Sustainable Seafood. The Right Choice For Your Catering Menus
13:30 27.02.2011
Chelsea Ballroom
Session #006
Andrew Spurgin
Executive Director/Chef
Waters Fine Catering, San Diego, CA
Did you know that 75 percent of the world's fisheries are collapsed, severely depleted or threatened? You want to help, and know it's the right thing to do, but where to start? Don't worry, help is on the way! Andrew has spent the last 14 years pushing the sustainable seafood boat. He has worked with The Blue Ocean Institute, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Chefs Collaborative and Environmental Defense, he co-founded passionfish.org, in other words, he can help! Andrew will share some great sustainable seafood recipes perfect for catering.

You will learn:
• How to make sound seafood choices: the who, what, why and where.
• What's hot and what's not for your seafood menus.
• New recipes using sustainable seafood that are catering friendly.
• How to market the fact that your company uses sustainable seafood to increase sales and your community profile.