Private Rice Experience

Paella, cooked live at your home.

ArroZ brings real Spanish cooking to your table. Chef Ruben Arenas from Málaga does the shopping, cooks in front of your guests — and leaves you nothing to do but enjoy.

ZugLucerneZurichGroceries included2–50 guests
Paella pan over an open flame, steam rising
Cooked live 🔥

La experiencia

Good food has always been about sharing.

That's what ArroZ is for: Ruben comes to your place, sets up his paella pan and cooks live — while you're with your guests.

No stress, no shopping, no hours of prep. Just a full table and the smell of saffron, socarrat and the sea.

Guests serving themselves from a paella pan in the middle of the table, warm candlelight
An evening with ArroZ

La cocina

The kitchen

Paella is the heart of it — but Ruben's range is bigger. A cook from Málaga brings the whole breadth of Spanish cooking with him.

Paella with sliced steak, padrón peppers and quail eggs

Paella con solomillo

Saffron rice with seared steak, padrón peppers and quail eggs

Paella with prawns and lemon wedges

Paella de gambas

Prawns, lemon and rice with caramelised socarrat

Arroz negro — black squid-ink rice with allioli

Arroz negro

Black squid-ink rice with allioli

Para empezar Empanadas — Ceviche — whatever the market offers

Every menu is put together individually — tell us what you feel like.

Así funciona

How it works

Ask

Send us your date, place, number of guests and wishes — no strings attached.

Plan the menu

Ruben gets in touch and you put the menu together, together.

Enjoy

Ruben arrives with everything he needs and cooks live — you sit at the table.

El precio

Prices

Paella Experience

from CHF 95 per person

  • One paella of your choice, cooked live
  • All groceries included
  • Ruben brings the equipment

Menú completo

from CHF 120 per person

  • Starters: empanadas, ceviche & co.
  • One paella of your choice, cooked live
  • All groceries included

Minimum of CHF 500 per event · Groups of 20+ on request · Travel within Zug, Lucerne and Zurich included

Photo coming Ruben at the paella pan — smiling, mid-cooking, warm light. Portrait 3:4. Real photo from Marco/Ruben, not a generated image.

El chef

A cook from Málaga, at home in Switzerland.

Ruben Arenas has cooked all his life — in Málaga, where he's from, professionally in kitchens and privately for family and friends. In 2024 a job brought him to Switzerland. The passion came along.

With ArroZ he brings what food has always meant to him to Swiss tables: people gather, someone cooks with heart, and everything is shared.

Ruben ArenasChef & founder, ArroZ

La región

Zug — Lucerne — Zurich & beyond.

Travel included in the region Further afield for a travel fee Thursday to Sunday Please ask at least 10 days ahead

La reserva

Let's plan your evening.

Tell us about your occasion — Ruben will get back to you personally and you'll plan the evening together.

Prefer DMs? Write to us on Instagram.

No obligation — Ruben will get back to you.
Request a date