Well-known Tampa Bay chef Jeannie Pierola accused of stiffing seafood wholesaler out of $17K
One of Tampa’s most respected culinary artists is now facing accusations that she stiffed the bill from a St. Petersburg seafood distributor. Jeannie Pierola, owner of edison: food+drink lab gastropub on W. Kennedy Boulevard in South Tampa, is considered one of the most inventive chefs in the Tampa Bay area. The Tampa Bay Times ranked edison one of 2016’s Top 10 restaurants in the region, and No. 1 in the ‘American Upscale’ category. For 10 years, she served as head chef…