Red Door Catering is a local business that supports local business. They work with local farmers and producers to gather the best organic, seasonal ingredients they can to make their food simply taste good. The company prides itself on composing new fusions to excite the palette as well as putting a fresh twist on the old favorites to satisfy the soul.
Chef Reign Free has been in the kitchen since she was nine, seated on a stool beside her mother cooking traditional West Indian dishes for her family. As an entrepreneur, Chef Reign continues to push the envelope of customer service, community consciousness and innovative cuisine. Chef Steven Rubin grew up on Philadelphia’s Main Line and perfected his craft at a number of Bay Area establishments including Stars Restaurant. He also emcees Iron Chef competitions, traveling the country when time allows!
Red Door Catering is a special event planner for companies located in the San Francisco Bay Area, and has worked with the American Red Cross, Google, Facebook, Kaiser Permanente Hospital, City of Oakland, Clif Bar, and the East Bay Municipal District. Red Door has also been recognized by Assembly member Nancy Skinner at California Small Business Day, awarded Enterprise On the Rise by The Women’s Initiative, and was chosen to cater the Super Bowl 50’s VIP Tailgate event.
The company believes in creating good jobs. Red Door Catering offers a matched 401K plan, flexible spending accounts, health care, paid time off, cell phone reimbursement, 24 Hour gym membership, and free staff meals. They hire from disadvantage communities, source locally as much as possible, reward carpooling, use only compostable and reusable service ware, donate as part of Oakland’s gun buyback program, and contribute yearly grants of $1,500 to support organizations that offer services to hard to reach youth and displaced women.