{Shayn Prapaisilp}
News came this summer that The Loop was going to get a full-service grocery store and a 24-hour diner. As development continues at the corner of Eastgate Avenue and Delmar Boulevard, the future home to both Peacock Loop Diner and Global Foods Market, The Scoop has a cart full of information about what’s in store at the grocery store.
Like its sister store in Kirkwood, Global Foods Market will offer a wide variety of international and specialty grocery items daily. Because its footprint of 15,000 square feet will be smaller than the original store, this one will “have a little more specific merchandizing,” said Shayn Prapaisilp, vice president of Global Foods Market. But the international flair will extend beyond the shelves, specifically to prepared foods. Leading this side of the operation will be Ben Poremba, chef-owner of Elaia and Olio (and a chicken shack coming this spring), as well as the co-owner of Salume Beddu and La Patisserie Chouquette.
The prepared foods section – unofficially named The Market on Delmar by Global Foods – will include numerous food stations, including a deli counter, a sushi and ceviche bar, a grill area and a coffee bar, according to Poremba, who said the concept was inspired by urban food spots like Dean & DeLuca and Eataly in New York City. Daily breakfast, lunch and dinner offerings will include both grab-and-go, as well as made-to-order items that hail from cuisines from around the world. Poremba emphasized that while the food would be “unique, interesting and international,” it would also be affordably priced.
Seating will be available in an open dining area, a more private dining spot, and near the coffee bar. “There will be a good variety of seating options, depending on if you’re there one hour or 15 minutes,” said Prapaisilp. He hopes to open doors in late July or early August, in time for the start of the Washington University fall semester.
-photo courtesy of James Byard/WUSTL Newsroom
This article appears in October 2013.