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SPECIAL ANISE BARREL TEQUILA RELEASE
Maestro Dobel will release their special Anise Barrel Tequila in time for Cinco de Mayo! Get $7 classic margaritas all day long.
Celebrate Derby Weekend with Mint Julep Lemonade
Stop by Fri- Sat, May 3-4, for Woodford Reserve Bourbon Mint Julep Lemonades to celebrate The Kentucky Derby. These refreshing thirst quenchers are sure bets!
$6 Happy Hour Menu
Join us Mon- Fri from 4pm-7pm for Happy Hour Bites & $7 Old Fashioneds & Brambles!
Introducing our new Sweets Specialist
We are excited to introduce our new Sweets Specialist Britt Dean!
She’s bringing a lot of love to our dessert menu. We’ve asked Britt to share, in her own words, a bit about herself.
“I grew up in a family of fresh food, and for as long as I can remember I’ve been snapping green beans for my mom, and learning all...
Learning to Sip Tequila
It’s Monday night and I’m in a backroom Tampa speakeasy sniffing, swirling, and sipping top-notch tequila with a room full of young professionals, most of whom didn’t know each other before tonight. The raw energy in the room is contagious and I’m thrilled I broke my routine to be here.
Anise Saturdays are Sweeter
Anise’s latest creative endeavor, #saturdaysweets, is the brainchild of Julie Curry, Anise’s energetic and talented pastry chef. Each week she creates a delightfully new and tantalizing dessert—and the Anise bar staff pair it with the perfect cocktail. Recent Saturday sweets have included Meyer Lemon Macarons and...
Whisky and Anise: It’s All About Family
Alan, the UK sales manager for Glengoyne whisky, unpacks the crystal clear bottles and lines them up, their golden-, amber-, and walnut-colored liquids almost radiating warmth. The room grows silent and it’s time to begin.
The Anise bar staff is here for training purposes this morning, and not only are they...
6 Lessons I’ve Learned from the Anise Global Gastrobar Family
- Food cooked with love tastes better. I am seriously awed—not just by the beauty and presentation of the food at Anise—but by the love, compassion and energy that goes into it. I’ve learned that this passion makes for a delicious combination that nurtures the eater both physically and spiritually. Regardless of the...
Wishes for the New Year
Oftentimes the arrival of the New Year is greeted with fear. We humans plot the ways in which we plan to change in the coming months and then finally face the realization that for many of us, we’ve just made another in a long line of New Year’s resolutions that will be broken. It’s a scary proposition.
Leave it to...
Home is where the heart is: Anise and Because of Ezra join hands
After decades of living in Europe, I’m now experiencing Tampa as my first real American hometown. As large as the city is, I didn’t expect it to feel like a hometown, but the smallness of it—and I mean that in every positive sense of the word—has surprised me time and again.
Tampa is dynamic and young and...