The Piccino Story
Piccino began as a small café serving pizza & coffee in the Dogpatch neighborhood of San Francisco in December of 2006. Since then, Piccino has changed locations and grown with the Dogpatch neighborhood, evolving into a full scale restaurant and cocktail bar with private event spaces and an annexed coffee bar. Our mission, however, has stayed the same since the beginning: to serve the best ingredients in a warm and friendly environment that caters to all.
We grow most of our own produce at the Piccino farm in Healdsburg, CA and source the rest of our food from dozens of other local farmers and producers. Our daily menu is always the freshest it can be, meaning only peak-season produce and sustainably raised meat, poultry, and fish make its way to your table.
All of our delicious pizzas, pastas, baked goods, and desserts are made in-house, and each appetizer and entrée is carefully thought through and prepared by our loving kitchen staff headed by Executive Chef, Daniella Banchero. A carefully curated wine list focused on small producers, together with craft cocktails completes the Piccino dining experience.
Meet the team
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Margherita Sagan
Founder/Owner
Margherita was born and raised in Tuscany, Italy, and brings the colors and flavors of that world to the table — literally — at Piccino. She discovered profound resonance in the rich farming community of the Bay Area; seeking out sustainable ranching practices, supporting fishermen that harvest with respect for the health of fisheries, and buying from farmers that practice agriculture as if life depended on it—which it does! In 2018, a long held desire to grow produce on our own farm was fulfilled: Piccino Fields in Healdsburg became a reality in 2018, supplying the restaurant with the freshest produce to this very day. This love for food and these important values continue to inspire Margherita’s work, and drive her steadfast commitment to deliver the highest level of hospitality that is true to her heart.
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Sheryl Rogat
Founder/Owner
All of Sher’s paths led to Piccino. Midwest born but grew up in the Northwest but left her heart in Rome. Her lifelong loves of food and art, the city of San Francisco, cooking for friends, and the art of the table. Seeking something that would combine these passions into something creative that would also give back to the community, Sher found a kindred spirit in Margherita. They bonded over the farmers market and a shared obsession with shelling beans; over coffee they hatched the crazy idea of opening their own place, made it a reality in 2006, and have never turned back. Sher continues to find fulfillment and joy in these simple pleasures—seeing the season’s first sunflowers, favas, tomatoes, and figs, cooking shelling beans from the restaurant’s own Piccino Fields, and serving simple, beautiful fare to Piccino’s customers.
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Daniella Banchero
Executive Chef
A native to the Bay Area, Daniella has spent her entire life in the restaurant business. A self-declared restaurant brat, her family owned a family-style Italian restaurant which she was raised around. After a short stint working at an elementary school, Daniella realized food was her passion and followed her heart to New York to attend the Culinary Institute of America. From there, she took a job working for Michael Tusk which greatly enhanced her love, skills, and passion for regional Italian food. After honing her talents at a couple other San Francisco restaurants, Daniella found a home at Piccino cooking seasonal, super-fresh food rooted in the Italian tradition.
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Tyler Canning
Beverage Director
Tyler has been in restaurants for the past decade, but his wine career took off when coming to Piccino 7 years ago. Learning from a multitude of fantastic mentors and years of hard studying, Tyler honed his wine knowledge eventually working his way up to Beverage Director in 2021. Tyler has dedicated himself to finding great producers from all over Italy and France. His passion is geared toward wine makers who put their heart and soul into the vines themselves, and promote biodiversity and low intervention winemaking — and think of themselves as farmers first. He believes that great wine starts in the field. His program hopes to reflect what he finds important in wines and the people who make them.
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Sean Manchester
Partner
Sean is a lifelong hospitality professional and accomplished entrepreneur, with a diverse background in restaurant and entertainment development & management, spanning 30+ years. In addition to Sean’s partnership with Piccino Group, he has either founded or held key executive positions in some of the top hospitality organizations in the nation such as Thirtyone Madison (Wish bar & lounge, Mighty and Mercer), Morgans Hotel Group, and Joie de Vivre Hospitality (Phoenix Hotel, Chambers eat+drink). He has created and managed a variety of concepts, ranging from intimate cafes and bistros to multimillion dollar clubs and restaurant properties. Sean has been consistently recruited to guide numerous high-profile projects from initial inspiration to fully operational venues - including concept development, buildout, pre-opening and on-going operations. Sean is also a founding board member and past Chairman of the California Music and Culture Association.
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Randalyn Young
Events Manager
Randalyn is a 20+ year hospitality veteran. Her professional career has included time spent as a concierge, travel agent, executive assistant, and corporate and personal event planner. Prior to joining Piccino Group, Randalyn was responsible for event curation at Terrapin Crossroads for Phil & Jill Lesh and before that, Randalyn worked with Traci de Jardin at her restaurants in the Presidio Commissary & Arguello. Randalyn is passionate about helping people. She is a connector who loves to bring people together. In and out of her professional life, she often finds herself planning fun and exciting events for the people around her. She specializes in personalizing individual and memorable events for each client and approaching the most stressful event situations with grace and style. When not juggling a full roster of events and parties, Randalyn loves trying new restaurants, hiking, live music, and wine tasting. In her down time, you’ll find her exploring in Marin with her beloved Staffordshire Bull Terrier, Marley.
