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and fresh produce, meat and dairy. They stock a wide selection of beer and wine, as well as to-go prepared foods for easy picnics. Siesta Village Liquors is located next door to Siesta Market offering top shelf and name brand liquors, bar accessories and is the Village’s only full-service liquor store.
arships to area students interested in pursuing a culinary career. Their two locations are 1924 S. Osprey Avenue, Sarasota (941-955-9856) and on Siesta Key at 206 Canal Road, (941-349-1474).
“We continue to create a hometown customer shopping experiencewhichisoneofthemostimportantthingsweoffer. Of course, we love when you shop and say hello. Whether stopping by for freshly baked cookies and gourmet coffee, shopping for the week or ordering those larger catered events and holiday dinners, we make sure ourserviceisefficientsothatyourvisitismemorable.”- EddieMorton
Demetrio’s Pizza House Closes after 46 Years
“Since announcing our retirement two weeks ago, the out- pouring of love and support is far beyond what we could have ever imagined. Yourposts,comments,andshareshavebeenviewedby more than 38,000 friends. Your hundreds of letters, postcards, emails, phone calls, and texts have greatly touched our hearts.
A mainstay in the Southside Village for over 50 years is Morton’s Gourmet Market for catering, events and amazing foods and more
With family members continu- ing to join the team, the Morton family will always be an integral part of the Sarasota community.
An important anniversary celebrated recently was the Firehouse Chili Cookoff hosted by Morton’s for the 21st year with proceeds benefiting the Sarasota Firefighters Benevolent Fund. The family established and maintains their Morton Culinary Education Fund which awards schol-
Daily, I struggle to keep up with your comments as many of you reflect on your past experiences in our family restaurant. I fight to keep tears back as you talk about the special times that you created there. I cry when you tell us what this place meant to you and yours. I have tried to address each of you individually but I just can not keep up; there are just too many.
Each night as we sit with our staff, reflect on the day, and try to catch our breath, we all agree that this must be it, there can not be any more, we have surely served all of them by now, but yet, the next day there’s more than the last. We had no idea how muchweimpactedyourlives. ManytimesIam asked what is the best part of being in the restaurant businessandtheanswerissimple. It’sthefriends we’vemadeandtherelationshipswe’vebuild. Your support over these 46 years has been AMAZING. Your support these last two weeks, UNBELIEVABLE.”
- Owner, Gus Sokos writing during the closing of Demetrio’s
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