all stay healthy.

We're still working out a few details and I will post our plan within the next week or so.

In the meantime we'll continue to monitor what's happening. A lot can happen in four weeks and we're hoping our little "take-out" business will still be permitted to operate.

And now we ask this of you, our most valued customers, our dear friends; first and foremost, please stay healthy. We have missed you over the winter and look forward to seeing all of you again. We recognize that this is very a stressful time for everyone. Our heart goes out to everyone whose lives and livelihood are being impacted by this pandemic. We're freaking out a little bit of a lot ourselves about the future of The Little Tart. We have always known that without you, The Little Tart doesn't exist.

Bill and I are not going to give up so please stick with us and please please please, when you can, come back! ❤