Steady 70 Photography

January 10, 2013

2013 So we begin a new year.... A new birth and a cleansing of yesterday



So we begin a new year.... A new birth and a cleansing of yesterday. I find myself
reflecting on the past year, my clients, my partners, my collaborators who have made
2012 a success. 

This past year I've kept myself in check and been driving myself harder to enhance
my craft, working with some of the most talented chefs in the business, PR companies
that get the messages out, art curators and producers of art festivals, magazines,
food shows, a few organic farmers, a speciality meats company and other food and
spirits related companies.

2012 was my first time ever taking on the position of a producer (or Co- Producer)
of an event. I co-produced 3 top notch food-based events titled Art Basil. It was a
culinary journey with 7 top chefs, 3 top locations on 3 continuous nights in just
under 3 weeks. The object and the theme was the infusion of BASIL. Since  our events
coinsided with Art Basel, the largest event in Miami, everything had to be planned
and executed perfectly!

                                    Some of the companies that made that happen were:

Spirits of the Tsars, Mac Khashman, PDF Food,  Ines Naftali Florals and Events,
Allied Kitchens, Le Bistro, Maine Lobster Live, Grand Western, The Front Porch, Rock
Garden Herbs, Red Dot Art Fair, Spectrum Studios, the Restaurant Group, La
Gloutonnerie Restaurant and vintners J. Lohr, Papi, and YaYa. 

Co-producers representing Steady70.com, planetfashiontv.com, VIPictures.com!

Today I found myself lost... lost in foods, lost in ideas, but could not finish what I have begun late last night. This post is just Part 1 of the year in images. I always return to the image bank of the previous year and lately I ve been posting a ton of pics on my facebook page
(http://www.facebook.com/Steady70) titled Photo of the Day! Each day I randomly pick a folder and then randomly select an image that is stored on my hard drive ...... Which I think is kind of fun!

I wish all of you, my friends and followers, a New Year filled with peace, prosperity and success.

Cheers to all of you!

January 2, 2013

Little Moir's Food Shack - Jupiter Florida.......

Little Moir's Food Shack - Jupiter

There is nothing better then bringing the new year in with good food.....................

Thank you to Food Shack and Little Moirs's!

A lot more coming in 2013.. This is just a taste of what's to come..........

January 1, 2013

We are at the beginning, the beginning of something....

“Let yourself be silently drawn by the stronger pull ofwhat you really love.”- Rumi

We are at the beginning, the beginning of something fierce something strong something that both pulls and pushes at the same time... The year is 2013: What is just out of sight today will come into focus tomorrow.........

Wishing you all a Happy and Healthy New Year!

Cheers~

December 22, 2012

RED DOT JOINS ART BASIL’S ‘Green Dot’ FOR AN EVENING UNDER BRITTLE SHARDS OF STARS & FRAGRANT CUBAN CIGARS

Direct from stints in Manhattan’s most acclaimed kitchens, Chef Deniz with her nine-month baby, Ayden, on her hip, displayed ‘Performance Art under duress’. An afternoon absorbed in art overload was more enticing with Deniz’s delicate mélange of succulent Maine lobster, Basmati rice, micro basil, cumin, pine nuts (Turkish not Chinese) fresh Rock Garden mint and sumac rolled into tubes of tender Khashman cabbage

Gerdy Rodriguez, Restaurant Group’s chief consultant & restaurateur and his bella Senora presented the finish of Mexican Chocolate Flan Caramel, Cayenne-Cocoa Crumble, and Cinnamon Ice Cream. Carumba!

Allied Kitchens ™ supplied the only kitchen convenience Allied brothers Bill and Joe Feinberg accompanied by the second generation Michael Feinberg rolled in a massive, one-ton marble table. Their mobile custom island is replete with an imported slab of Cesar stone quartz, top drawer Viking range grill and the rectangle island fashioned from 2nd growth zabrano wood imported directly from Gabon, Cameroon, and Congo. The finely hewed hulk was rolled onto the Red Dot’s unadorned wooded deck with ease.

Without the benefit of running water, electrical lighting, or cutlery, the three presenting chef’s epicurean mastery was even more evident. Red Dot’s George Bill is could barely show restraint when it came to tasting and testing the dishes that were visibly smart and stunning.

The main nod to a thematic affinity was George’s, Wynwood Old World Cigar Lounge with Julio hand rolling fragrant tobacco leaves into redolent cigars on the spot.

Written by Cristiane Roget~ Vector International Pictures On December 19, 2012

www.artbsail.org
www.tsars.us
http://www.reddotfair.com/Miami
http://www.reddotfair.com
http://www.facebook.com/culinaryartbasi

Images by steady70.com
SalvantPhoto.com

ART BASIL, GALLERIES TO DINE FOR – A FEAST FOR THE EYES

Miami Beach, Wynwood District-Florida The connection between the euphemistically named ‘ArtBasil’ (artbasil.org) and Art Basel/Art Miami may seem tenuous. Guests attending the three hallmark ArtBasil affaires unanimously agreed on one cohesive point, “that serious ‘art’ appreciation was made more palatable with Master Chefs sampling their made on-the-spot ‘gourmet bites’ prepared by internationally acclaimed chefs and paired with stellar spirits and libations!”.

Celebrating its 11^th year December 5-9, 2012, Art Basel (and Art Miami)permeated South Florida once again with the intoxicating aroma of turpentine, rampant commercialism, horn blaring grid lock and galleries jammed like clown cars. The unbridled success of ArtBasil was predicated on the immutable fact that no matter how sophisticated or primary the activity everyone still must ‘eat’.

ArtBasil’s creators and cultivators served up global artistic culture through a prism of finley prepared food and hand crafted libations to share, awe, and inspire as a homage to the vision and perseverance of Art Basel-Art Miamis’ founders.

Written by Cristiane Roget~ Vector International Pictures On December 19, 2012

www.artbsail.org
www.tsars.us
http://www.reddotfair.com/Miami
http://www.reddotfair.com
http://www.facebook.com/culinaryartbasi

Images by steady70.com
SalvantPhoto.com

A NIGHT FITTING FOR A BLANC ET NOIR MOVIE & PLATES IN TECHNICOLOR BY CHRISTIAN TESTA

December 6, 2012 – Art Basil Night

Art Basil’s opening night unfolded at La Gloutennerie’s Vintage Kitchen, a two story, free standing eatery surrounded by a lush garden in the most southern point of South Beach. The posh dining destination is grounded in the tradition of a French boulangerie replete with retro blanc et noir photos gracing the walls, artisanal cheeses under glass counters, and a salumi bar reminiscent of a family style Trattoria in Roma’s Piazza Novana.

Chef Christian Testa and sous chef Aurelin feted the elegantly attired guests with their version of show-stopping ‘cicchetti’ (tapa like plates served in Venetian bars). With ingredients that included a salmon mousse, a squeeze of Florida citrus, a dab of basil pesto, savory gazpacho, and buttery flakes of Parmigiano-Reggiano. Spirits of the Tsars, the vodka world’s newest top drawer ‘reveal’ was served and is being called ‘perhaps the best liquor ever made’ by Vodka Buzz. From yachtsmen Mark Owens and Chris Nolan, the Spirits of the Tsars is an infusion of rare pear, apple and Madagascar vanilla was served to adoring denizens of the night in crystal flutes fashioned in the Ukraine. The exclusive gathering commemorated the launch of ArtBasil.orgwith Spirits of the Tsars hand crafted bottles replete with more 24 carat gold than rapper Kanye West’s front teeth.

Future ArtBasil.org Gatherings to be posted within days. Visit us soon for the new confirmed Calendar.

Written by Cristiane Roget~ Vector International Pictures On December 19, 2012

Images Provide by Christina Strong Photography and Steady70

www.artbsail.org

www.tsars.us

www.lagloutonnerie.com

http://www.facebook.com/culinaryartbasil

December 16, 2012

Thanks to the Chefs that made Art Basil Possible!

Artbasil the Culinary Journey was a success due to your creative talents in and out of the kitchen!

Without you ArtBail would not have been anything more then an idea, ingredients and 3 empty locations! We can not thank you enough for your help and involvement....