Marchet Sparks, Owner - Le Petit Marche
𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙮/𝘽𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙙/𝙊𝙧𝙜𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙯𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙉𝙖𝙢𝙚
Le Petit Marche:
1984 Hosea L Williams Dr NE Ste. A, Atlanta, GA 30317
🌐: https://www.lepetitmarche.net
𝙇𝙚𝙩'𝙨 𝙟𝙪𝙢𝙥 𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙞𝙩. 𝙏𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙜𝙤𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙤𝙙𝙖𝙮.
I established our little, beloved eatery in the Kirkwood community nearly 13 years ago with a hot plate, 2 electric skillets, a Mr. Coffee and a Foreman grill. My tiny lunch counter was originally intended to supplement the retail market with everyday grocery fare but the 2008 recession derailed our retail segment which forced us to concentrate more on prepared foods.
𝘼𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙟𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙧𝙚, 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙨𝙖𝙮 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙗𝙞𝙜𝙜𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙝𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙞𝙨?
During a full-throttled recession, I had to make major changes and tweak our concept which was moving in a whole new direction than my original plan. So, I consider adaptability as one of our biggest accomplishments. Without it, my doors would have closed long ago. Having zero knowledge of the restaurant industry, I had to learn everything along the way and it was a very steep climb.
𝘼𝙣𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙜𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙖 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙤𝙧 𝙜𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙮?
Mom and Pop for coming out of retirement to help me do this. Mom made fresh soups, cakes and cookies until she passed in 2019. Pop bussing tables, making grocery runs and fixing everything that broke. I could not have done this without them.
𝙏𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙪𝙨 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙗𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨/𝙗𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙙/𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙯𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣. 𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩'𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣?
We are a beloved breakfast and lunch spot whose goal is to help community thrive by empowering youth by providing a welcoming, comfy, family-feel not only for our staff but our guests as well. Great food and great vibes, that is our mission.
𝙏𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙪𝙨 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠. 𝘿𝙚𝙨𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙜𝙤 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙟𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙮. 𝘼𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙢𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩, 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩'𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙭𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙞𝙙?
In 2006, I was a transplant from Los Angeles with a goal of continuing my longtime real estate career. Soon after moving to Atlanta, cracks in the home-buying industry were beginning to show and it was at that time, I decided to deploy PLAN B and the little market (an idea I developed while traveling throughout France) was born.
𝙇𝙚𝙩'𝙨 𝙟𝙪𝙢𝙥 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙩𝙤 𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨. 𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙘 (𝘾𝙊𝙑𝙄𝘿-19) 𝙖𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙤𝙩𝙝 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙗𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨?
It's been a very uncomfortable ride these past 4 months. First, we closed in March for 2 solid months, then reopened for takeout with brand new systems and COVID-safe precautions which included online-ordering and delivery. After 6 weeks, an employee tested positive so we shut down again for 13 days so we could all get tested and have the restaurant thoroughly cleaned. Quite a bumpy ride but I'm thankful to still be holding on, thanks to the robust support of our community.
𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩'𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙮𝙤𝙪'𝙫𝙚 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙙 𝙙𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙘. 𝙎𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙜𝙪𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙙?
I'm most surprised, and frankly frustrated, with the number of calls and inquiries about catering large 50+ person events. It baffles me that celebratory events (which clearly aid the spread of COVID) are still happening.
𝘼𝙡𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙜𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙪𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙥𝙞𝙩𝙘𝙝. 𝙒𝙝𝙮, 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣, 𝙖𝙣𝙙/𝙤𝙧 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮'𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙗𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨/𝙗𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙙/𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙯𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣?
We are open everyday, Monday-Friday 8am-3pm and Saturday-Sunday 8am-5pm. Our online-ordering /delivery system is TOP-NOTCH and totally contactless. Check us out at lepetitmarche.net and @Lepetitmarche1 on IG. Walk-up and call-in orders are welcomed too! 404.371.9888.