SEAFOODNEWS.COM —September 15, 2014 — "Lobster Festival weekend in San Pedro is unlike any other."
Putting heroes first, the Port of Los Angeles Lobster Festival, the World's Largest Lobster Festival, in partnership with San Pedro Fish Market and Restaurant presented checks totaling $5,000 to veteran's groups including the Wounded Warrior Project last night, the opening evening for the three day Festival.
"Lobster Festival weekend in San Pedro is unlike any other. To see the families come out to support veterans was really special," said Mike Ungaro, Senior Vice President of San Pedro Fish Market & Restaurant. "Hats off to Jim Hall and his entire team at the Port of Los Angeles Lobster Festival. Every year they go out of their way to make it the world's best as well as largest festival of its kind."
The Port of Los Angeles Lobster Festival is sponsored by the Port of Los Angeles and produced by International Lobster Festivals, Inc.. It is the largest event of its kind in the world and has earned Guinness World Records for The Most Seafood Prepared at an Outdoor Event (2009), The Most Lobster Cooked and Served in Eight Hours, The Most Lobster Cooked at Once in a Single Cooker and The Largest Serving of Lobster (2013). It is also known as “the best tasting music festival in Los Angeles.” The Lobster Festival has raised over a quarter of a million dollars for numerous San Pedro civic organizations.
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