Tastebuds Custom Catering -- WOW!!

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

http://www.tastebudscustomcatering.com

Peggy wins the Cadillac of Test Drives - Thanks to YOU!

Devoe Cadillac donates $500 to Hope for Haiti!
Devoe Cadillac sponsored a social media contest called "The Cadillac of Test Drives". Influential women drove a brand new Cadillac SRX Crossover for 48 hours and blogged about their experiences. The blogger with the most votes won $500 to the charity of their choice!

Thanks to all of you who voted every day, Peggy Farren with Avant-Garde Images, Inc. Photography Studio garnered almost 1500 votes! Peggy's charity of choice was Hope for Haiti, due to the dire situation in Haiti from the catastrophic earthquake in January of this year. Peggy Farren, Avant-Garde Images, Inc., Elizabeth Davison, Hope for Haiti, Mark Klahm and Emily Lopez with Devoe Cadillac

Elizabeth Davison, Executive Director Hope for Haiti

Yay! $500 to Hope for Haiti! Every bit helps.

I was impressed by this sign.

This is a Cadillac SRX Crossover. It was SOOOOOO much fun to drive!

Please vote daily until April 4

http://www.cadillacoftestdrives.com/dealers/influencer.php?cn=naplesportraits

If I win the most blog votes in this area, Hope for Haiti will get $500. THANK YOU!! Please pass this link on to your friends.

Hope for Haiti needs help!

After the tragic earthquake, donations came on strong for about a month and then slowed down dramatically. Please donate to Hope for Haiti whatever you can. It's rainy season down there and a MILLION people are homeless. Can you imagine living in mud all the time and never getting the chance to dry off?

Help me win $500 for Hope for Haiti. Just vote for my blog on the Cadillac of Test Drives once every day from now until April 4.
Here is the link: http://www.cadillacoftestdrives.com/dealers/influencer.php?cn=naplesportraits

I'm having fun driving a brand new Cadillac SRX, courtesy of Devoe Cadillac here in Naples. I drive for two days, and blog for 14 days. The blogger with the most votes wins $500 to the charity of their choice.
Here's the link again: http://www.cadillacoftestdrives.com/dealers/influencer.php?cn=naplesportraits