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Abbey and Josh Schmitt own and operate Banyan Coffee Company, a specialty coffee roaster, in Bradenton. (Tiffany Razzano)
BRADENTON, FL Josh Schmitt remembers his first cup of coffee well, but not fondly.
He was in his early twenties and attending flight school near Chicago, taking night courses. To stay awake, he d order traditional airport coffee, he said. The stuff that s been sitting and baking for probably 10 hours, and it wasn t the best, you could say, but I needed a pick-me-up.
Those were my less glory days of coffee, said Schmitt, who today owns and operates Banyan Coffee Company, a specialty coffee roaster, in Bradenton, with his wife, Abbey.
The business is co-owned by Victor Mattay of Dips Ice Cream, Brian Seymour of Anna Maria General Store and Nicholas Graham of Graham Slam Fishing Charters. The three also operate Pine Avenue Bait and Tackle in Anna Maria.
“We want people to come out here and have fun – family, friends, any age group,” said Graham about the restaurant, “whether it be kids in the afternoon getting ice cream or the adults coming out for sunset, having a beer or a glass of wine or some dinner.”
City Pier Grill features breakfast 7-11 a.m., with menu items like pancakes, waffles, a breakfast sandwich, biscuits and gravy and bagel and lox. It also serves coffee and tea from Banyan Coffee Co. and juice from Mixon Fruit Farms, both of which are based in Bradenton.