I've had the opportunity to work with Chef Greg Shapiro with Tastebuds Custom Catering on numerous occasions so I hung out in the kitchen to watch the team in action on Saturday night. It was a black tie event with all the society people in Naples attending. Hope for Haiti is an incredibly helpful and wonderful charity founded by Naples resident JoAnne Kuehner.
Janine with the Tastebuds team goes over every detail with the wait staff. She runs through the entire night and how it will flow. The service is fabulous!
Prep, prep, prep!
The team working on an hor d' oeuvres station OUTSIDE! The kitchen was so small but that didn't slow this team down! I also had the opportunity to work with Chef Shapiro when we had that big gas shortage. Tastebuds has a wood burning stove! 
Creative and delicious hor d'oeuvres were passed by the wait staff.Country ham & Brie atop a green apple chip
Stilton endive cups with spicy pecans and Bartlet pear
Can you believe how cute the cans for the salad dressing are?Flower Pot salad with White Truffle vinaigrette, Surryano Ham & Florida Strawberries
Chef Shapiro makes sure everything is "just so".
The Flower Pot Salad is like a work of art on the table!
These veggies look SOOOO good!
And even better on beef tenderloin.Beef tenderloin, veg bundle, Rosemary tricolor pomme & Lardon Pearl Onions
Speed, speed, speed! Over two hundred dinners, looking and tasting fabulous went out in a matter of minutes!
And oh what a great feeling that was!!
Preparation for dessert began right away.
Raspberry biscotti cheesecake with fresh mint
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