Google · Salesforce · Uber · Airbnb · Nordstrom · MOAD · Black Girls Code · City of San Francisco
Based in Oakland, Blackberry Soul caters throughout the greater San Francisco Bay Area, including the East Bay, San Francisco, the Peninsula and Silicon Valley, Marin, Napa, and Sonoma, with select travel for the right event.
SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
Corporate & Executive
Team gatherings, conferences, client receptions,
and company celebrations
Galas & Fundraisers
Occasions where timing, presentation,
and trust carry weight
Private Celebrations & Milestones
Milestones held with beauty, flavor, and care
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Events We’re Made For
We cater corporate events, executive dinners, galas, fundraisers, product launches,
company milestones, conferences, client receptions, and private celebrations.
From intimate executive dinners to large-scale events of 2,500+ guests, Blackberry Soul Fine Catering
brings custom menus, polished service, thoughtful presentation, and soulful hospitality to
every corner of the Bay Area we serve, from Oakland out to Marin, Napa, and Sonoma.
Organizations including Google, Salesforce, Uber, and the City of San Francisco
have trusted us with moments that carry weight.
Planning an event with high expectations?
Tell us what you’re hosting, and we’ll help shape the menu, service style, and experience around it.
Planning at a Glance
Choose from select drop-off catering or fully staffed service with setup, rentals, bartending support,
live stations, and teardown. Start by sharing your date, location, guest count, event details, and budget.
We’ll recommend the right menu and service plan, then prepare a custom proposal.
Meet Chef Rene &
BLACKBERRY SOUL FINE CATERING
Chef Rene Johnson has been building Blackberry Soul since 2007, from a table of twelve to a gathering of 2,500+. Her work has reached corporate events, civic gatherings, cultural celebrations, and major Bay Area institutions.
Her food carries the depth of the flavors of the soul food she grew up on, and her range runs well past it. Blackberry Soul designs menus across cuisines and service styles, with traditional, vegan, vegetarian, and dietary-conscious options built with the same care, so a mixed room shares one experience.
Forbes, Business Insider, EBONY, Huffington Post, KRON 4, and more have featured her work. She was named 2025 Powerful Women of the Bay Entrepreneur of the Year and wrote the cookbook From My Heart to Your Table.
It started in her grandmother's garden. Read Chef Rene's story →
