4 Seasons Bakery to move, change name

It will be a sweet February for 4 Seasons Bakery in St. Charles, as it moves to a larger space and changes its name. After transitioning from its 620-square-foot space on Campus Drive to the new, 3,000-square-foot location on Fifth Street, 4 Seasons will be known as Sucrose Bakery.

Hundreds of patrons donated to the bakery’s Kickstarter campaign in order to see this expansion through. Owners Agi (originally from Germany) and Aaron Groff, members of the Sauce Ones to Watch class of 2010, are ready to get into their new space. “We reached our goal about a year ago, and we’re almost finished with the renovations,” Agi Groff said. “It’s been a big project, but we’ve had a lot of support.”

The menu at Sucrose Bakery won’t chance much while the Groffs settle in. Customers can expect the same European pastries, like German chocolate cake, Frangipane tarts and Dutch almond cookies along with the addition of coffee and espresso drinks from Blueprint Coffee. The new bakery includes a dining room, which for now will serve as a place to hang out and enjoy a pastry or two. But the Groffs plan to add savory lunch and dinner dishes to the menu in the future, and possibly offer baking classes as well. “We’ve come a long way from starting at the farmer’s market,” Agi Groff said. “We’re proud of where our desserts have taken us.”