New gourmet shop in SLO opens with food and wine ‘you literally can’t get anywhere else’
A new gourmet food and wine shop — pairing dishes with drinks — opens Wednesday in downtown San Luis Obispo.
The gourmet market, delicatessen and restaurant, called Park 1039, is located at 1039 Chorro St. just down the block from the Mission. It held a soft opening for three days in February and will be open Wednesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the same side of the street as Barrelhouse Brewing and Luna Red.
The new business will carry products that customers “can’t find anywhere else in the county,” and even in some cases throughout the United States,” said owner Steven Goodale.
The shop aims to “provide a lot under one roof” and offer a customer experience with wine, sake, beer and food pairings, he said.
“I often describe us as a gourmet market, delicatessen and cheese shop, so you can get cheese from all over the world and olives from Spain and Italy, and olive oils and balsamic vinegars,” Goodale said. “Some of our products, like our glassware (such as hand-blown crystal) and some of the olive oils, you literally can’t get anywhere else in the U.S., only here at Park 1039.”
Gourmet food, wine and more
To start, Park 1039 will offer grab-and-go food and drinks, ramping up to tastings, lunches and dinner options as its services roll out, Goodale said.
Goodale said the shop will be an evolving collection of products assembled by his staff, all of whom have culinary backgrounds.
“Everything we love and want to explore, we will bring to the place we love,” Goodale.
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For instance, Park 1039 will carry about 1,500 wine bottles from more than 20 different countries in its cellar at any given time, including $1,000 labels from makers in Italy, France, Spain and Australia, down to bottles for less than $20, Goodale said.
Other products include gift baskets, cheese and charcuterie, and Basque cheesecake.
In addition to items from other countries, the business also will carry local sourdough breads and other SLO County selections, such as Arroyo Grande’s Rutiz Family Farms fruits and vegetables.
“We support small, artisanal production, not corporate foods,” Goodale said.
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SLO business offerings
The shop features a park theme with interior decor of hardwood and brick walls along with a decorative tree in the middle.
The space, which took three years of planning and tenant upgrades, also will offer outdoor dining with a parklet directly in front.
During the soft opening amid the pandemic, park picnic baskets have been some of the most popular items, Goodale said.
“We even have an idea to create a map for people to use, noting a P in those spots, to visit places in SLO County where they can picnic,” Goodale said. “People would even be able to use a QR code, Google map it, and drive right there.”
As it ramps up, Park 1039 plans to offer private wine dinners with a dining-and-tasting course menu, which can be held at people’s homes or on wine country excursions.
And it will also launch a wholesale business providing cheese plates and charcuteries to tasting rooms, hotels and markets.
“That will be a whole other business in and of itself,” Goodale said.
This story was originally published March 3, 2021 at 5:00 AM.
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