The Story Behind The Oyster Stew
April 1, 2017
The story behind the oyster stew JOHN HORNE | ANNA MARIA OYSTER BAR Cooking and love of food in my family goes way back. I think the first time I remember being in an institutional kitchen was in the Polk County Stockade in the ’60s. I know me being in a cell doesn’t surprise anyone that knows me, but in the ’60s?? I was born in ’61, so did I start my criminal record before my 10th birthday? No, not exactly, I am named after my grandfather, John Washington Senn, and everyone in Bartow called him Capt. Jake, as he
