Our Story
Vibrant, quality ingredients + innovative and imaginative Texas meets Latin inspired cuisine.
Our goal is to delight our guests from weddings, corporate cocktail parties to backyard birthday soirees - any reason to celebrate deserves an excellent meal.
La Pera Catering was founded in 2017 by co-owners Bethany DiBaggio and Rafael Rodriguez who set out to bring a little creative flair to the Austin food & event scene. We create vibrant, exciting dishes - inspired by Beth’s background in Coastal Brazilian cuisine and many of Rafael’s childhood food memories, family recipes and travels in and around Guadalajara, Mexico.
Seamless planning & a turnkey hospitality team take your event to the next level. Our display design & event specialist teams are top notch and we have developed a reputation for excellent and timely service. We cater for luxury brands, weddings, backyard BBQ’s, dinner parties and of course have our La Dama Grazing tables and delicious deliveries.
From the beginning, our mission has been to create community through elegant, sustainable & delicious food. Cultured but healthy, to the absolutely decadent. We are so proud of the team we have built, the eco-friendly and community initiatives we support & the culture we have created through our craft.
Our Team
We strive to have our own brand of hospitality, which really makes our team unique!
Our full team of event specialists, bartenders, event managers and chefs has grown to over 125 talented folks who love great food and are true veterans in the industry. They are knowledgeable about our menu, fun to interact with & make your event a breeze with a happy and helpful smile.
We believe strongly in a great company culture and actively meet with and train our team throughout the year on topics that range from equality in the workplace, to waste reduction, health and safety standards to building a stronger team and individual work life skills.
