About Us
welcome to THE Tides Seafood Market
The Tides Seafood Market & Provisions in Safety, Harbor, FL offers premium quality seafood, all-natural meats, sustainably grown produce, dairy and cheeses, eggs and other grocery items, beer, and wine, as well as several prepared foods to go.
The focus is to highlight products local to Florida, but also carry both regional and national items that are produced with integrity and are of highest quality.
Who we are
It all begins with an idea. For us, that was wanting to bring thoughtfully sourced seafood, meats, produce, and gourmet pantry items to our new home in Safety Harbor.
Jon Walker
Jon is a food lover with a culinary background and almost two decades in the seafood industry. Jon learned to cook in New Orleans, a city rich in history and soul. With a new found passion for food and a soul set on fire with purpose, Jon went to culinary school and worked in kitchens for years.
A Florida boy, born and raised, it only made sense to move to a career in seafood when he and MK were married. Running major seafood distribution centers in Birmingham and St Pete allowed Jon to learn a different side to the business of food, but also allowed him to be in the kitchens of some truly phenomenal chefs. Partnering with these chefs to bring them premium products helped to lay the foundation for what is The Tides Seafood Market & Provisions today.
Jon's passion for good food, best in class ingredients, and an honest character of doing the right thing because it's the right thing to do means that you as a customer have a true partner in food.
Mary Kate Walker
Mary Kate is a self-taught baker and maker with a passion for real food, which is whole single ingredient food. Real Food is mostly unprocessed, free of chemical additives, and is rich in nutrients. A ceramicist by training, her artistic endeavors and creative energy were shifted to food when she became a mother 12 years ago.
With a passion for ingredients that are fresh, seasonal, and nutrient dense, Mary Kate’s emphasis is on knowing exactly where and how it was grown or produced.
She has years of restaurant experience and a true Southerner’s love of small talk, making her exceptionally able to deliver outstanding customer service.
Her true passion is sourcing the best ingredients and personally knowing the people who made them, the farms that they come from, and the stories told about them.