"Taste. Who are we? We're an experienced tabletop production company that is committed to our clients walking away happy. We are flexible, with offices in New York, Los Angeles, Vienna - or wherever you need us to be. We’re here to make your life easy. We love to take on new challenges. You want something that's never been done? We’ll find a way to make it happen. We are here to create beautiful things with you. You won’t only love the finished product, you’ll love taking the journey with us!"

The directors of TASTE, Thomas Schauer and Margaret Elman, have a strong passion and understanding for food and the way it moves.

Clients walk out of every shoot satisfied with the outcome; they have seen their visions turn into a reality. 

"TASTE is not just a tabletop company. We are a brand and a family, and we would love to share our story with you!"

TASTE is a growing tabletop company with directors Thomas Schauer and Margaret Elman. Together, they bring a unique approach to the tabletop world.

Fresh, modern and product sensitive, TASTE cares deeply about food culture, leveraging relationships with master chefs to ensure its production expertise and gourmet knowledge produces the best and most authentic cuisine branding possible.

Margaret, having worked with brands such as Haagen Dazs, Nestlé, Dole, McDonald’s, Kikkoman, Publix, and Chobani, displays mouth-watering talent bringing the product to life. Thomas, with over 20 years of expertise in the industry, continues to 'wow' his clients with the ability to work with subjects in an inventive style.

The two of them live in a world surrounded by the love of food and cinematic storytelling. "TASTE is a collaboration you definitely don’t want to miss out on!"

When the top chefs and food clients in the world want their legacy dishes captured with the exquisite detail they put into them, Thomas is their universal choice.

With over 20 luxury cookbooks published, Thomas has had the honor of building culinary bibles and great friendships with some of the biggest titans in the industry, like chefs Daniel Boulud, Heinz Reitbauer, Dominique Ansel, Eckart Witzigmann, José Andrés, Lior Lev Sercarz and food clients like Nespresso, Papa Johns, Riedel Glass, Wegmans and many more.

Simply said by Thomas, “I put my 20+ years of success and failures to the test every time to help these clients visualize their original vision."

His partnership with co founder Tim Case has resulted in the creation of TASTE: a full service motion picture and photography production company offering packages to suit every need, from the simplest to the most complex shoots, on an international scale.

TASTE is the collaboration between director, Thomas Schauer, and Supply and Demand founder, Tim Case. They bring over 20 years of experience in motion picture, sound, and photography.

Thomas Schauer has worked with some of the world’s top chefs including Dominique Ansel, Daniel Boulud and David Bouley, as well as some of the industry’s leading culinary brands. Whether a humble root vegetable or a Michelin-starred composition, TASTE will create an exclusive visual language to showcase each dish at its absolute best.

Fresh, modern and product sensitive, TASTE cares deeply about food culture, leveraging their relationships with master chefs to ensure that the team's production expertise and gourmet knowledge produces the best, and most authentic, cuisine branding possible.

Taste offers both motion and still capture packages to suit every need, from the simplest to the most complex shoots. TASTE is available for small to large-scale productions on an international scale, operating studios in New York City and Los Angeles, as well as in Vienna, Austria.