Seafood Shack Named Anna Maria Island Chamber Large Business of the Year

Seafood Shack Marina, Bar & Grill is honored to have received the Large Business of the Year Award for 2018 from the Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce at their annual Installation Banquet held on November 6. The prestigious award has over the last 30 years recognized Anna Maria Island Chamber businesses that exemplify growth,…

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Gulf Coast Crab Cakes Recipe Serves 6 as first course

Ingredients 1/2 cup onions, diced 3/4 cup bell peppers, diced (mix red, green and yellow) 1/2 cup salad oil 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice 1/4 cup Dijon mustard 1 tsp Worchestershire sauce 3 egg yolks 1/3 loaf bread crumbs (no crust) 24 oz crabmeat Salt, fresh ground pepper to taste 1/2 tsp Tabasco 2 Tbl…

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Save the Date! Sarasota-Manatee Originals Restaurant Week October 2nd to 15th

The Seafood Shack Marina, Bar & Grill is thrilled to be a part of the 2nd annual Dine To The Nines Eat Like a Local Restaurant Week. Over 60 Manatee and Sarasota restaurants will be featuring specially-priced prix fixe menus for breakfast, lunch and dinner. At The Shack, Executive Chef Gerard Jesse has designed an…

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Back To Basics An Article by Chef Gerard Jesse in the AMI Sun

Humility, a word that I have known all along, but have just recently understood in my life. As a young chef working in high-end, fine-dining establishments, I was full of “piss and vinegar” as they say. No one could tell me anything and I knew it all. But I couldn’t have been more wrong. I…

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Chef Talk: Gerard Jesse of The Seafood Shack Featured in the Herald Tribune

Abby Weingarten | Herald Tribune | December 26, 2016 The Seafood Shack, on the Intracoastal Waterway in Cortez, has been a local favorite since 1971. Gerard Jesse, the executive chef at The Seafood Shack on the Intracoastal Waterway in Cortez, has been cooking professionally for the past 15 years. Originally from Hamburg, Germany, he studied…

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