That’s The Sound of Doors Opening
Our local restaurant community is getting back on its feet.
⏰ It’s Time to Write! It has been an intense, emotional, and, at times, heartbreaking past three weeks. But it’s time to try and get back to at least some sense of “normal.” I quoted that because the local definition of that word may have changed a little in the past month or so.
🪧 A Sign of the Times. Siesta Key, St. Armands, Bradenton Beach, and Anna Maria Island all show the unmistakable signs of restaurants and businesses rising up. They are drying out, shoveling out, and hanging out the open sign. I don’t need to tell you that we need to support them. If you didn’t care about our local food community, I doubt you would have subscribed to this newsletter.
So, it’s time. It’s time to get back to that community table at your newly re-opened coffee shop. Time to schedule some Happy Hour drinks at one of your go-to watering holes. And time to show just how much you appreciate all the hard work our restaurant industry staff has put into getting the doors open once again at your favorite places to dine, meet up, and socialize.
Here’s a list of some of the places that are open on Siesta Key, St. Armands, Lido Key, Longboat Key, and Anna Maria Island that you can show that love to right now! 📝 We may have missed a place (or two), an apology in advance. Add them in the comments or email us HERE.)
SIESTA KEY
MVP – My Village Pub
Blase Martini Bar
3.14 Pi Pizza
Siesta Key Summer House Steak & Seafood
Siesta Key Oyster Bar
Meaney’s Mini Donuts
Big Water Fish Market
The Toasted Mango Cafe
The Old Salty Dog Siesta Key
Siesta Key Wine Bar
Cafe Gabbiano
Flavio’s Brick Oven Pizza & Bar Siesta Key
Daiquiri Deck (Village location)
The DUO Döner & Deli
Lenny’z Pizza & Island Bar
The Shebeen Irish Pub & Kitchen
Local Bean Coffee (Davidson’s Plaza)
Turtles on Little Sarasota Bay
Miguel’s Restaurant
Siesta Poke
ST ARMANDS, LIDO KEY & LBK
Drift Kitchen
Shore St. Armands
Crab & Fin (Open Dec. 1st)
Blue Dolphin Cafe
Shore – LBK
Dry Dock Waterfront Grill
Venezia
Daiquiri Deck (Upstairs)
ANNA MARIA ISLAND
Anna Maria Oyster Bar
Anna Maria Island Beach Cafe
Mademoiselle Paris
Daiquiri Deck
Graze Street
The Doctors Office
Most restaurants off the islands are open and welcoming guests, too. Please support them as well. Lots of our local restaurant staffs have had a bunch of unscheduled and unpaid time off. They could really use you now.
✍️ Yes, It’s Time to Write. And we’re getting back to our regular publication schedule. So, look for us in your inbox five or six times a month. Look for more of your favorites: First Look, One Dish, and Make it at Home. We’ve also got some new features we’re cookin’ up.
After a bit of pause, we’re also back to work on our 2025 Little Sarasota DINING Book. That’ll be in bookstores and online towards the end of the year. 🤞
📌 ODDS & ENDS
🆕 Rosemary Still Rising. Chef Michael Calore (Mozzarella Fella, Pazzo, and Osteria Southside) is opening his new place in the Rosemary District, Pazzo on Orange (481 N. Orange Ave). You can expect the same delicious Italian cuisine that has made Michael so popular around town. Two things for me: the Meatball Salad and the Pasta Fagioli Soup. I hope both of those dishes made the cut for the new spot.
🍸 One Martini Can Make a Difference. All month long, Watershed Hospitality Concepts (Cask & Ale, Pie on Main, Blase Martini Bar, and 3.14 Pi Pizza) will donate a portion of the proceeds from the sale of their popular Espresso Martini to the Giving Kitchen. Giving Kitchen’s mission is to support food service workers who need financial assistance. Sip for a good cause.
That’s it. Help your neighbor out if they need something. You may need them sometime, too.
~ LH
🗓️ SARASOTA FOOD EVENTS 🗓️
Here are some upcoming local food events that we think you might find interesting. All you need to do is make that reservation. We’ve provided you with a link to more info.
⭐⭐ If you have an event, we’d like to help you spread the word. Let us know! (EMAIL IT)
📖 BUY A COPY OF OUR 2024 SARASOTA DINING BOOK! – ORDER HERE 📖
😋 MICHAEL’S ON EAST – MONTHLY EPICUREAN MENU – OKTOBERFEST 🍻
📆 WEEKLY POP-UP KITCHEN EVENTS – 99 Bottles Taproom & Bottle Shop
We’ve got a few things for you to do in the next days, weeks, and months. Get out there and take advantage of what our Sarasota restaurant community has to offer! ⬇️
OCT 24 – Whiskey Wars – Michael’s On East
OCT 24 – Wines Around the World – Pier 22
OCT 25 – Loire Valley Wine Tasting – Mademoiselle Paris
NOV 2 – Rockin’ Lobster (Children First) – INFORMATION
DEC 7 – Lakewood Ranch BluesFest – INFORMATION 🎸
🧑🌾 FARMER’S MARKET INFO 🌾
EVERY SUNDAY – Siesta Key Farmer’s Market – DETAILS
EVERY SUNDAY – Farmer’s Market at Lakewood Ranch – DETAILS
EVERY SUNDAY – The Meadows Farmer’s Market – DETAILS
EVERY WEDNESDAY – The Phillippi Farmhouse Market (Oct-Apr) – DETAILS
THIRD THURSDAY NIGHT – RADD Night Market – DETAILS
EVERY SATURDAY – Sarasota Farmer’s Market – DETAILS
EVERY SATURDAY – Downtown Bradenton Public Market – DETAILS
EVERY SATURDAY – Venice Farmer’s Market – DETAILS
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