Category: Press

Where do your recipes come from? I hear that a lot. “Do your chefs come up with menu items?” Well, we don’t have chefs at the Oyster Bars; we have cooks that love to eat and cook. The Sarasota-Manatee Originals’ annual food & wine tasting event, Forks & Corks, was last month, and when we were trying to decide what item to feature, of course, our Grandma Georgie’s Chipotle Oysters was our 1st choice, but we’ve served them (to everyone’s delight) three years in a row.   We thought it might be time to serve something different, and since we

Metro, a news outlet based in the United Kingdom, recently featured Anna Maria Oyster Bar on the Pier in one of their articles. Metro is the largest free newspaper and third biggest newspaper in the United Kingdom. Dating back to 1999, Metro offers a variety of pieces and sections for its readers. This can take the form of the latest showbiz gossip, the funniest and oddest stories from around the world, and the best opinion pieces, without a party political standpoint to have to worry about. Hattie Gladwell, a Lifestyle Writer for Metro, took a recent visit across the pond

We are so proud of one of very own, Josh Santillan. If you’re an AMOB regular, you might know Josh from our Ellenton location where he works full-time. He leads a pretty busy life taking online college courses and working full-time, but he also trains full-time as a competitive figure skater! Training at the Ellenton Ice and Sports Complex, across the highway from our Ellenton location, Josh and his team mate Jessica Pfund have been training for US Nationals. They’ve had intense training, too. Being at the ice rink from 8:30am to 3:30pm, their training also includes ballet twice a

Buchanan Talks Jobs With Restaurant Owners Apr 20, 2017 Press Release Industry Employs 29,000 People in 16th District SARASOTA — Jobs and the economy drove the discussion Wednesday when Congressman Vern Buchanan met with a group of nearly a dozen restaurant owners from Sarasota and Manatee counties. Buchanan (middle, white shirt) addresses the group The Congressman listened as the entrepreneurs discussed some of the financial challenges facing their businesses during the meeting at the Holiday Inn Sarasota-Airport. The meeting comes on the heels of a study released this week ranking Bradenton one of the best small cities in the U.S. to

John Horne, CEO of Bradenton’s Anna Maria Oyster Bar, shares a peek at his pearl of a business. By David Ball for 941CEO | Photography by Salvatore Brancifort 9/4/2015 at 11:20am Anna Maria Oyster Bar’s John Horne is building an empire one loyal employee at a time. “We do our best to treat our people very well.” It’s close to noon and a rare break in the day for John Horne as he scans the interior of his office, located next to the Anna Maria Oyster Bar in the Cortez Village shopping plaza in Bradenton. As the 19-year owner of the popular seafood