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45 Years
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Your Trusted Catering Partner in Virginia Beach
TASTE Catering & Events has been a leader in creative catering for over 40 years, serving Coastal Virginia with innovative menus and exceptional service. Founded in 1981 as Pasta & Company, we evolved into a premier catering brand known for custom culinary experiences at weddings, corporate events, and private gatherings. Our commitment to fresh, seasonal ingredients and partnerships with local farms reflects our dedication to sustainability and community. As a 100% employee-owned company since 2024, we prioritize hospitality, teamwork, and continuous improvement to ensure every client feels like a guest at their own event.

Our accolades from clients and partnerships with Coastal Virginia venues underscore our reputation as a trusted caterer. We operate Zinnia, a full-service restaurant at the Chrysler Museum of Art, and maintain rigorous standards for responsible practices, including compostable packaging and solar-powered operations. Our core values of hospitality, teamwork, and excellence guide every aspect of our work, ensuring memorable experiences that extend beyond the table.
Services
Wedding Catering Corporate Events Drop-Off Catering Private Parties Military Celebrations Zinnia Restaurant Custom Menu Design Event Staffing Plated Dinners Boxed Lunches
Details
  • Year established: 1981
Highlights and features
  • We offer 40+ years of experience creating custom culinary experiences for all event types.
  • Our 100% employee-owned structure ensures passionate ownership of every detail.
  • We maintain exclusive partnerships with Coastal Virginia's premier event venues.
  • Our sustainability practices include solar-powered operations and compostable packaging.
  • We source ingredients from local farms to ensure freshness and community support.
What people say
Blown away by the food Exceptional service Magical experience Staff was on top of everything Beyond perfect
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Services
Wedding Catering
We create unforgettable wedding experiences with custom menus tailored to your vision. Our team handles everything from elegant plated dinners to casual cocktail receptions, ensuring flawless execution and exceptional presentation. With relationships at premier venues across Coastal Virginia, we bring your dream wedding to life through exceptional food and service.
Corporate Events
Our corporate catering combines professional execution with gourmet cuisine for meetings, galas, and networking events. We offer polished service for boardroom breakfasts to black-tie celebrations, ensuring your professional event makes a lasting impression through thoughtfully curated menus and impeccable presentation.
Drop-Off Catering
This service provides easy yet elegant catering solutions for casual gatherings. Choose from beautifully arranged platters, boxed lunches, and ready-to-serve entrees available for pickup or delivery. We maintain the same high-quality ingredients and presentation standards as our full-service events for hassle-free entertaining.
Private Parties
We specialize in creating memorable experiences for birthdays, showers, and intimate dinners. Our custom menus and stylish setups adapt to your event's vibe, whether casual or sophisticated. Our team handles all culinary details so you can focus on enjoying time with loved ones.
Sustainable Catering
Our sustainability-focused catering incorporates locally sourced ingredients and environmentally responsible practices. We utilize compostable packaging, solar-powered facilities, and food waste reduction strategies to minimize environmental impact while maintaining exceptional quality and presentation standards.
People
Louise Nagourney
Founder
Founded TASTE Catering & Events in 1981 as Pasta & Company, pioneering specialty food in Coastal Virginia. Transformed the business into a premier catering brand over four decades, emphasizing innovation and hospitality. Now leads as a visionary founder in the TASTE Family of Businesses.
Questions
What types of events do you cater?
We cater weddings, corporate events, military celebrations, private parties, and social gatherings of all sizes in Coastal Virginia.
Do you offer sustainable catering options?
Yes, we use local ingredients, compostable packaging, and solar-powered facilities to minimize environmental impact while maintaining quality.
Can you accommodate special dietary needs?
Our chefs create customized menus to accommodate dietary restrictions and preferences while maintaining exceptional flavor and presentation.
What areas do you serve?
We primarily serve Coastal Virginia, including Virginia Beach, Norfolk, and surrounding communities with preferred venue partnerships.
How far in advance should I book?
We recommend booking 6-12 months in advance for weddings and large events, with shorter notice possible for smaller gatherings.
Do you offer drop-off catering options?
Yes, our drop-off catering includes beautifully presented platters, boxed lunches, and entrees available for pickup or delivery.
Reviews (7)
Alan McCollum
Dec 08, 2020 Report
We had Cuisine Catering provide our meals for both Thanksgiving and Christmas. To say we were pleased would be a vast understatement. The food was delicious! Everything we had was loved by everyone in our family. We had the turkey (with sides) for Thanksgiving. Although a couple of people in the family don't like turkey, they loved this one. For Christmas we had the tenderloin (with sides) which was delicious and so tender.

Over both meals we had 6 of their sides which were all excellent as well. Will definitely look to Cuisine Catering again in the future and recommend them to all of our friends and family. Thank you for making our holidays special!
Mandy Yard
Jun 17, 2020 Report
Jen from Cuisine and Company was extremely helpful and made our wedding reception flawless. All of the guests commented on how great the food was and the service was awesome. I didn't have to stress about anything while Cuisine and Company set up everything. She even brought over plates of food for my husband and I to make sure she got some of it! They also packaged up leftovers for us and gave us little baskets to take up to the hotel with leftovers and champagne. Cuisine and Company has so many menu options and they will work with you to make exactly what you want!
Rich Chinappi
Apr 25, 2020 Report
Excellent food and service on a busy night which says much about the experience of the personnel and their attentiveness to customer service
Caroline Lindvall
Nov 04, 2019 Report
Jen G. made our wedding at the Hermitage Museum and Gardens the best wedding it could possibly be. She met with us numerous times for tastings and to help us with all the little details (such as tablecloths, tables, chairs, lights) and made the seemingly daunting process easy to handle. Without Jen, our wedding would not have been as beautiful as it was! I have recommended her AND Cuisine and Company to multiple people.

The FOOD was absolutely fantastic. Our guests still talk to us about the bourbon and brown sugar beef tenderloin we had.it was mouthwatering. Lastly, I wanted to write about an added touch that made C&C hard to beat - during cocktail hour, Jen found me and my groom and had drinks and a plate of hors d'oeuvres for us (the mini crab cakes were AMAZING). For anyone that says, "be prepared to not eat at your own wedding, " this will certainly not be the case if you hire Cuisine and Company! We left full and happy. :) Clearly I cannot say enough about hiring Jen & Cuisine and Company.
Caroline C.
Jan 03, 2019 Report
I'm sure the food is great, but they got at least 1 driver who is reckless and unsafe on the highway. I was in the middle lane, the van was behind me and I'm going 65 to 70, and he keeps creeping closer and closer until finally i jerked into the other lane to get away from him (it was a 3 lane highway and no cars were on either side of us, he could have passed me), and as he passes me he looks over at ME like I'm the one at fault. I won't ever use this company just because of him. Tell him the left lane is the PASSING LANE. If you wanna get by someone you PASS THEM.
Thy Nguyen Bey
Jan 16, 2018 Report
I worked with Jen Gaughan and Cuisine and Company for my wedding reception at The Slover Library. Throughout the process, she was responsive and very accommodating. The food is fantastic, and they have so many wonderful options. You get to have a full tasting of your menu, and will be able to adjust as needed. The process was stress free. A great touch at the end- they give you a picnic basket with full entrees, other foods served at your wedding (apps), generous slices of cake, plastic ware and utensils, and a nice bottle of champagne.
Lisa O'Connor
Nov 26, 2017 Report
One of the main things you want to hear after your wedding was that the food was good, and we genuinely have not stopped hearing it. We had flawless service from the cuisine team. Cassie was amazing- she didn't just do the minimum, she had the knowledge, initiative, and most importantly the care to ensure we weren't missing any details. Our layout was perfect, and it was exactly what we asked for.

The food was so delicious and everyone got a hot plate, half of them weren't cold like at most weddings. Genuinely could not have asked for more from a caterer. Of all of the staff we hired for our wedding, cuisine is at the top of the "would use again" list.