Vine Hospitality Group is a multi-concept operator in the San Francisco Bay Area. The award-winning Chef Roland Passot is Chief Culinary Officer, with brands which include Left Bank Brasserie and LB Steak, both area favorites. As the group prepared to launch MESO, a new Mediterranean concept, they asked our team to distill the vision from key stakeholders, culinary teams and architects and translate that vision into a brand that would resonate.

Meso, meaning “middle,” signifies the coming together of culinary influences from across the region coupled with vibrant hospitality. At Meso life is centered around the table and meals bring people together from near and far to reinvigorate connection, conversation, and community. The name was well-suited to the bustling Santana Row location. The restaurant identity needed to capture this sense of “coming together,” as well as communicate an approachable energy. While the restaurant would have serious culinary cred, it also needed to be a bright and fun experience, one that would appeal to those seeking authenticity as well as those looking for a place to mix and mingle after work.