Special to the News Journal • February 17, 2010

Jim Shirley • Special to the News Journal • November 4, 2009

We dusted off that Aug. 31, 2000 issue and were immediately struck by how many winners are still favorites. The Fish House was less than three years old but was gaining a regional reputation for fine seafood.

When I moved to the South, I had no idea what grits were. It took me several years to actually try grits and I was not thrilled with them. That was until I happened along the Grits a Ya Ya at the Atlas Oyster House in Pensacola, Florida.

The Atlantic, October 2009. Alex and I put together a whole menu of Florida food for the event...which included the Gazpachi Salad.

The Fish House and its sister restaurant, Atlas Oyster House, are offering another series of cooking symposiums to preserve the art and tradition of fine Southern cooking, passing on our Southern traditions one recipe at a time.


FOOD& WINE . Chef Billy Ballou . Pensacola News Journal . Wednesday, July 15, 2009. Roasted Stuffed Pork Tenderloin

with Jim Shirley • The Fish House • July 1, 2009

The Great Southern Restaurant Group of Pensacola, Inc. (GSRG), manages the Fish House and the Atlas Oyster House in downtown Pensacola, Florida, on a marina overlooking Pensacola Bay. Begun in 1998 by famed Panhandle businessman Collier Merrill, his brothers Will and Burney and renowned Pensacola chef Jim Shirley, the restaurants of GSRG are steeped in Southern tradition, with a flair for unique, complementing flavors.

A listing of the Best of the Coast awards for Great Soutern Restaurant Group.