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There are plenty of restaurants on Anna Maria Island who claim to have the best pie on Anna Maria Island but the Sign of the Mermaid never fails to impress me.  Definitely continue to test Key Lime pies in all of Anna Maria Island’s restaurants, after all testing is all the fun!

Key Lime Pie

Sign of the Mermaid is located up in Anna Maria City on the East side of Gulf Drive.  If Key Lime pie is not your cup of tea then no worries.  Sign of the Mermaid offers Chocolate Silk Pie, Chocolate truffle peanut butter pie, Chocolate peanut pie and finally, Gold Coast Key Lime pie along with an occasional daily special.  All the sweets are available with 24 hours notice.  For a quick sweet just stop in as they have plenty of other choices in their dessert case.

Don’t forget that the Sign of the Mermaid offers great entree’s with lots of great fresh seafood choices.  Visit the Island Real Estate Anna Maria Island Sign of the Mermaid post for more information.

Lastly, if you love baking or eating pies, below you can find the award winning Key Lime recipe courtesy of News 13, Roy De Jesus.   For more information on the story visit Tampabay New 13.

What You’ll Need for your Key Lime Pie:

* 1¼ cup graham cracker crumbs
* ⅓ cup granulated sugar
* ½ cup melted butter
* 6 egg yolks (whites reserved for meringue)
* 1½ cans sweetened condensed milk (14 oz. cans)
* ¾ cup plus 1 oz. key lime juice
* 6 egg whites
* ¾ cup granulated sugar

Let’s Bake!

First, preheat the oven 325 degrees.

To prepare the crust, mix crumbs, sugar and butter until well blended, and press into a 10-inch pie pan, sprayed well with non-stick spray.

These are not baked beforehand. They bake along with the filling.

Next, the filling: Separate eggs, reserving the egg whites.

Mix yolks and sweetened condensed milk well in a stainless steel bowl. Add key lime juice, mix until blended. Pour filling into crust.

Bake in preheated 325-degree oven for 6 minutes, until pie is slightly set up. Remove from oven and set aside, and leave oven on for meringue.

To make the meringue: With stand-up or hand mixer, beat egg whites until they form soft peaks. Add sugar slowly and beat until glossy, and whites hold their shape.

Spread meringue evenly over pie, making sure it touches the edges of the pie pan. Return to oven for 5 minutes until meringue peaks brown. Be careful not to overcook.

Remove from oven and chill for at least 4 hours before serving.

The Rod and Reel restaurant is located in Anna Maria City, Anna Maria Island Florida. The restaurant sits out on the end of the most Northern Pier on Anna Maria Island. It is extremely quiet and the Rod & Reel is typically a top 3 foodie choice for visitors and locals alike. The great food, great views and reasonable prices make a must stop.

The restaurant is on the second floor and provides indoor and outdoor seating. In the high season it can get pretty busy and waiting an hour for a seat is fairly common place. The great thing about waiting is that you stop by the bar on the first floor, grab a beverage and sit on the pier people, fish, dolphin, bay and manatee watching. It is great to get the strong bay breeze coming to shore while you catch up with friends and family.

The Rod & Reel serves breakfast, lunches, and dinners. For lunch their are plenty of sandwiches and for dinner lots of fish and specials. You never can go wrong with Grouper. For more Anna Maria Island Information visit Island Real Estate’s attractions website and view the video below.

Anna Maria Restaurants

Anna Maria Island continues to make headlines in world wide press. Sure, I suppose if we looked hard enough anyone could find some headline about Anna Maria Island once a week. Perhaps your in Firestone, Colorado, or Bristol, Rhode Island or New York City and fall upon an article about Anna Maria Island. Ok, not so much of a big de…al? Wait a second, New York City is a pretty big town last I checked.

Yup, that is right. A few weeks ago in the end of July 2009 the New York Times Travel section headlined Anna Maria Island Restaurants. The New York Times writer Cindy Price got it “write.” She captured Anna Maria Island with accurate “taste” tests of Anna Maria Island. The article featured many of the great Anna Maria Island restaurants that we all know and love. Cindy writes about stumbling across such a phenomenal place that you want to pinch yourself to be sure it is real.

“Just when you think you’ve seen everything under its proverbial sun, you stumble across a place like Anna Maria Island — a seven-mile slip of cushy white sand tucked in the Gulf of Mexico where you can dump the car, rent a bike, swim in smooth, teal waters and eat remarkably well.” New York Times.

Not to be critical but Price did miss one great resource for restaurant information. Island Real Estate’s Anna Maria Island Restaurant informational page. It lists at least 25 restaurants on it’s page with links of pictures and real descriptions of what you can expect with comments from other travelers. Click the link for Anna Maria Island Restaurant Information.

For now, Ms. Cindy Price is my new hero. Thank you New York Times as well as Ms. Price. For the full New York Times Article….more.

The Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce hosts a phenomenal event every October. The 2008 Bayfest was no exception. Both sides of Pine avenue were packed with fantastic vehicles from old to new. In addition, this year extreme motorcycles were included and no doubt even non-motorcyclist became enthusiasts after viewing the workmanship of the speciality bikes. As always lots of crafts for sale that are sure to jazz up any beach house on Anna Maria Island.

The Chamber offers wonderful live music throughout the day from 10AM – 10 PM. Beer, Wine, soda, water are all provided throughout the Bayfest which takes place on Pine Avenue in Anna Maria City, FL. Plenty of food is available from the Sandbar, Skinny’s, and other local Anna Maria restaurants. If you go away hungry its your own fault as deserts, burgers, pizza, seafood, and finger foods are plentiful at Bayfest. Once the sun goes down the Anna Maria City party begins until 10 PM. It’s a great friendly outdoor night festival that no one should miss if they frequently visit Anna Maria Island.

Island Real Estate Vacation Rentals has plenty of Vacation rentals just a walk away to ensure if you do make the bayfest and stay until close you can walk home to ensure everyone in the party is safe. Just give them a call for some of the finest accommodations on Anna Maria Island, Florda.

Last but not least, 2008 Bayfest provided an event to further communicate the enormity of the Pine Avenue restoration project. The Pine Avenue project will redefine Pine Avenue to its glory days of the early 1900′s. With over 10 lots involved, a good portion of Pine Avenue will be changed to encompass an advantageous mixture of residential and retail boutique shops. Grab a dinner at the Sandbar or ice cream at two scoops and walk Pine avenue window shopping in any of the ample boutique shops to be added in the next 3-5 years. The size of the project is mind blowing and will redefine the city of Anna Maria. The Pine Avenue Restoration project will provide an old neighborhood feel we all yearn for and an added destination for Anna Maria Island for visitors to enjoy. Led by Mike Coleman, Ed Chiles and listed by Island Real Estate, the project is sure to succeed and provide a ton of walk around boutique shops on Anna Maria Island similar to St. Armand’s circle but further along Anna Maria Island’s old Florida tradition.

A great informational resource for anyone visiting Anna Maria Island is now available. Restaurant reviews, pavilion

Anna Maria Info

rentals, parks in Anna Maria City, Holmes Beach, and Bradenton Beach are located on a website provided by Island Real Estate. Sure, the Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce is a fantastic resource however if you want more information on restaurants provided with pictures and a neutral view of what is great to eat, visit Island Real Estate’s information website. In addition you will find Anna Maria Island pictures, Gulf Temperatures, hurricane tables, shopping information, as well as area attractions. If you are also looking for a place to stay try Island Real Estate’s vacation rentals where you can review accurate real-time availability on over 150 vacation rentals located on Anna Maria Island. One last thing, be sure to review the resorts available exclusively through Island Real Estate as well as the most luxury vacation rentals on Anna Maria Island.

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Holmes Beach, Anna Maria Island, FL
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