{"id":41214,"date":"2026-01-20T14:51:25","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T19:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/?p=41214"},"modified":"2026-01-20T14:51:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T19:51:25","slug":"saratoga-dessert-food-bar-provides-customers-with-popular-culinary-options","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/2026\/01\/saratoga-dessert-food-bar-provides-customers-with-popular-culinary-options\/","title":{"rendered":"Saratoga Dessert &amp; Food Bar Provides Customers With Popular Culinary Options"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_41215\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41215\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-41215\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2026\/01\/saratogadessert-3h.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2026\/01\/saratogadessert-3h.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2026\/01\/saratogadessert-3h-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2026\/01\/saratogadessert-3h-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-41215\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Owner Darren De Vietro and store manager Sarah Himmelwright craft delicious sweet delicacies as well as popular breakfast and lunch selections at Saratoga Desserts &amp; Food.<br \/>Saratoga Business Journal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>By Rod Bacon<\/p>\n<p>A local business that started out serving delectable sweet treats has expanded its offerings to include breakfast and lunch items.<\/p>\n<p>Owner Darren De Vietro, the son of a chef who grew up creating Italian baked goods with his mother and grandmother, was director of restaurant operations at the Adelphi Hotel in Saratoga Springs from 2018 until last April. In 2021 he launched Saratoga Dessert Bar, which he operated part time out of a commissary kitchen at 41 Washington Street.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were doing online only and I wanted to move to a retail store for more opportunity, so I completely shut down that kitchen and moved,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He left his position at the Adelphi to open his storefront in the Wilton Mall, originally continuing to offer a large variety of cookies, cheesecakes, brownies, and other dessert selections. Last month he added breakfast sandwiches, New York-style bagels, and cinnamon rolls, which are served all day. Lunch items include tomato soup, grilled cheese sandwiches, BLTs, and turkey clubs. There is also coffee, espresso, and iced drinks. This prompted a name change to Saratoga Dessert &amp; Food Bar.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"><span class=\"\"><b><span class=\"s1\"><span class=\"s2\"><!--more--><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span>\u201cWhen we first opened we weren\u2019t really busy until the afternoon or evening so we had to evolve,\u201d he said. \u201cThere are a lot of employees in the mall, especially with the satellite offices of Saratoga Hospital, and they\u2019re looking for other options.\u201d <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>De Vietro is assisted in food preparation by his store manager, Sarah Himmelwright, who has been with him for two years.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe knows all my recipes and is a tremendous help,\u201d he said.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>He has four employees who are primarily responsible for the front of the house. They wait on customers at the counter, take online orders, make the coffees and espressos, and do light prep.<\/p>\n<p>He said he looked for quite a while for an appropriate location for his expanded business. He explored opportunities at the Wilton Mall, among other places, and new owner Faraz Kahn reached out to him about joining the shops in the food court.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cFaraz is in the process of creating a food court with local owners representing international cuisine, he said. \u201cI wanted to be part of that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>De Vietro said the 600-square-foot space was in pretty good condition. He just had to clean it up a little and install the proper equipment to create his baked goods.<\/p>\n<p>Wilton Mall hours are 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday. Saratoga Dessert &amp; Food Bar typically stays open an hour or two longer. Online orders are accepted until 8:45 p.m. to give employees time to fill them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe get a late night rush, which is one of the busiest times of our day,\u201d said De Vietro. \u201cPeople enjoy getting a sweet dessert after dinner.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>To peruse the selections at Saratoga Dessert &amp; Food Bar go to saratogadessertbar.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Rod Bacon A local business that started out serving delectable sweet treats has expanded its offerings to include breakfast and lunch items. Owner Darren De Vietro, the son of a chef who grew up creating Italian baked goods with his mother and grandmother, was director of restaurant operations at the Adelphi Hotel in Saratoga [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":89,"featured_media":41215,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41214","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\r\n<title>Saratoga Dessert &amp; Food Bar Provides Customers With Popular Culinary Options - Saratoga Business Journal<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/2026\/01\/saratoga-dessert-food-bar-provides-customers-with-popular-culinary-options\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Saratoga Dessert &amp; Food Bar Provides Customers With Popular Culinary Options - Saratoga Business Journal\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"By Rod Bacon A local business that started out serving delectable sweet treats has expanded its offerings to include breakfast and lunch items. 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