Meet Chef Anne Taylor

My story

From family kitchen to wine country

I come from a large family that gathered often, which gave me endless opportunities to entertain and share my enthusiasm for food.

At twelve, I was feeding my culinary curiosity with countless hours of cooking shows. I still have the notebooks where I scribbled down new ingredients, methods and ideas. At fourteen, I started working at a local farmers market, where I’d often slip away to learn the value of seasonal cooking with fresh, local vegetables.

Two years later I took my first formal culinary classes at the Art Institute of San Diego, and my passion for cuisine kept growing. With that new confidence, I began cooking my family’s evening meals, and at sixteen my dream came true: I was asked to cater a high school banquet, my very first event.

In May 2008, I opened Anne Taylor Catering as a personal chef. That work gave me the stability to attend Point Loma Nazarene University, where I studied nutrition with an emphasis in business and food service management. Along the way I spent a semester in Florence, Italy, at the Apicius International Culinary School, learning from master chefs from around the world.

Hundreds of events later, we’ve grown into the company we are today. Each week we share in the joy of a beautiful Temecula Valley wine country wedding, and we cater corporate events, rehearsal dinners, holiday parties, birthdays, graduations, memorials and large family gatherings too. Whatever the occasion, we’ll create a menu with you that works for every guest, including vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free.