Oats, who moved to Tuscaloosa from Buffalo nearly two years ago to reinvigorate the Crimson Tide hoops program, may be a recent convert, but he is just one of the many Bright Star regulars who’ve grown to appreciate the culinary delights of one of the 114-year-old restaurant’s signature dishes.
While the Bright Star is renowned for its fresh seafood - from the crab claws to the stuffed shrimp - the snapper dishes are the stars of the show here. And for those who know, it doesn’t get any better than the snapper throats.
“Most of the loyal clientele that come here, they’re educated in what we do here,” Andreas Anastassakis, the restaurant’s executive chef and co-owner, says of the Bright Star’s distinctive dish. “They’re familiar with it. They know it’s a delicacy. They come here for it. It brings people in.
PANAMA CITY BEACH While no restaurant has been immune to the effects of this year s coronavirus pandemic, three Panama City Beach restaurants the Grand Marlin, Firefly and Capt. Anderson s have continued to garner the attention of Florida Trend Magazine s 2020 Golden Spoon Awards.
Firefly, 535 R. Jackson Blvd., recently earned its 11th Golden Spoon Award a good start toward earning a seat next to Capt. Anderson s in the Golden Spoon Hall of Fame. It s wonderful for the area and wonderful for them, said Capt. Anderson s Restaurant manager Alexa Patronis. We re all a big family in the community and support each other any way we can.