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No special event is complete without delicous food and Señor Pepe's Paella Catering is proud to take care of that for you. We cook authentic Spanish paella throughout the state of Florida. Paella is a classic Spanish dish that originates in Valencia, Spain. Paella is comprised of key ingredients such as imported rice, saffron, paprika, sofrito and a variety of meats, shellfish and vegetables. Paella is cooked outside over an open fire in a paella pan.
The idea behind Senor Pepe's Paella Catering service is to provide authentic tasting paella throughout the state of Florida, bringing the party to you.
There are many paella catering companies in Florida, claiming to be authentic. After my many travels throughout Spain, I realized very few can make that claim.
"Paella is a rice dish but, all rice dishes are not paella"
Paella requires certain key ingredients not just a paella pan to be authentic. It must include saffron not food coloring or dyes to make it florescent yellow. In Spain, they have a name for that this dish (paella Pintada) which means (painted paella) because of the coloring added. The rice used to make paella is also very important. If you see long grain rice, run! It's another sign it's not authentic. Spanish sofrito (tomato base) is key and Paprika as well. There are many variations of paella. In Valencia Spain, the birthplace of paella. The paella Valenciana is made with chicken, rabbit, duck and snails. There's absolutely no seafood in it. The paella should have a crusty bottom (not burned) called socarrat.
We take pride in offering the authentic traditional paella Valenciana of Spain. We also understand that not everyone eats rabbit or snails and we offer our own version of paella Valenciana made with chicken & Spanish chorizo (sausage). Paella is a dish that brings people together..
Señor Pepe's Paella Catering takes pride in preparing authentic tasting paella throughout the state of Florida.
We are a License, Certified and Insured paella catering company.
Paella is perfect for your wedding reception, rehearsal dinner, birthday party, graduation, baby shower, sweet sixteen, quinceanera, residential gathering, block party, business grand opening, marketing, promotion, house warming, employee appreciation or any special occasion's celebrated.
We will prepare the paella of your choice in any outdoor location, park, pool deck, pavilion, backyard, barn, beach resort, Air B&B, and ballrooms are great for paella catering.
We specialize in all type of corporate or private events, large or small we cater all!
Our pricing is not the lowest. Thats because we refuse to lower our standards in order to keep providing our customers with the highest quality, best tasting paella in Florida. We truly believe you get what you pay for. Serving only the highest quality ingredients creates authentic tasting paella, If quality, consistency and professional service is important, look no further, Let Señor Pepe's Paella Catering LLC bring the party to you! Call or Text 239-464-7180 today
Email: Jose@senorpepespaella.com
Visit our facebookpage https://facebook.com/senorpepespaella.com
reviews on: www.weddingwire.com / www.yelp.com / www.theknot.com / facebook.com/senorpepespaella Additional charges may apply based on: location of event, tolls, serve time (late serve after 7:00PM), size of event, staffing, set-up fee, etc.
Licensed, Certified and Insured
Señor Pepe's Paella Catering takes pride in preparing authentic tasting paella throughout the state of Florida.
We are a License, Certified and Insured paella catering company.
Paella is perfect for your wedding reception, rehearsal dinner, birthday party, graduation, baby shower, sweet sixteen, quinceanera, residential gathering, block party, business grand opening, marketing, promotion, house warming, employee appreciation or any special occasion's celebrated.
We will prepare the paella of your choice in any outdoor location, park, pool deck, pavilion, backyard, barn, beach resort, Air B&B, and ballrooms are great for paella catering.
We specialize in all type of corporate or private events, large or small we cater all!
Our pricing is not the lowest. Thats because we refuse to lower our standards in order to keep providing our customers with the highest quality, best tasting paella in Florida. We truly believe you get what you pay for. Serving only the highest quality ingredients creates authentic tasting paella, If quality, consistency and professional service is important, look no further, Let Señor Pepe's Paella Catering LLC bring the party to you! Call or Text 239-464-7180 today
Email: Jose@senorpepespaella.com
Visit our facebookpage https://facebook.com/senorpepespaella.com
reviews on: www.weddingwire.com / www.yelp.com / www.theknot.com / facebook.com/senorpepespaella Additional charges may apply based on: location of event, tolls, serve time (late serve after 7:00PM), size of event, staffing, set-up fee, etc.
Licensed, Certified and Insured
Who we are
My name is Jose Lugo aka (Chef Pepe) founder of Señor Pepe's Paella Catering LLC. Our family history begins in the Northwest coast of Spain, Galicia. My great, great grandparents were from the city of Lugo, Spain. I was born in Brooklyn, New York. My love for cooking began at a very young age and I was fortunate enough to meet and work with chefs from different cultures. Greek, Italian and Spanish cusines are my favorites. In 1995, I relocated to the beautiful state of Florida.
The idea behind Señor Pepe's Paella Catering service is to provide authentic great tasting paella throughout the state of Florida. There are many paella catering companies throughout the state of Florida that offer paella. Most claim to be authentic and after my many travels throughout Spain, I realized very few can make this claim.
"Paella is a rice dish but, all rice dishes are not paella".
Paella requires certain key ingredients not just the pan to be authentic. It must include saffron not food coloring or dyes to make it florescent yellow. In Spain, they have a name for this (paella pintada) which means painted paella because of the coloring added. The rice used to make paella is very important. If you see long grain rice, run! it's not authentic. There are many variations of paella. In Valencia Spain, The birth place of paella. the paella Valenciana is made with rabbit, chicken and snails. There's absolutely no seafood in it. It has a crusty bottom (not burned) called the socarrat. The paella is also very thin. We take pride in offering the authentic traditional paella Valenciana of Spain. We also understand that not everyone eats rabbit or snails and we offer our own version of paella valenciana made with chicken and spanish chorizo. Paella is a dish that brings people together.
The idea behind Señor Pepe's Paella Catering service is to provide authentic great tasting paella throughout the state of Florida. There are many paella catering companies throughout the state of Florida that offer paella. Most claim to be authentic and after my many travels throughout Spain, I realized very few can make this claim.
"Paella is a rice dish but, all rice dishes are not paella".
Paella requires certain key ingredients not just the pan to be authentic. It must include saffron not food coloring or dyes to make it florescent yellow. In Spain, they have a name for this (paella pintada) which means painted paella because of the coloring added. The rice used to make paella is very important. If you see long grain rice, run! it's not authentic. There are many variations of paella. In Valencia Spain, The birth place of paella. the paella Valenciana is made with rabbit, chicken and snails. There's absolutely no seafood in it. It has a crusty bottom (not burned) called the socarrat. The paella is also very thin. We take pride in offering the authentic traditional paella Valenciana of Spain. We also understand that not everyone eats rabbit or snails and we offer our own version of paella valenciana made with chicken and spanish chorizo. Paella is a dish that brings people together.
Meet our chefs
Discover the talented and passionate chefs behind our delicious cuisine
Jose Manuel Lugo
Executive chef
Melanie Nicole
Assistant chef