We went to the Beach Bistro this evening with ome friends are staying with Anna Maria Vacations in their beautiful property The Villa Tuscany. They reserved it online at www.annamaria.com and are staying for a couple of weeks.

They tell me it has a great pool and is a Mediterranean style property - they have had some cookouts down by the pool, grilling steaks from The Chop Shop and shrimp from Cortez Village. I think they want to sell their home up north and buy a house down here on Anna Maria Island. It's always the same, once people visit here they can't wait to get back.

The Beach Bistro is a national award winning restaurant that is becoming famous worldwide - the food is spectacular and the position on the edge of the Gulf sands is unbeatable.