It was a marriage of divine Celeste Gordon-catered bites and premium sips from Betco Premier Limited at Bin 26 as Best Dressed feted clients, staff and friends for a Salut!-themed evening Friday last.

Scores of invitees rubbed shoulders inside the wine and bistro space at Devon House, and outside an extended area converted into a mingling spot complete with white plush sofas and high stools. There were rave reviews for Chef Gordon’s seven-course bite-size menu and pleasant chatter of Betco’s seven bottle selections that were paired with each menu item.

We present snapshots from the Best Dressed/Betco Salut! affair.

THE MENU

Sesame Chicken in Won Ton Cups (paired with Caposaldo Pinot Grigio)

Seven-layer Smoked Salmon Bites with Caviar Cream Cheese and Caper Cucumber Relish (paired with Cupcake Chardonnay)

Crostini with Savoury Plantain Spread and Chipotle Braised Chicken (paired with Cupcake Pinot Noir)

Jerk Sausage Crostini with Dates and Blue Cheese (paired with Cupcake Pinot Noir)

Avocado and Cucumber Pinwheels with Tomato Salsa (paired with Cupcake Red Velvet)

Cumin Spiced Shrimp and Curried Pumpkin ‘Samosas’ with Fruit Chutney (paired with Cupcake Riesling)

Jerk Chicken Kebabs with Guava Dipping Sauce (paired with Caposaldo Sweet Moscato)

(Photos: Karl McLarty)

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Saxophonist Warren Harris and keyboardist Kamla Hamilton brought their mellow sounds to the Salut! Best Dressed/Betco event.

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Bin 26 co-principals Christine Gordon (left) and Kerri-Anne Reckord.

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Joan Forrest Henry, divisional sales and marketing manager at Best Dressed, shared a photo op with Bin 26 co-principal Chris Reckord (left) and Restaurants Associates purchasing manager Glenford Clarke.

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Culinary Federation of Jamaica Chairman Dennis McIntosh (left) talks food and vino with Sandra McLeish, managing director of Springvale Enterprises and her operations manager husband, Richard McLeish.

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Cordia Panton Williams (left), relationship manager at Best Dressed, toasted a fine evening with Jhannel Townsend (centre), brand manager at Betco Premier Limited and Racquel Watson, Reggae Jammin brand manager.

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Sampars Cash and Carry General Maanger Craig Robinson and his educator wife Makeisha Robinson.

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Jamaica Broilers President and CEO Christopher Levy (second right) and his wife Sally contemplate a bottle of Cupcake Vineyards Red Velvet wine shown to them by Bin 26 co-principal Chris Reckord.

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Pilot Oneal Johnson and his date Ava Marie Wright, marketing strategist at AMW Solutions Limited.

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Sesame chicken in won ton cups

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Salut! caterer Celeste Gordon introduces her seven-course canapé menu to guests at Bin 26.

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Featured wines for the evening from Betco Premier Limited were (from left to right) Freixenet Brut, Caposaldo Pinot Grigio, Cupcake Vineyards Chardonnay, Cupcake Vineyards Pinot Noir, Cupcake Vineyards Riesling and Caposaldo Sweet Moscato.

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Seven-layer salmon bites with cucumber caper relish

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Chipotle braised chicken with plantain chutney on a crostini

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Model Noella Arnold (left) with her Swiss treasurer husband Pirmin Arnold and her migration lawyer sister Nickosha Arnold were out for last Friday’s Best Dressed/Betco event at Bin 26.