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Sardine Factory Restaurant Honors Knighthood of Nick Faldo With Special Dinner During At&t
Celebrated Golf and Hollywood Celebs Hit Monterey’s Hotspot on Cannery Row
The menu featured appetizers of jumbo gulf prawn and pickled cucumber cocktail with soured Devonshire cream, lobster Shepherd's pie in cognac cream and choice of three entrees including cast iron roasted Scottish salmon fillet with fennel sauce and parsley oil, breast of chicken in white wine with Chardonnay nage and streaky bacon lardoons, and stilton crusted filet mignon of beef with caramelized aromatic vegetables and red wine demi glace, each accompanied by smashed "neeps and tatties" and "mushy peas and carrots". Dessert included traditional sherry trifle sponge cake with fresh fruits and sherry custard.
Among the guests were a variety of golf, television and film stars including legendary Academy Award-winning actor/director Clint Eastwood and his wife Dina, film and television actor Eric Close and his wife Keri, professional golfer Phil Mickelson, Peter Kostis, CBS Sports on-course reporter and co-owner of Kostis McCord Learning Center, Paul Spangler, executive vice president of golf at the Pebble Beach Company with his wife Cyndy, Brandt Snedeker, professional golfer with his wife Mandy, Leslie Anne Wade, senior vice president of communications for CBS Sports, and Australian professional golfer, Ian Baker-Finch.
The Sardine Factory is located on historic Cannery Row at 701 Wave Street in Monterey. For more information visit www.sardinefactory.com or call 831.373.3775.
The Sardine Factory, established in 1968, combines fresh seafood, USDA Prime meats, and produce with impeccable service, an award-winning wine cellar, and four distinct dining rooms. Promising guests the dining experience of a lifetime, the restaurant has received the Distinguished Restaurants of North America (DiRoNA) Award, Wine Spectator's Grand Award, Restaurant Hospitality's Best Wine List in America, in addition to being named to the Top Ten Most Romantic Restaurants on the Central Coast by Open Table.,among many other honors. The Sardine Factory is located on historic Cannery Row at 701 Wave Street in Monterey. For more information visit www.sardinefactory.com or call 831.373.3775.
About The Sardine Factory
Established in 1968, The Sardine Factory is known for its impeccable service, wonderful décor, extraordinary wine collection, fresh locally grown produce, delicious sustainable seafood, and USDA prime beef. Over the years The Sardine Factory has hosted celebrities, movie stars, sports legends, and public figures from all over the world. The restaurant was also one of the locations for the first film directed by Clint Eastwood, Play Misty for Me. The Sardine Factory has received virtually every culinary, wine list and service award possible in the industry, including the Wine Spectator’s Grand Award, Restaurant Hospitality's Best Wine List in America, voted the Best Restaurant in Monterey by readers of the Monterey County Weekly, Monterey County Herald, and Carmel Pine Cone newspapers, named Top Ten Most Romantic Restaurants on the Central Coast by Open Table, in addition to many other honors and awards. For more information, please visit sardinefactory.com.