Florida Builder Appliances hosted over 185 attendees as well as Boca Magazine, the Feeding South Florida Staff and representatives from Jenn-Air, Viking, Miele and Electrolux, who co-sponsored the event.

The evening’s main attraction were demonstrations from south Florida’s hottest chefs: Andy Trousdale - Le Bistro, Allen Susser - Chef Allen’s & Taste Gastropub, Carlos Fernandez- Hi-Life Cafe, and Oliver Saucy- Cafe Maxx, emceed by Diana Riser, Boca Magazine’s enthusiastic Associate Publisher. Guests were able to watch “The Boys” prepare signature dishes from their menus in the live kitchen demonstrating the latest in appliance technologies, and also sample these dishes with wine pairings from Merryvale Wines.

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Location: Florida Builder Appliances 4901 W. Waters Ave. Tampa, FL 33634

Date & Time: September 30th   6:00-10:00PM

Tickets $25/pp: Email tracy@rickyreynoldsfoundation.com phone: 813-385-8726. Call or txt.

The “Boys of Summer” event held September 25th at Florida Builder Appliances‘ Pompano Beach location was a success with over $2400 raised for Feeding South Florida. This will provide 7200 homeless women and children with a hot dinner and breakfast at a shelter.

Florida Builder Appliances hosted over 185 attendees as well as Boca Magazine, the Feeding South Florida Staff and representatives from Jenn-Air, Viking, Miele and Electrolux, who co-sponsored the event.

The evening’s main attraction were demonstrations from south Florida’s hottest chefs: Andy Trousdale - Le Bistro, Allen Susser - Chef Allen’s & Taste Gastropub, Carlos Fernandez- Hi-Life Cafe, and Oliver Saucy- Cafe Maxx, emceed by Diana Riser, Boca Magazine’s enthusiastic Associate Publisher. Guests were able to watch “The Boys” prepare signature dishes from their menus in the live kitchen demonstrating the latest in appliance technologies, and also sample these dishes with wine pairings from Merryvale Wines.

Andy Trousdale was up first and prepared Salmon Margarita paired with Merryvale’s Starmont 2009 Sauvignon Blanc, Napa Valley. He was followed by Allen Susser who prepared Garlicky Guava Shrimp with a macadamia nut saffron rice paired with MerryVale’s Starmont 2008 Chardonnay, Napa Valley. Then Carlos Fernandez took over the kitchen and prepared Southwest Bolognese over pasta paired with Merryvale 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley. Finishing off the evening was Oliver Saucy with Asian BBQ pulled pork sliders in sweet dough sesame buns paired with Merryvale 2008 Pinot Noir, Carneros. Guests finished off with a sweet treat: A 6 foot 60 gallon chocolate fountain donated by Qzina paired with fresh strawberries, marshmallows, cookies, and pretzels.

Florida Builder Appliances would like to offer thanks to all those who came out and helped raise funds for tFeeding South Florida, as well as Boca Magazine, The Buzz Group, Jenn-Air, Viking, Miele and Electrolux, Qzina, Merryvale wines, and of course “The boys”, Andy, Allen, Carlos and Oliver!

Check back here soon for the event photos and video and to see all of our upcoming events!

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Location: Florida Builder Appliances 1742 W. Atlantic Blvd. Pompano Beach, FL 33069

Date & Time: Saturday, October 2nd 6pm-10pm

The Barefoot Children of Fort Lauderdale Parrot Head Club along with Margaritaville Foods and KitchenAid announces their Third Annual ‘Taste of Parrotdise’ benefiting the Make-A-Wish South Florida Chapter. Join us for a night of tropical fun, food and music to support a great charity, featuring: A Cheeseburger Throwdown Competition with Celebrity Chefs, Defending Champion Ron Duprat of the Hollywood Beach Marriott Latitudes Cafe and Tommy Valdes of Trattoria Bella Cibo. A cake decorating contest with local bakers, Samplings of Local Fare from Select Restaurants, Rum and Beer Tasting, Silent Auction, Raffle Prizes, and Live Tropical Music.

Ticket prices- $25 advance purchase/$30 at the door
Limited to the first 200 guests

CONTACT:
For more event details or for registration information: 954-865-9218
wesbite: www.barefootchildrenphc.com
email: parrotheadclubevents@gmail.com

The Feeding South Florida “Boys of Summer” event  is proud to offer Merryvale wines as their partner of choice to pair with Oliver Saucy- Cafe Maxx, Carlos Fernandez- Hi-Life Cafe, Andy Trousdale- Le Bistro, and Allen Susser- Taste Gastropub.

“Boys of Summer”

August 25, 2010  6:00-8:30PM

Florida Builder Appliances: Pompano Beach location

1742 W. Atlantic Blvd. Pompano Beach, FL 33069

For more information and to purchase tickets for this event go to: www.feedingsouthflorida.org.

Florida Builder Appliances’ Bonita Springs Showroom makes the Naples Daily News! Click here to read about our ASID Platinum Chef event and see the latest in appliance innovations from Jenn-Air and our other premium brands.

On July 27th and 29th Chef Christopher Covelli competed in a record 2 Platinum Chef Events to benefit the ASIDFSC at the Florida Builder Appliances locations in Bonita Springs and West Palm Beach and took the title in each.

He narrowly beat out competitor Carlos Avella, of Cosimo’s Too! in Sarasota in a battle of scallops in Bonita Springs. Covelli and Avella have worked side by side on events for Cosimo’s Too! and Florida Builder Appliances in the past so it was an amiable battle. Each chef prepared 3 rounds of scrumptious looking treats for a panel of 4 judges (Yes, you heard right, 4!) using the secret ingredients of scallops and fresh mangoes.

After the victory Chef Covelli packed up his knives (pots/pans/seasonings/etc…) and headed over to West Palm Beach to compete again. The battle in West Palm beach hosted a new competitor for Covelli, Chef Frank Vivicue of the Latitudes Beach Cafe at the Harbor Beach Marriott. Vivicue was able to step in for Chef Ron Duprat who was unfortunately delayed on a flight at the time of battle. The secret ingredient unveiled was… shrimp! Vivicue put forward a valiant effort and the total scores were very close, but Covelli managed to triumph again.

We would like to thank all the chefs for their efforts in creating such a fun filled evening as well as our co-sponsor, Jenn-Air who provided the appliances the chefs used in battle and the fabulous emcee, Shemeka Wilson. For more information on Jenn-Air appliances please contact your nearest showroom.

You can view images of the West Palm event in our photo gallery and also on our facebook page. The Bonita Springs images will be posted soon.

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Chef Christopher Covelli, triumphs!

Photos by Beth Jack, Sales Associate and John Stillman of John Stillman Photography.

TONIGHT 8PM EST!!! Watch the four semi-finalists in the Sears Chef Challenge duke it out for the chance to go on to fame and glory in the finals!  The four winning chefs are: Chef Riq Glispy representing New York, Chef Stephanie Krzywanski representing Washington D.C., Chef Palak Patel representing Los Angeles and Chef Mark Maasen representing Chicago. Watch live at: www.searschefchallenge.com.

In preparation for the event: Sears Chef Challenge just held a flashmob at Navy Piers, Chicago with more than 200 participant dancers, drummers, etc!!!

Location: Florida Builder Appliances 4901 W. Waters Ave. Tampa, FL

Date: August 5, 2010

Time: 9:00AM – 3:00PM

Description: Visit our Tampa Showroom and see the newest design trends by Sub-Zero and Wolf quality brand appliances.

Print out and bring this invitation to receive a free gift on behalf of Florida Builder Appliances and Sub-Zero and Wolf brand appliances.

Event flyer: Click here

Visit the event page on facebook.