Amelia Island used to be known as a pirate port, but today it's famous for its shrimp, producing 4 million pounds every year. The island celebrates the abundance with its annual shrimp festival. More than 100,000 festivalgoers — including some modern-day pirates — have turned out to try the island's offerings.

Anthony poses with Graham Jewell, earlier crowned Miss Shrimp Festival 2014. Her duties include serving as a judge for the festival's cooking competition. This year eight out of the 26 food vendors have entered with hopes of leaving with the top award, and Anthony's ready to try them all.

Anthony meets with the judges to learn what they're looking for in the perfect shrimp dish. Pirate Steve Hair, Miss Shrimp Festival 2014 Graham, and Pajama Dave will be taking into account flavor, freshness, presentation and creativity. "We're looking for everything — I'm looking to eat," says Dave.

Captain Scott Steward shows Anthony his country boil with shrimp, corn, sausage and potatoes: "I took the ingredients out of both the low country boil and the shrimp boil out of New Orleans," he says. Scott's spice blend is secret, but he's willing to divulge a tip: Leaving the shells on keeps the shrimp from overcooking.