DINE+WINE | nibbles + bites
Save Room for
Dessert
Jily’s Sweet Shoppe encourages patrons to spread kindness
Patrons love the dessert in a jar concept at Jily’s Sweet Shoppe.
by Karel Bond Lucander | photography by Jamie Cowles
Take cobbler, pie or cake, layer it in a single-serve glass jar and you have Jily’s Jars, a special layered dessert sensation. “Especially with COVID, it’s been the perfect dessert,” Jil Micallef, owner of Jily’s Sweet Shoppe and Davidson resident, says. “In a jar, everybody can have what they want.” The menu varies and is seasonal but may include moist and freshly made carrot cake, cherry or blueberry cheesecake, key lime pie, “dirt dessert” (Oreos and pudding) or any other tasty concoction this talented baker dreams up. If you haven’t tried them yet, do yourself a favor and leave room for dessert tonight. 68
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Jily’s Sweet Shoppe, home of Jily’s Jars, is located at 316 South Main Street in Davidson. This little take-out dessertery, which opened June 9, is in the former Wells Fargo drive-thru building. So, you can park nearby, order your treats to take home or picnic outside and enjoy them. “I’m overjoyed at the opportunity to have this temporary space,” Micallef says. After connecting with the property owner and bringing him desserts to sample, he said he believed in her and her products and she signed a lease. “Most people are happy that something is there, and now I hope people are happy that Jily’s is there!” she says.
