Ellicott City Main Street’s refurbished home goods and specialty foods store will soon offer a new tasty takeout option.
Randy & Steve's The New General Store will open its Italian-style deli at the end of April. Owners Randy Neely and Steve Archuleta’s menu will include sandwiches made with cured meats and international cheeses, soups, salads, desserts and teas. They will also carry organic milk, butter and farm fresh eggs from northern Maryland farms.
Neely and Archuleta will hold a Grand Opening April 27 with music, free massages and wine tastings from
Pure Wine Cafe. A
Vanns Spices’ rep will discuss the company’s products and a chef of
Bittersweet Herb Farm will present cooking demos.
The New General Store currently sells soup and pesto mixes, truffle and olive oils, sodas, spices, honey and herbs stored in a 1904 meat cooler. It also carries gifts and home spa items such as diffusers, lotions, soaps and candles.
Neely and Archuleta formerly owned The Good Life Market, an Ellicott City garden gift shop. They returned from a sabbatical in Portugal once they heard that Yate’s Market, a 127 year-old staple at 8249 Main St., was going out of business last June. Neely and Archuleta opened the New General Store in late September, promising former owner Betty Yates to preserve the vibe of Yate’s Market but incorporate elements of a boutique. Neely and Archuleta renovated the 2,380-square-foot space and are securing a food license and modern equipment.
Neely and Archuleta will use the basement for a garden room and other retail items and carry perennials, annuals and garden statues outside.
Writer: Jolene Carr
Source: Steve Archuleta, co-owner of Randy & Steve’s The New General Store