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Purple Olive — A Caterer We Love Working With

Wedding catering, St. Augustine & Jacksonville

The Assignment That Never Happened

We met Peter at Purple Olive on an assignment for St. Augustine Social — we'd been sent to photograph him as a business owner and tell a little of his story. When we showed up, he asked if we could come back another day: he'd just picked up a last-minute catering order that had been dropped by another company. That's the kind of guy he is — customer first, every time.

Peter goes the extra mile and genuinely cares about the experience of every person in the room. We'd had his peppercorn demi-glace at a number of events we'd photographed, and when we went back and mentioned how much we loved it, most people would've just said thank you and left it there.

There are a lot of caterers out there, but if you want one who'll go the extra mile and truly cares about the experience of every member of your party, Purple Olive has you covered.

The Demi-Glace Lesson

Not Peter. He took us into the kitchen and made the peppercorn demi-glace while we watched. Then he got a fresh pan and had us make it while he watched — making sure we knew how to do it. To this day it's the story we tell everyone about Peter. He didn't just take the compliment and rush us out of the kitchen; he made sure we left that day with something, and it was something special. We still make that peppercorn demi-glace — and tell that story — on special occasions.

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