- April 3, 2025
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Co-Chairs Tracy Freeman, Steve Phelps and Nikki Logan-Curran
Last year, the event was branded from Trash Fish to the Sustainable Seafood Dinner.
Guests were given a Turvis tumbler and a metal straw.
Ai and Monica Streacker, Vicki Ondis and Stewart Pemberton
Phyllis Ploener and Bobbi Lorry
Patrick Perrelli, Veronica Clinton and Emma Kate Silvestri
Amy Warren and Cindy Black
Michael Riley and Erik Mininsohn
Linda Manlove and Eric Barker
Tina Bossy Freeman, Matthew Freeman, Mary Smith and Scott and Rebecca Purinton
Mattison's served a lionfish deviled egg with bacon jam.
Jack Dusty served a Siesta Key Rum curved Tripetail.
Fins at Sharkys conveniently served its mutton snapper ceviche on spoons.
Owens Fish Camp served albacore tuna for guests.
Brewing companies, such as Darwin Brewing Co., served beer for guests to try.
Cindi and Derrick Wozniak
Maria and Jose Viera
Nick Vaccaro serves plates of fried Louisiana oyster from Made.
Stephanie Brown and Jennifer Edelson
Tim Jaegar donated two paintings for a silent auction.
Guests ate dinner in Louies Modern after the cocktail hour.
Seafood fans and food lovers alike attended the 5th annual Sustainable Seafood Dinner, formerly Trash Fish dinner, on Aug. 5 at The Francis.
To start the event, chefs from area restaurants, including Owens Fish Camp, Summer House, Mar Vista, Fins at Sharky’s on the Pier, Made, Jack Dusty and Mattison's, served lite bites for guests to try. Champagne was served throughout the beginning of the evening and local breweries poured samples of their latest taps.
Guests were also able to learn about sustainable seafood from organizations such as Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium and Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch. The organizations say to avoid some fish because of the way they're caught or farmed, which has environmental consequences. Guests tried a few of these traditional "trash fish," such as lionfish and barramundi.
After the cocktail hour, guests made their way into Louies Modern, where they were served a seated dinner and dessert from Louies Modern, The Seafood Shack Marina, Bar & Grill, Indigenous, The Sandbar and Siesta Key Oyster Bar.
