Palate Culinary Services

Palate Culinary Services From intimate gatherings to large celebrations, we create custom menus designed to bring people together through great food and memorable experiences.

Full-service catering, hands-on cooking classes & culinary experiences in Dunedin, FL 🍴 From brunch events to Kids Cooking Summer Camp, we bring people together through great food & memorable experiences. Palate Culinary Services in Dunedin offers full-service catering, hands-on cooking classes, and unforgettable culinary experiences throughout the Tampa Bay area. Our services include full-service

catering, cook-and-drop catering, private parties, corporate events, team-building experiences, cooking classes, kids cooking camps, brunch and special events, fundraisers, and more. Every experience is tailored to your event, your guests, and your vision. We also offer culinary consulting, recipe development, and food styling services for unique projects and events. Chefs John Lewis and Debbie McGiffin bring more than 50 years of combined culinary experience to every event they create. Together, they have developed over 1,000 recipes and co-authored the cookbook It’s All About the Food. Chef John is a former restaurant owner and cooking school operator and is the resident chef on WFLA’s nationally syndicated Daytime Show, where he specializes in approachable gourmet cooking and elevated comfort food. Chef Debbie brings over 20 years of experience in cooking instruction and catering operations, including large-scale events and culinary program development. She is known for her expertise in both family-friendly and health-conscious cuisine. Together, they are passionate about creating food experiences that connect people, celebrate community, and make every event memorable.

08/19/2026

Our passion is creating custom catering menus guaranteed to impress you. Whether you are looking for an elegant cocktail party menu, large or small seated dinner party, value-based buffet dinner or luncheon, or corporate catering, we can artfully prepare what you are hoping for. Contact us to get a quote for Catering in Dunedin and the surrounding areas.

From economical β€œCook and Drop” to full-service catering, we can meet or exceed your desires for delicious food and professional service for groups from 20 to 300 guests. Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner, and Heavy Appetizers – we do it all.

08/18/2026

Our next Bacon & Beer Brunch is coming up on September 13th in Dunedin at Caledonia Brewing. Our last brunch sold out early so be sure to get your tickets now. See you there!

Check out our upcoming events! πŸ™Œ Bacon & Beer Brunch on September 13th at Caledonia Brewing  + an Encore of the Hands On...
08/18/2026

Check out our upcoming events! πŸ™Œ Bacon & Beer Brunch on September 13th at Caledonia Brewing + an Encore of the Hands On Cooking Class - Fresh Catch! New Ways to Prepare Seafood on Sept 28th. We also have catering available for your next event. Comment below which events you are joining us for!

Anyone else cooking with garlic this weekend? Do you also use a "heaping" amount like we do? πŸ˜‚
08/14/2026

Anyone else cooking with garlic this weekend? Do you also use a "heaping" amount like we do? πŸ˜‚

πŸ‘€ OK Foodies! Did you guess what our item was for our Foodie Challenge this week? Here's the original blurry image and S...
08/13/2026

πŸ‘€ OK Foodies! Did you guess what our item was for our Foodie Challenge this week? Here's the original blurry image and SURPRISE! πŸ₯³... it was a slice of our delicious Peanut Butter Pie!
Thanks for playing along and keep an eye out for another Foodie Challenge soon!

Planning an event? We’ve got you covered! πŸ‘©β€πŸ³From breakfast and brunch to lunch, dinner, and heavy appetizers, Palate Cu...
08/12/2026

Planning an event? We’ve got you covered! πŸ‘©β€πŸ³

From breakfast and brunch to lunch, dinner, and heavy appetizers, Palate Culinary Services makes catering easy and delicious.

Choose full-service catering or cook-and-drop catering for your next event in Dunedin, Clearwater, Palm Harbor, and surrounding areas.

πŸ“© Contact us today for a quote!

TIME FOR A FOODIE CHALLENGE! πŸ‘©β€πŸ³One dish. One blurry photo. And NO hints. 😏What do you think it is?Drop your guess below...
08/11/2026

TIME FOR A FOODIE CHALLENGE! πŸ‘©β€πŸ³

One dish. One blurry photo. And NO hints. 😏

What do you think it is?

Drop your guess below! ⬇️

We will share the answer later this week!

Thanks Tracy for the review! We love creating new dishes for our events.  And we appreciate our customers taking the tim...
08/10/2026

Thanks Tracy for the review! We love creating new dishes for our events. And we appreciate our customers taking the time to post about us.
We hope to see you at our next Bacon and Beer Brunch on September 13th at Caledonia Brewing in Dunedin.

The menu includes:
πŸ₯“πŸ³ Cheese Tartlets with Bacon Jam
πŸ₯“πŸ³ Sweet Potato Biscuits with Pimento Cheese and Country Ham
πŸ₯“πŸ³ Scrambled Eggs with Southern Greens and Bacon
πŸ₯“πŸ³ Garden Chopped Salad with Bacon & Roasted Root Vegetables
πŸ₯“πŸ³ Peach Bourban Upside Down Cake with Praline Crunch

Register on our website before seats sell out.

Chef Debbie said farewell to our 2026 Kids Cooking Summer Camp yesterday with a full van of cooking equipment and suppli...
08/08/2026

Chef Debbie said farewell to our 2026 Kids Cooking Summer Camp yesterday with a full van of cooking equipment and supplies! The kitchen is empty and quiet as the kids are preparing to start school again next week. It was a great summer and we will miss the kids until next year!

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639 Edgewater Drive
Dunedin, FL
34698

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 10pm
Tuesday 8am - 10pm
Wednesday 8am - 10pm
Thursday 8am - 10pm
Friday 8am - 10pm
Saturday 8am - 10pm
Sunday 8am - 10pm

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