Bay Area Paella Chef

Bay Area Paella Chef is a catering business in San Francisco, CA, located at 915 Franklin St. It holds a rating of 4.90 based on 28 reviews. Chef and owner Jason Christian launched Bay Area Paella Chef after 20 years of cooking Spanish cuisine and 15 years of experience in the restaurant and wine industry. The business provides paella and tapas catering services for groups of up to 150 guests, serving San Francisco and the surrounding counties, including Marin, Sonoma, Napa, Solano, Contra Costa, Alameda, Santa Clara, San Mateo, and Santa Cruz. A driving fee applies for events outside of San Francisco. The menu incorporates flavors of California while adhering to Spanish tradition. All paellas are made with genuine Matiz paella rice, Spanish sofrito containing DOC olive oil, and saffron chicken stock. The offerings include dishes such as chilean sea bass, tail on shrimp, chicken thigh, spicy sausage, mini sweet peppers, asparagus, gigante beans, citrus marinated chicken thighs and drumsticks, spicy beef sausage, english peas, artichoke hearts, Kurobuta pork cheeks, shiitake mushrooms, maitake mushrooms, braising reduction, mixed sweet peppers, asparagus, piquillo peppers, curry rice, garam masala braised beef, griddled paneer cheese, roasted cauliflower and sweet peppers, garbanzos, peas, mango chutney, raita, cremini mushroom sofrito, sauteed garbanzos, fresh corn, cherry tomato, and english peas. Tapas are staged and ready for self-serve one hour before the paella is ready. The paella course is buffet style and served by staff. Food service cleanup is done by staff. All paellas and tapas are naturally gluten-free, and all paellas are naturally dairy-free.

The business is situated on Franklin Street in San Francisco, California, just a short distance from the Hugo Rothschild House and Turk Street.