USA. HMSHost has partnered PGA Tour to open the first PGA Tour Grill at San Diego International Airport, located at the airport’s recently renovated Terminal 2 West.
Built on the motto “Eat Smarter, Play Harder”, the PGA Tour Grill is focused on providing a healthy menu fit for active lifestyles.
The new restaurant highlights the San Diego region’s storied history with the PGA Tour and adds a new dimension to the airport’s dining programme, HMSHost said.
“We’re excited to welcome PGA Tour Grill’s first airport-based restaurant to San Diego International Airport,” said San Diego County Regional Airport Authority President/CEO Thella F Bowens. “With San Diego’s rich golf history, PGA Tour Grill fits seamlessly into the airport’s brand new concessions core, which strives to bring customers some of the best local, national and international shopping and dining options.”
“We are thrilled to be in a licensing partnership with HMSHost for the development and operation of the PGA Tour Grill chain of airport restaurants,” said PGA Tour SVP of Retail Licensing Tim Hawes. “The PGA Tour always seeks to partner with the very best players in any given licensing category and HMSHost certainly meets that definition. Their dedication to product quality, culinary excellence and customer service combined with their national brand presence makes them the perfect match.”
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(L-R) HMSHost Vice President of Business Development Anthony Alessi, HMSHost-SAN Director of Operations Joe Niknam, PGA Tour SVP of Retail Licensing Tim Hawes, San Diego County Regional Airport Authority President/CEO Thella F Bowens, San Diego International Airport Program Manager Nyle Marmion, and San Diego Airport Authority Board Chair Robert Gleason at the ribbon cutting ceremony of the new PGA Tour Grill at San Diego International Airport |
The PGA Tour Grill menu includes items such as Shrimp & Mahi Ceviche; Vegetarian Crispy Kale, Avocado & Hummus; the Power Salad, with quinoa, garbanzos, edamame, fresh herbs, champagne vinaigrette, sunflower seeds, grilled red pepper, butter lettuce, and red grapes; and Chopped Kale, with pomegranate vinaigrette, fresh avocado, local herbed goat cheese, paprika pumpkin seeds and dried Bing cherries. Fresh fruit and berries or a kale salad are also available as an alternative to chips or fries as a side.
Flat-screen TVs will feature live tournament action from across the globe, highlights from the previous week’s tournament and programming from the Golf Channel, while iPads offer golf tips, as well as information on the healthy content of the menu.
“We couldn’t be more excited to kick off our partnership with the PGA Tour with the opening of the first PGA Tour Grill in San Diego International Airport,” said HMSHost Vice President of Business Development Anthony Alessi. “We are honoured to have worked with the PGA Tour to develop this club-house style restaurant and we can’t wait to deliver this experience to more airports and passengers throughout the country.”
