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The Sardine Factory’s Bert Cutino to Appear on Food Network Special With Guy Fieri
Local Chef Featured as a Judge for the National Restaurant Association’s 2009 National ProStart Invitational
"Top of the Class" is a special on the 2009 National ProStart Invitational that was held April 24-26, 2009 in San Diego, Calif. The show features Guy Fieri, popular Food Network host of three shows - Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Guy's Big Bite and Ultimate Recipe Showdown. Cutino is featured as one of the judges for the culinary competition.
The National ProStart Invitational is an intense, three-day culinary competition sponsored by the National Restaurant Association and is composed of two distinct competitions: the culinary and management competitions. Teams participating in the culinary competition must demonstrate their creative abilities through the preparation of a three-course meal in only 60 minutes. Teams participating in the management competition demonstrate their knowledge of the restaurant and foodservice industry by developing a restaurant proposal, delivering a verbal presentation, and applying critical thinking skills to challenges managers face in day-to-day operations.
ProStart is the career-building program for high school students who are interested in culinary arts and foodservice management. It offers students classroom study, mentored work experiences, and local and national competitions. The 2009 ProStart Invitational involved approximately 80,000 student participants in more than 1,650 schools, across 47 states, territories and districts. For more information ProStart and the National Restaurant Association visit www.restaurant.org. For more information about the Sardine Factory restaurant visit www.sardinefactory.com
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, and Restaurant Hospitality's Best Wine List in America, 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.