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ABOUT TASTE CATERING
Established in 1978, Taste is women-owned and operated
and has provided catering and event planning services
for private and corporate clients in the San Francisco
Bay Area for almost 30 years. From an elaborate and
very private rock-star wedding in Napa to a Fortune 500
company picnic for 4,000 in Silicon Valley to an elegant,
high security sit-down dinner for the President of the
United States, Taste’s client list speaks for itself.
ABOUT THE EXECUTIVE PASTRY CHEF
Setting up unique events
Another challenging — but
rewarding — part of her job
involves putting on an event
In March 2010, Laci Sandoval joined Taste as
part of the pastry team with Yigit Pura, who
won Bravo’s Top Chef Just Desserts in season one.
A year ago, she took over as executive pastry
chef at Taste.
that guests will remember for a
lifetime. What’s unique about the
catering business is that caterers
work behind the scenes, not like
big-name chefs working in front
of the camera.
“We build a kitchen onsite at
every event we do,” Sandoval
Her love for pastry was sparked while
attending California College of the Arts and
working for Chez Panisse alum Alison Barakat, owner of Bakesale Betty in Oakland. While
attending the Culinary Institute of America at
Greystone, St. Helena campus, she worked at
Redd with James Beard award-winning chef
Nicole Plue.
says, “and the guests can’t see
any of it.”
At one outdoor tent event, the
Taste staff wound up cooking
ravioli in the pouring rain, while
guests — just a few hundred yards
away — were arriving to the party
wearing Versace gowns while
After graduating, Sandoval continued her
work in some of the finest kitchens in the
region, such as Boulevard, then as lead pastry
chef and bread maker at Jack Falstaff, and then
moved on as executive pastry chef at Camino.
Her wedding desserts have been featured on
www.stylemepretty.com and www.marthascircle.
marthastewart.com.
strolling down the red carpet.
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Editor's Note - The Pricing Paradigm
Table of Contents
News Bites - CSM sponsors baking contest
Caravan names fortification director
FDA rules against NJ bakery
Management - Information Sharing
Tax Tips - Maximizing Interest Deductions
Labor Front - Pinning down incentives
Legislation - California Fosters Cottage Food Operations
Ingredients - Strawberry Season
Paying Up for Premium
Penniless Promotion
The Sweets of San Francisco
True Value Pricing
Panera Launches Live Consciously Campaign
Niedlov's - 10 Thoughts on 10 Years
A Classic Pie Window
The Versatility of Cookies
Cafe - Popcorn on the Rise
Products
Marketplace
Classifieds
Ad Index
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bake - April 2013 - Table of Contents
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bake - April 2013 - FDA rules against NJ bakery
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bake - April 2013 - Management - Information Sharing
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bake - April 2013 - Tax Tips - Maximizing Interest Deductions
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bake - April 2013 - Labor Front - Pinning down incentives
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bake - April 2013 - Legislation - California Fosters Cottage Food Operations
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bake - April 2013 - Ingredients - Strawberry Season
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bake - April 2013 - Paying Up for Premium
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bake - April 2013 - Penniless Promotion
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bake - April 2013 - The Sweets of San Francisco
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bake - April 2013 - True Value Pricing
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bake - April 2013 - Panera Launches Live Consciously Campaign
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bake - April 2013 - Niedlov's - 10 Thoughts on 10 Years
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bake - April 2013 - A Classic Pie Window
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bake - April 2013 - The Versatility of Cookies
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bake - April 2013 - Cafe - Popcorn on the Rise
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bake - April 2013 - Products
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