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Terry & Bear Smith
909-584-2947

Established 1999


Unique to the Big Bear Valley is a food catering service that frequents many of the social functions with good cooking going on!

The familiar faces of Chefs Terry & Bear Smith with their full-service portable catering rig pulls into the party and satisfies the hungry guests with fantastic fixings by Taste of Bear Catering.

  • Casual meetings
  • Formal dinner parties
  • Husband and wife team
  • Extensive experience in food preparation, presentation and service

Recognition

Taste of Bear Catering has several celebrity credits, including “Medieval Times” dinner and theatre, on call-back for CBS, several episodes of filming for soap opera “Bold & The Beautiful”, being featured in a variety of commercials, catalog and tabloid layouts, and listed in credits of student films including “Asking for It”. They catered to film-crew for “Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves” filmed in the Big Bear Valley and screened at the 2006 Big Bear Lake International Film Festival.

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Some of the many engagements that Taste of Bear has served include events for the Big Bear Chamber of Commerce, Moonridge Animal Park, the Big Bear Fire Departments, local businesses, open houses, service clubs as well as many community functions. The Smith’s are members of the Big Bear Lions Club.

Variety

Whether it’s the chef’s gourmet, beef tri-tip dinner or a breakfast of grandma’s old-fashioned biscuits with sausage gravy; the hot meal will be freshly prepared and served gracefully. Rather than have a standard selection of meals, The Bears encourage the clientele to create their own favorite menus with perhaps some suggestions from the chefs.

Taste of Bear will be there for a romantic evening dinner for two with a medley of the perfect choices right down to the chilled sparkling champagne. With confidence you can call on this reliable service for holiday parties, wedding receptions, company meetings, open house celebrations and other special occasions, The Bears will compliment the entertainment….. How about a Hawaiian luau with the whole rotisserie pig?


Call “Taste of Bear” for Excellence!

A thank you letter from a local realtor says, “Taste of Bear stands alone in excellence!” So, next time you get together, let us be the hosts and you enjoy your guests.

For reservations and information:
Taste of Bear Catering at 909-584-2947.