About Us


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OUR COMMITMENT

We understand that gathering friends, family, and co-workers together is all about “the experience” and it’s our goal to make the journey of event planning seamless. With attention to detail in decor, custom menu design, and flawless execution, we confidently produce events that go beyond expectation.

Taste sources only the freshest and highest quality ingredients. We actively support local growers with sustainable agricultural practices.

We are committed to an elevated level of service. Our staffing department is actively training and maintaining a respectful work environment, encouraging engagement, community and loyalty in our employees.

Margaret-Teskey

MARGARET TESKEY
President

Taste supports the San Francisco Bay Area community in a variety of philanthropic causes including Meals on Wheels of San Francisco and the San Francisco AIDS foundation. Our owners, MeMe Pederson and Janet Griggs, have served on the Boards of Meals on Wheels, CUESA, S.F. Travel and Academy of Friends.

SOME OF OUR CLIENTS

Apple
August Capital
Downey Street Events
e2k
Emerson Collective
Exponent
Facebook
Filoli Foundation
Gilead Sciences
Google
Hartmann Studios
John Muir Health Foundation
Laurie Arons

New Relic
Nth Degree Events
Pop! By Yaz
Press Club
Qualys, Inc.
Recess Events
Romesh Wadhwani
Salesforce
Square Inc.
Tiffany & Company
Vanguard Properties
Walt Disney Family Museum

Driven by the passion to create unique and memorable experiences, Taste is a full service, luxury catering company that specializes in a custom-crafted, hands on approach to every detail. We provide unparalleled catering and event planning service for private, corporate, and wedding clients in the San Francisco Bay Area. Taste is committed to excellence in food, event design, and service. We will make your next event simply the best and leave your guests talking about it, long after.

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Established in 1978, Taste is a nationally certified women-owned business. Taste is a preferred caterer for all premier San Francisco venues. Our newly built 18,000 square foot commissary kitchen in Burlingame ensures that we can produce multiple large-scale events, daily.

Taste was the first major caterer in the San Francisco Bay Area to become green certified by the San Francisco Department of the Environment.

MEME PEDERSON
CEO

JANET GRIGGS
CFO

Our Staff

Taste is comprised of an energetic team of seasoned professionals, fondly known as Tastebuds. From our founders, MeMe Pederson and Janet Griggs, to our President Margaret Teskey, our dedication runs deep from account executives to event designers, chefs to kitchen staff, service management to servers. We strive to be “simply the best.”

CHRISTOPHER LEE Wedding Account Executive

CHRISTOPHER LEE
Wedding Account Executive

MELISSA PANICO Director of Marketing

MELISSA PANICO
Director of Marketing/Senior Account Executive

BILLY COOK Design Director

BILLY COOK
Account Executive

CHRISTINA CERRI
Account Executive

IVAN MENDOZA Production Assistant

IVAN MENDOZA
Production Manager

ALESSANDRO ZORZETTO
Production Manager

AARON PLASCENCIA  Executive Chef

AARON PLASCENCIA
Executive Chef

ESTEPHANIA ESTRADA
Production Manager

JUAN DIEGO BRITTO
Production Manager

VANESSA GARRIDO
Executive Pastry Chef

YENNY REYES
Logistics Sous Chef

MARIA SERRANO Director of Staffing

MARIA SERRANO
Managing Director for Operations

BLAKE PERSTAC
Purchasing Manager

OSCAR CRUZ
Production Sous Chef

SAM COLLIER
Staffing Manager

ALEJANDRO MENDOZA
Staffing Assistant

ANDREA CRUZ
Executive Designer

PRISCILLA CRUZ
Design Assistant

CARLOS MARIONA
Director of Information Technology

JULIO FERRARI Director of Administration

JULIO FERRARI
Director of Administration

Kate Webber Photography
Drew Altizer Photography
Tara Arrowood Photography
Aaron Delesie Photography
Silvy Gil Photography
Sabine Scherer Photography

Olivia Marshall Photography
Onyx and Ash Photography
The Poffs Photography
Kate Anfinson Photography
Amanda Crean Photography