Behind every sizzling paella pan at Ele's Little Kitchen stands Elena - chef, business owner, and proud inheritor of Valencian culinary secrets. Born into a family where the rhythm of chopping sofrito matched the ticking of the clock, Elena learned Spain's food traditions at her abuela Rosa's side, stirring her first proper paella at age nine.

When Elena brought these recipes to Cardiff in 2010, she noticed a gap between British event catering and Spain's convivial sobremesa culture - those lingering meals where food fuels connection. Combining her Le Cordon Bleu Madrid training with Welsh hospitality, she launched Ele's Little Kitchen to redefine event catering as "food that makes guests feel like family."

Today, Elena personally oversees every event from Newport to Bristol, whether it's:

✓ Wedding paellas where saffron rice forms golden crusts (socarrat) under her watchful eye

✓ Corporate tapas spreads featuring Carmarthenshire lamb albóndigas with smoked paprika

✓ Intimate dinners where she demonstrates how to craft perfect gambas al ajillo

"I'm not just renting pans - I'm sharing my heritage," says Elena, who still sources her pimentón from the same Valencia spice house her grandmother used.

When you taste our fideuà, you're tasting the same flavors that made my abuelo propose to abuela in 1962.

Why Clients Choose Elena:

✓ Chef-Owner Attention: Elena designs every menu personally

✓ Bridging Cultures: Menus thoughtfully adapt Spanish classics to Welsh ingredients

✓ Mobile Mastery: Her custom-built kitchen trailer replicates wood-fired authenticity anywhere

✓ Bilingual Service: Fluent English/Spanish team for seamless events