ABOUT US 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. PRESIDENT Margaret Teskey 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. 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.com 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. 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 19,000 square foot commissary kitchen in Millbrae 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. FOUNDERS CEO and CFO MeMe Pederson & Janet Griggs 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.” AN NGUYEN Account Executive CHRISTOPHER LEE Wedding Account Executive MELISSA PANICO Director of Marketing WALKER ALLEN Account Executive JIMMY CARRILLO Production Assistant IVAN MENDOZA Production Assistant BILLY COOK Design Director BLAKE TUCKER Beverage Director AARON PLASCENCIA Executive Chef ANGIELEE NOBELA Chef de Cuisine Press Club MICHAEL DE PIETROPALO Director of Event Services MARIA SERRANO Director of Staffing SAM COLLIER Hiring and Recruiting Manager SARAI SILVESTRE Staffing Assistant JULIO FERRARI Director of Administration CARLOS MARIONA Director of Information Technology 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 Corporate, Private and Wedding Catering in San Francisco and the Greater Bay Area CAREERS info@tastecatering.com 415-550-6464