The former V. Richards market space in Birmingham's Forest Park neighborhood should have a new tenant by this fall.

Mac Russell, who owns Shindigs Catering and the Shindigs food truck, told AL.com today that he has agreed to lease the property and will open a fast-casual restaurant and bar that will also include a produce and meat market and a kitchen for his catering business.

Russell said he expects to sign the lease later this week and plans to open by Oct. 1.

V. Richards, which was located at 3916 Clairmont Ave., closed in February 2015 after nearly 20 years in business.

The new restaurant will be called DMac's, which is short for Russell's full name of Donald MacDonald Russell III.

"DMac is how I sign my name, and my dad has always wanted me to name the restaurant that," Russell said. "I always was against that because it sounded kind of pretentious. I realize now it's a great family story because my granddad always wanted to have a restaurant, and now I'm kind of living my granddad's dreams."

Before starting Shindigs Catering and the Shindigs food truck in July 2011, Russell worked in the kitchen at Birmingham chef Chris Hastings' Hot and Hot Fish Club, and he was the executive chef at the former Standard Bistro in the Town of Mt Laurel.

Last summer, Shindigs catered the wedding reception for Nick and Terry Saban's daughter, Kristen.

The menu at DMac's will be an extension of the Shindigs Catering food truck, which features organic, locally sourced, farm-to-fork dishes such as free-range chicken burgers, pork belly steamed buns and vegan balls over roasted spaghetti squash.

The market will offer produce from Shindigs' two farms, including corn, peas and okra from the farm in Marion Junction in Dallas County and heirloom tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, squash and lettuces from the farm in Morgan Springs in Perry County.

Beef, pork and poultry products from Shindigs' meat purveyors, including Marble Creek Farmstead in Sylacauga and Fiddlehead Farms in Selma, also will be available at the market, Russell said.

"People also will be able to come in and pick up some pre-made dishes and some canned goods that we make, including our condiments and jams and sauces that we are using," Russell said.

The bar will be in the patio space that faces Clairmont Avenue. The space will be enclosed to house what Russell is calling an "ultra-lux" bar.

Russell said he will continue to operate the Shindigs food truck after the restaurant and market opens.

This post will be updated.