So you wanted a highlight of the December 3 Extreme Tastes Event at Orlando Ritz Carlton, here is a status update from Fernando Varela’s Facebook Fan Site:
“Last night’s event was incredible! Literally, 24 of the top chefs in the world were there. The food was RIDICULOUS and after the show, I had a few glasses of the finest Champagnes in the world. It was being poured by the owner of the vineyard who only spoke French, each bottle wholesales for $1,200 ~ I gotta say it was the BEST champagne I’ve ever had and I went back several times to make sure.”
And since Fernando knows how to help out his sister Vanessa, he gets her a very cool autograph pic of Michael Voltaggio, Bravo’s Top Chef.
How cool is that? We think it’s way cool.
Franky Benítez 
in the words of my nephew — this is so WICKED cool!!
Ha, Titi! Love it!