Sisters in Tampa: Day 2 (FarmTable for Dinner)

Hello friends! Sorry these Tampa posts are taking longer than I expected! After our dolphin cruise, we had the most amazing dinner at another of Dion’s recommendations – FarmTable in downtown St. Petersburg.

Sisters in Tampa: Day 3 (FarmTable for Dinner)

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Do you ever see something and feel compelled to get a photo of it?

Sisters in Tampa: Day 3 (FarmTable for Dinner)

Downtown St. Petersburg is so cute! I wish we were staying longer so I could spend more time here walking around.

Sisters in Tampa: Day 3 (FarmTable for Dinner)

Since Dion and I are Epic Eaters from back-in-the-day in Charlotte, I knew her recommendations would be great. And FarmTable was beyond wonderful.

Sisters in Tampa: Day 3 (FarmTable for Dinner)

I started with a glass of prosecco.

Sisters in Tampa: Day 3 (FarmTable for Dinner)

The menu was on the smaller side, but had plenty of wonderful options. I actually prefer small menus, so this was perfect.

Sisters in Tampa: Day 3 (FarmTable for Dinner)

We started with this adorable platter of warm bread, two cheese options, prosciutto (I think), spicy figs, warm olives, pickled okra, mustard, and honeycomb. I love these little food parties on a platter.

Sisters in Tampa: Day 3 (FarmTable for Dinner)

My sister ordered what I usually get – the short rib! I got to taste a bite, and it was one of the best I’ve had ever. Get ittttt!

Sisters in Tampa: Day 3 (FarmTable for Dinner)

She also really wanted to try the mac and cheese, which was good. It was the smooth and creamy kind.

Sisters in Tampa: Day 3 (FarmTable for Dinner)

For my main event, I had the “Olive-oil poached grouper | toasted farro, cherry tomatoes, edamame, beans, and preserved lemon”.

Sisters in Tampa: Day 3 (FarmTable for Dinner)

I mean, look at this!

Sisters in Tampa: Day 3 (FarmTable for Dinner)

I actually don’t think I’ve ever ordered grouper before, but this was delicious. I especially loved how well the whole plate came together. All the ingredients mixed perfectly. I love these kinds of meals where you try to get a little piece of each flavor in one bite. The little purple basil leaves were tasty in addition to making the plate look pretty.

Sisters in Tampa: Day 3 (FarmTable for Dinner)

They must know how I feel about dessert, because they put us next to this huge display of cakes. After seeing this rainbow cake get sliced up and passed out to another table, I really wanted it. Sis actually found the cake available by the slice downstairs later. There’s a shopping area underneath the restaurant. More on that in a minute.

Sisters in Tampa: Day 3 (FarmTable for Dinner)

We actually opted to share this key lime panna cotta. Yum! If I remember correctly, this came with mango and cheries and coconut sorbet. This was really light and cool – perfect for the hot Florida day.

Sisters in Tampa: Day 3 (FarmTable for Dinner)

The downstairs area, Locale Market, was sort of like a Dean and Deluca. Lots of cool and local finds around.

Sisters in Tampa: Day 3 (FarmTable for Dinner)

Like this! Whoa!

Sisters in Tampa: Day 3 (FarmTable for Dinner)

My new favorite thing to take home from travels is food. It doesn’t clutter your space (for long) and is fun to enjoy later. I got two bags of coffee. Mmm!

Such a fantastic eating adventure. My sister and I absolutely loved FarmTable. We even got to meet the GM, Justin. Hi, Justin!

And HUGE thank you to Dion for this recommendation! You can follow her on Insta @dionlimtv if you want to see more of her food suggestions.

Click here for my post about our dolphin adventure.

Thanks for reading!

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