Hidden Gem: Little Lake Market serving fan favourite foods with a focus on gut health [Video]

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Little Lake Market is bringing big city food options to the small township of Puslinch, Ont.

Alexander Paciorkowski opened the storefront in October 2022. It started as a food lab, but has evolved into a store that offers ready to go food and other health-related items.

Paciorkowski said the idea for the market came from his wife’s journey with an autoimmune illness.

“Changing the diet was a necessary part of it. That meant we had to start eating out at different places and cooking differently,” Paciorkowski said.

“That eventually led me down to changing career paths to where I am today.”

Previously, Paciorkowski was managing food-related businesses.

While they were adjusting to his wife’s new dietary restrictions, he said they noticed a gap in the industry making it difficult to find tasty, satisfying food that fit their health requirements.

“I came up with the idea …