MORE
Most Recent Entries
- Cooking In Memory Of Jerome [Chefs Come Together For 'A Night Of Extreme Taste']
- A West Tampa Institution Closes [Snack City Serves Its Last Milkshake And Cones]
- No. 63 In Your Program, No. 1 In Your Heart [Lee Roy Selmon Adds New Dishes To His Starting Lineup]
- BAM! Emeril Visits The Bay Area Today [Brandon Kicks It Up A Notch]
- Lions And Tigers And Pears, Oh My [Lowry Park Zoo Dishes Up Great Food At Zoofari]
- Tampa's Greek Festival Starts Today [St. John The Baptist Greek Orthodox Throws A Great Party]
- Bryce Does Chocolate One More Time [Chef Mixes Sweet With Savory]
- Baseball Mascots We'd Love To Eat [It's World Series Time]
- CineBistro Brings Dining To The Movies [What Would Roger Ebert Do?]
- Diva Diverts To 'Delicious Disney Desserts' [Pam Brandon Writes A Tasty Cookbook]
- Marchand's Goes Old School With New Menu [The Classics Never Go Out Of Style]
- A Taste Of Mexico City [Roberto Santibanez Comes To The Taco Bus]
- Bill Clinton Touts Civility & Global Initiative, Gets Grub On In Sarasota [Look Who Came For Dinner]
- Eat The Rosebuds While Ye May [What's On Your Culinary Bucket List?]
- The Five Food Groups of BarCamp Tampa [Geeks Love Pink Sno-Balls]
Monthly Archives
|
The sign of a healthy food life for a city is a proliferation of fresh markets and farmers markets. Several operate in the Bay area, most notably the weekend markets in Ybor City, St. Petersburg and Dunedin, but we could always use more.
That’s why I was excited to learn this week about the start of the Tampa Downtown Market, operating from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Fridays (starting Oct. 24) at Gaslight Square along Franklin Street through May 1. If the demand is great enough, the market might expand to Sundays.
Tiffany Ferrecchia, who moved to Tampa from the Orlando area two years ago and runs the organic catering company Urban Taste (formerly Taste for Life), is spearheading the market with help from the Tampa Downtown Partnership.
“We’re very lucky for this market to have the partnership with us,” Ferrecchia told me on Wednesday. “Without them, I’m not sure we could have gone as far as we have.”
The market is somewhat modeled on those she’s seen while living in Winter Park and during her travels to other locations. (She hails originally from Boston.) Vendors will offer ready-to-eat food, take-home fare, produce, flowers and plants, health and beauty, artworks and pet products.
“There are so many markets opening across Florida right now,” she says. “I think it will do a lot for the community.”
For information and a list of vendors, go to www.tampadowntownmarket.com.
As I said, there are lots of great fresh markets in the area. Here’s a map of those in Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco, Polk and Manatee counties.
Advertisement
Send Us Your Comments |
Terms & Conditions |
* Comments Must Include Full Name And Location
