La Peregrina started with one oversized paella pan and a simple idea — cook the food in front of the people eating it.
We're a Miami catering team built around live cooking. The seafood paella is what most people find us for — a pan you can't miss, loaded with shrimp, clams, mussels and octopus, cooked right there at your event. The live pasta station is the other half of who we are: carbonara, amatriciana, puttanesca, alfredo and pesto, finished to order while guests pick their plate.
Between those two stations and our gourmet grazing tables, we cover the whole range — a hands-off office lunch one day, a 150-guest wedding the next. What stays the same is the part that matters: real food, cooked fresh, served generously.
If it sounds like a chef talking instead of a brochure, that's the point. We'd rather show you a pan than sell you a package.
One team handles your event from the first message to the last tray packed out. We learn the venue, plan around its quirks, and show up early so the food is ready when your guests are. Then we clean up and get out of your way.
Paella and pasta off the burner, in front of your guests.
Cuban classics to Italian stations and everything around them.
Drop-off, buffet, stations, or full service with staff.
From the towers to the suburbs, we plan around your venue.
La Peregrina Miami Catering — Gourmet & Italiano — is a Miami-Dade catering company led by Executive Chef Reinaldo Lazo. The name and the pilgrim logo speak to the idea of bringing the kitchen to you: we set up, cook live on-site, serve, and pack out, so your event smells and sounds like a real kitchen rather than a reheated tray.
Our reputation is built on the live paella pan — saffron rice with seafood, meat or vegetables, cooked over open flame in pans large enough for a hundred-plus guests — and on the made-to-order pasta station. Around those centerpieces we build grazing tables, passed canapés, parrillada grills and full buffets, blending Latin heart with Italian technique.
We've cooked for weddings in Coral Gables, quinces in Hialeah, corporate parties in Doral, and countless backyard celebrations across the county. What stays constant is the approach: fresh ingredients, food cooked in front of your guests, and a menu shaped around your crowd, your venue and your dietary needs.
Want to work with us? Reach out with your date, guest count and location through the contact form or on WhatsApp at 786-991-8740. We respond quickly — usually the same day — with a tailored menu and a clear, no-obligation quote. We serve all of Miami-Dade and are glad to talk through ideas before anything is booked.
Beyond the food, what clients remember is the experience of watching a meal come together at their own event. We bring our own equipment and power, work around each venue's rules, and break everything down at the end. The goal is simple: give Miami hosts a centerpiece worth gathering around and a team that handles the rest.
Send a few details and Chef Reinaldo's team will put together a custom menu — usually the same day. No deposit to get a quote.