Yay!Paella Catering

Stan Halverson is passionate about paella. And it all started with the San Francisco 49ers. Stan and his dad, along with the other fathers and sons in their neighborhood, were season ticket-holders back in the 1980s. Each of them took turns providing the food for their tailgate parties, and soon it was getting as competitive in the parking lot as it was on the field. Burgers and hot dogs made way for Prime Rib, Stuffed Pork Loin, Pasta Primavera, Ciopinno, and on and on. (But not Paella. Not yet…) Stan kept cooking, winning the Northern California CASI Chili Cook-off and creating meals for family and wider circles of friends. But he never considered it as a profession until 2008. Unhappy with his job in the mortgage business, and encouraged by his loving, selfless wife, Seré (who happens to be writing this), he attended Bauman College: Holistic Nutrition and Culinary Arts School.