Sundial complex lands specialty market

ST. PETERSBURG — James Beard Award-winning chef Michael Mina is partnering with lifelong friend, chef and author Don Pintabona to create a specialty market and restaurant. Locale Market is scheduled to open this fall at Sundial, the new shopping and dining complex being developed by The Edwards Group in St. Petersburg.

Modeled after European markets, Locale will feature nearly 20,000 square feet of ingredients and a variety of prepared foods and baked goods. The partners say there will be a conscious effort to balance the more creative cooking items with grounded products for everyday needs.

Customers will be able to choose from meats, seafood, fruits, vegetables, wine, fine cheeses and cooked meats. Locale will also offer a full service delicatessen, wine bar, coffee bar and bakery.
Sharing the space with Locale Market, will be the full-service restaurant, Farmtable Kitchen. The restaurant is described as having “a casual farm-to-table feel” with a selection of Mina's California-inspired cuisine along with Pintabona's Italian flavors.