{"id":38466,"date":"2023-03-13T13:46:51","date_gmt":"2023-03-13T17:46:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/?p=38466"},"modified":"2023-03-13T13:46:51","modified_gmt":"2023-03-13T17:46:51","slug":"pdt-market-in-downtown-saratoga-springs-combines-grocery-fresh-meals-and-a-bar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/2023\/03\/pdt-market-in-downtown-saratoga-springs-combines-grocery-fresh-meals-and-a-bar\/","title":{"rendered":"PDT Market In Downtown Saratoga Springs Combines Grocery, Fresh Meals And A Bar"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_38467\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38467\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38467\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2023\/03\/pdt-market-hc-sm.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2023\/03\/pdt-market-hc-sm.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2023\/03\/pdt-market-hc-sm-300x215.png 300w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2023\/03\/pdt-market-hc-sm-768x551.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-38467\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Adam Foti poses in his PDT Marketplace in Saratoga Springs, which he describes as having a \u2018French and Italian feeling.\u2019 He had the building completely gutted and renovated.<br \/>\u00a92023 Saratoga Photographer.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>by Jill Nagy<\/p>\n<p>When Adam Foti\u2019s PDT Marketplace opens later this month, it will be \u201cnot like any supermarket you have ever seen,\u201d he said. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The market, in the former Price Chopper store at 55 Railroad Place in downtown Saratoga Springs, will have seven aisles of groceries surrounded by prepared foods, flowers and plants, a variety of personal care and household products. It will also have a bar and places to sit and eat.<\/p>\n<p>PDT stands for Pomme de Terre, translated on the PDT Marketplace website as \u201capple of the earth,\u201d but more commonly, a potato.<\/p>\n<p>Foti combines his skills and experience as a trained chef with what he has learned in more than 20 years in corporate retail.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>He describes the atmosphere of his business as having a \u201cFrench and Italian feeling.\u201d To produce that feeling, he had the building completely gutted and renovated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe just kept the shell of the old store,\u201d he said. Bonacio Construction did the work, guided by ABN Design.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"\"><b><span class=\"s1\"><span class=\"s2\"><!--more--><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span>When he opens, a staff of 62 will include chefs, bar tenders, and other specialists as well as sales staff.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Foti said he is already fully staffed \u201cbut we always take applications.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The chefs and cooks will work in an open kitchen, preparing food to be eaten on the premises or taken out, either ready to eat or ready to be warmed up and served. In addition, they will offer cooking demonstrations and classes.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Bar tenders will serve up a menu of four wines and craft beers. The bar and other locations in the store will offer limited menus of food to be eaten on the premises.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The cafe will have a rotating menu: comfort food on Monday, Latin menu on Tuesday, Italian specialties on Wednesday, \u201cworld cuisine\u201d on Thursday, pub food on Friday, and brunch on Saturday and Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The store\u2019s dairy section will offer cheeses and other dairy products from around the world as well as locally made products. The candy section combines old-fashioned penny candy with high end chocolates.<\/p>\n<p>A produce section, at the center of the store, will stock \u201chigh end really super fresh\u201d products, locally sourced when available. There will be a butcher on the premises. Fish and seafood will come largely from the Boston area. Fans of charcuterie can purchase them at the deli counter by the pound or create their own charcuterie boards to take home.<\/p>\n<p>Foti<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>is the founder and owner of PDT Catering. That company was created in 2012 and is headquartered in Ballston Lake. He will continue to offer catering services as well as private parties.<\/p>\n<p>Foti said,<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>he already has private parties booked.<\/p>\n<p>For customers to serve up what they buy, Foti will sell \u201cearth-friendly\u201d dishes and flatware\u2014compostable, made from bamboo or palm leaf or recycled materials, no styrofoam. The Marketplace will also sell flowers for the table and plants for more permanent display.<\/p>\n<p>PDT Marketplace will open quietly in mid-March, if all goes according to plan. \u201cOnce we have our feet under us,\u201d we will have a formal opening, probably in mid-April, Foti said.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, there is further information on the marketplace website, pdtmarket.com, or by telephone at 518-636-9404.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Jill Nagy When Adam Foti\u2019s PDT Marketplace opens later this month, it will be \u201cnot like any supermarket you have ever seen,\u201d he said. \u00a0 The market, in the former Price Chopper store at 55 Railroad Place in downtown Saratoga Springs, will have seven aisles of groceries surrounded by prepared foods, flowers and plants, 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