Openings
Cheeky’s Fish & Raw Bar opens next week in St. Pete Cheeky’s Fish & Raw Bar, the latest addition to St. Petersburg’s Central Avenue dining scene, will officially open its doors on Wednesday, May 7. The restaurant is the latest project from Tampa native Nate Siegel, co-founder of Tampa’s Willa’s and Willa’s Provisions. The menu will feature fresh seafood from local and Gulf waters, including oysters from Florida and the East Coast, Maine lobster rolls, New Orleans-style po-boys, smoked fish dip, chowder, burgers, salads, and daily specials. Cheeky’s oyster program will serve raw, grilled, and fried oysters sourced from farms like Indian River Oyster Company in New Smyrna Beach, Lost Coast Oysters in Tampa Bay, and out-of-state suppliers such as Blue Point in Long Island and Katama Bay in Massachusetts. See more photos of the concept at the bottom of this post, and check out the opening day menu.—Sofía García Vargas
Adult Therapy brings wine and craft workshops to St. Pete’s Historic Uptown St. Petersburg has no shortage of charming corners to sip a glass of wine, but the newly opened Adult Therapy in Historic Uptown offers more than just a pour. The curated wine shop, which quietly opened its doors on March 27, makes a proper introduction with its grand opening event on Wednesday from 6 to 9 p.m. The evening promises live music, food, and, of course, wine. Located inside Glass of Life, a stained-glass studio at 499 7th Ave. N., Adult Therapy is the latest venture from sommelier Jessica Arkwright, former owner of Must Wine Loft. The wine and charcuterie concept, co-owned with Raymond Cotteret and Alex Paunic, announced its closure on November 1.—SGV
Aldi converted from Winn-Dixie opens in South Tampa’s Hyde Park neighborhood Grab your quarters. Hyde Park’s old Winn-Dixie reopens as an Aldi on Thursday, and at least one other conversion is coming soon in Tampa Bay. The store at 2100 W Swann Ave. in South Tampa will be about half the original grocer’s size, leaving an opening in the building for another retailer, the Tampa Bay Business Journal reports.—Selene San Felice
ICYMI
Artisan teahouse Noisy Crane Tea is looking for another Tampa Bay home When 41 year-old Tampa resident KC Cavanaugh experienced her first traditional tea ceremony almost a decade ago, it quite literally changed her life. Since then, she’s been on what she describes as the “path of tea,” and went from being just an enjoyer of traditional Chinese tea ceremonies to selling her own herbal tea blends at markets throughout Tampa Bay. The retail shop eventually blossomed into an in-person teahouse of sorts—Noisy Crane Tea—where Cavanaugh is finally able to share her knowledge and offer traditional Chinese, Taiwanese and Japanese teas in their respective traditions, with a focus on ceremonial-like methods similar to the “life-changing” ones her friend exposed her to many years ago. But since her first lease ended a few months ago, Cavanaugh is looking for another home for Noisy Crane.—Kyla Fields
