Private chef in Llafranc
Gourmet dinners cooked in your Llafranc holiday home. Shopping, cooking, serving and cleanup all handled.
Llafranc is the serene, elegant neighbour of Calella de Palafrugell on the Costa Brava: a gentle sandy bay, a small marina of white hulls and, on the headland above, the Sant Sebastià lighthouse with its sweeping viewpoint over the coast. It is upscale and unhurried, made for long, quiet evenings. As your private chef in Llafranc, Lara takes care of the shopping, then cooks and serves fresh local seafood and Catalan cuisine in your villa or holiday home before tidying everything away, so your stay here is all enjoyment and no cooking.
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Dinner in Llafranc
Llafranc keeps an easy elegance: white hulls swing in the small marina, the sandy bay stays calm, and the Sant Sebastià lighthouse watches from the headland above. It is the most serene corner of this coast, and as the day cools a villa terrace here feels made for a long, unhurried dinner with nowhere else to be.
An evening with Lara matches that pace. She arrives in the afternoon, quietly takes over the kitchen and brings out each course while you stay at the table with your guests and a glass of Empordà wine. Nothing is rushed, no one returns to the stove, and the kitchen is left spotless once the last plate is gone.
Flavours of the Empordà
Lara cooks from the Empordà larder: sweet gamba de Palamós prawns from the Palamós fish auction up the coast, salt-cured L'Escala anchovies, Empordà olive oil and the reds and whites of the Empordà DO. She shops the markets of Palafrugell, La Bisbal d'Empordà and Palamós, and the freshest of the morning sets the menu.
Those ingredients become the dishes the coast is loved for: a gentle suquet de peix, a fideuà brimming with seafood, a cool esqueixada of salt cod to begin. The cooking stays refined but unfussy, dressed with Empordà oil and led by the catch, in keeping with the quiet good taste of Llafranc.
Beaches and coves
The bay of Llafranc is a soft sweep of sand beside the marina, calm and family-friendly. Above it, a path climbs to the Sant Sebastià lighthouse, past Iberian ruins to a clifftop viewpoint with the whole coast laid out below, and the Camí de Ronda links the bay to Calella de Palafrugell next door.
After a morning on the sand and the climb up to the lighthouse, you come back to nothing more demanding than a shower. The table is already set, Lara is in the kitchen, and a serene beach day slides without a pause into a private dinner on the terrace as the lights of the bay come on.
Frequently asked questions
Does a private chef come to villas in Llafranc?
Yes. Lara comes to your villa or holiday home in Llafranc and looks after the whole evening: she shops for the ingredients, cooks in your kitchen, serves each course at the table and cleans everything up afterwards, so you simply enjoy the meal.
What local dishes can Lara cook in Llafranc?
She cooks the coast's classics with Empordà produce: suquet de peix, fideuà and esqueixada, gamba de Palamós prawns from the Palamós auction and L'Escala anchovies, finished with Empordà olive oil and paired with Empordà DO wines. The menu follows whatever is freshest at the market that morning.
Is travel to Llafranc included?
Yes. Travel within the Costa Brava (30 to 50 km) is included, and Llafranc falls within that range, so there is no extra travel charge for your dinner.
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“Lara is INCREDIBLE. We had her cook for a retreat of 11 of us, and she blew us away with her delicious, nourishing dishes. She accommodated dietary needs with so much thought, making every single guest feel so special. We will be booking her again and again!”
“Five star service and food! We were in Pals for a week as a group of 6 adults and 7 children… Chef Lara made our adult dinner night so special. Stand-outs were the rock mussels and gambas. A total pro who set up everything and tidied up perfectly.”
“Lara cooked the most exceptional meal for our party of 7, to celebrate two big birthdays. The food was beautifully plated and delicious, with a fascinating range of flavours. She explained each dish, its origin and where the ingredients were sourced.”
“Lara was extremely professional and detail oriented. We learned so much about Spanish cuisine and especially enjoyed her Paella class. We were two families and couldn't have asked for a better experience.”
“I highly recommend Lara! I booked her for a birthday dinner and the whole process was completely effortless. The food was extremely delicious and the presentation beautiful. She created a wonderful memory for me and my family.”
“Lara cooked for us in Costa Brava. She did everything perfectly. She went beyond when it was necessary, because she cared about what she was doing.”
“Lara's cooking and service was sensational! Highly recommend.”
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