Roche Winery

Mara Caitlin Roche ('06, Communication)
Owner, Aunt Momo's
Partner, Roche Winery

After graduating college, Mara Caitlin Roche returned home to Sonoma and did direct-to-consumer sales at Roche Winery. Occasionally, she helped the head chef in the kitchen during large events. Soon, she stepped into the kitchen full-time and launched her catering company, Aunt Momo’s, in 2019. She’s particularly known for her cheese cookies — “Yep, a cookie made out of cheese.”

“My talent is being able to feed large groups, so I try to help out nonprofits with their events or food programs. I helped a local senior center launch their weekly soup and super program, where local seniors can have a home-cooked meal and dine with other local seniors,” Roche says.

“During the 2017 wildfires, I helped with the logistics of distributing over 4,000 meals a day to displaced locals and first-responders; all the meals were donated by Bay Area businesses.”