https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/entertainment/dining/2020/12/11/food-network-stars-open-anna-maria-island-restaurant/3881394001/
Jimmy Geurts Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Dec 11, 2020
The restaurant at Waterline Marina Resort will be a second location for The Chateau on the Lake, which has appeared on the series "Summer Rush."
Anna Maria Island's Waterline Marina Resort will soon welcome a new restaurant, which television viewers may already recognize along with its owners.
The Chateau Anna Maria is set to open on Dec. 20 in the former space of Eliza Ann's Coastal Kitchen at the Holmes Beach hotel that is part of Marriott's upscale Autograph Collection. It will serve as a second location for The Chateau on the Lake, an upstate New York restaurant that has been named one of the 100 Most Romantic and Scenic Restaurants in America by OpenTable and appeared on the Food Network show "Summer Rush."
The reality series follows the Foy family and three restaurants they run in Bolton Landing, a tourist town at Lake George. Married couple Buddy Foy Jr. and Jennifer Foy, who operate Chateau on the Lake, will also serve as co-owners of The Chateau Anna Maria.
In a phone interview with the Herald-Tribune, Foy Jr. said he already knew Sarasota-Manatee well through family. His parents Cate and Buddy Foy Sr. have lived on Anna Maria Island for more than 20 years, his brother Keith lives in Sarasota and his daughter Summer graduated this year from IMG Academy in Bradenton.
“It’s a very similar environment during the winter in Florida as it was here in the summer," Foy Jr. said. "(We said) let’s duplicate what we did, let’s bring our employees and keep them employed, and let’s go for it."
The Chateau Anna Maria's menu will feature a similar sensibility as Chateau on the Lake, which Foy Jr. described as "French-inspired, Italian portions." There will be an emphasis on fresh seafood, with imported cheeses and meats from Europe.
Seating will accommodate about 75 inside, though that will be reduced for social distancing during the pandemic, and around 100 outdoors, offering dock slips for guests arriving by boat. They plan to expand seating to 300-400, the majority of which will be outside, in a later second phase.
The restaurant will be open daily serving breakfast, lunch and dinner, though it plans to open with continental breakfast before expanding to a larger menu. Lunch will be more casual than dinner, with reservations recommended for the latter, but Foy Jr. doesn't want the atmosphere to be overly formal.
"It's white tablecloth, but it's comfortable white tablecloth," Foy Jr. said. "We don't turn away people in flip-flops. People walk in with khakis and flip-flops, they're more than comfortable."
Foy Jr. plans to move to Sarasota-Manatee and spend about half of the year here, continuing to spend the summer in upstate New York. Filming has taken place during the process of opening The Chateau Anna Maria, Foy Jr. said.
Waterline Marina Resort is located at 5325 Marina Drive in Holmes Beach. For more information on The Chateau Anna Maria, visit thechateauannamaria.com.
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