A Chef in Sayulita is a local catering service with experience catering private parties and events since 2007. Owner and creator, Ana Cecilia Avalos Reyes, has studied under several fantastic chefs in Mexico and has attended some of the most sought after culinary schools. Ana has several certifications that cover Gastronomical Culinary Arts to diplomas of Dietary Restrictions with an emphasis on Religious Beliefs (Meals can be made Kosher or Halal).

What is gastronomy? Gastronomy is the art and science of food. Gastronomy puts an emphasis on the art of preparing and serving rich or delicate food with phenomenal presentation. Ana Cecilia takes into consideration the preparation and understands how all of the senses contribute to experiencing food.

If you are planning a private dinner party or an upscale dinner for your wedding guests, A Chef in Sayulita is the best guarantee for a one of a kind meal. A Chef in Sayulita is a full catering company, partnering with a local and highly sought after craft group of people. Together, they can create sophisticated, one of a kind recipes, and extraordinary flavors to your next dinner party or private event.

Interested in a private cooking class or mixology class? A chef in Sayulita will come to your villa or vacation rental and set up a private cooking class based on your skill level and desire.

Please contact us with any questions, and for a quote on private cooking classes, be sure to click the, "Email Owner" button to the right.

A Chef in Sayulita Offers

Seasonal gourmet menus
Delicious craft cocktails
Authentic Mexican recipes
Meals for all dietary restrictions:
(Vegan, Vegetarian, Gluten-Free, Kosher, Halal, Paleo)
Private cooking classes

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Reviews

4.86

from 37 reviews

Doug Hay

(Cambria Pines, California)

5/5

Amazing cooking lesson

Had an enjoyable and informative cooking class at Villa Mariposa with my wife and daughter and son-in-law. I highly recommend it. Great meals with minimum ingredients.

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Experienced: July, 2018

Danielle

(Seattle, Washington)

5/5

Great experience!

Gracias, Ceclia. It was SUCH a pleasure having you join us for a few hours yesterday evening. With much appreciation!

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Experienced: May, 2018

David

(San Carlos, USA)

5/5

Highly recommend this wonderful chef!

We were looking for a personal chef to visit our vacation rental to give cooking lessons to the kids and to help them prepare a meal using local ingredients and techniques. Glad we found Ana Cecilia on SayulitaLife to share her passion and perspective. A professional cook by training, Ana had lots of helpful hints as well as a great perspective on the role of food in Mexican culture.

I highly recommend Ana if you are in need of a personal chef for private dining or to cater your next private affair.

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Experienced: April, 2018

Karen

(Vancouver, Canada)

4/5

Cecilia came to cook and educate us on various aspects of west coast Mexican cuisine

Cecilia was well informed, well organized and well prepared. She demonstrated cooking two salsas, a delicious dessert called Carlota, and a mole sauce, which was poured over cooked cauliflower. It was very light but very delicious. We learned about Mexican, especially the spice in the mole. Cecilia also suggested places to buy spices and vanilla.

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Experienced: December, 2017

Linda

(Walnut Creek)

2/5

Her food was decent. We loved Sayulita

ok..

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Experienced: December, 2017

Todd W

(San Francisco)

5/5

Great for families

She was so great with our kids who ended up being her helpers for the evening. She even had certificates for them. Her personality matches her cooking - warm, heartfelt! Loved the experience.

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Experienced: November, 2017

Jay Ray

(Alberta/Nova Scotia, Canada)

5/5

A Chef in Sayulita will Exceed Expectations

This year my birthday fell while we were in Sayulita for a family wedding. We wanted to host a party for 45 family members at our rented villa and contacted Cecelia via email about a week before we left for Mexico. She literally responded within minutes and a few emails later we were sold due to her enthusiasm, creative ideas and professional manner of communication. We arranged to meet in person at the villa a couple of days before the event.

As soon as we met in person we were confident we made the right choice!! Cecelia listened to everything we wanted to accomplish and had many insightful suggestions. She provided everything we needed from flowers, liquor, mix, ice and of course the FOOD!!! We had cheese and charcuterie plates (amazing) , chips with several different Mexican dips, salads, grilled shrimp, ceviche, stunning grilled beef (and I'm from Alberta!!), a wonderful taco bar with 3 or four stews and all of the fixings and of course cupcakes!! We did not want a sit down dinner but wanted to make sure everyone had enough to eat and Cecelia did not disappoint.

All of our guests could not stop raving about the party and it made the trip for me!!!! My only regret is that I did not follow up with Cecelia for a private cooking lesson before I left......I guess we will have to go back!!

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Experienced: November, 2017

RachelP

(Kansas City MO)

5/5

Complete wedding weekend and package

There are not words to describe how wonderful Cecelia is and how magical she made our wedding. She did our rehearsal bbq, wedding and champagne brunch and each was more special than the last. She wowed us in her suggestions, preparation and outcome. Obviously, for us, it was the best wedding we have ever been to but because of Cecelia, all of our guests agreed. We have also used her as a private chef before and she was incredible. I would trust her to exceed your expectations for any dinner/event/simple task.

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Experienced: November, 2017

Jessica Rodriguez

(México)

5/5

Love the service and food

Ana provided an awesome service and the food was delicious, everything was so great, super happy with everything, just perfect !

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Experienced: October, 2017

Gris

(Bucerias)

5/5

She does magic!

I hire her for a children party. I cant belive 23 kids ate vegetables! And the sugar free treats were deli!

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Experienced: July, 2017

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Owner/Manager Name

Ana Cecilia

Bio

Foodie. Chef. Event planner. Life lover. Mom. Made of stars. Got the dreamer's disease. The secret ingredient from the secret ingredient soup. Sayulita MX

Price Range:

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Hours of Operations:

8:00 AM to 10:00 PM

Notes:

Flexible hours

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Visitors:

5,501

Amenities

Beer/Wine

Certified

Full Bar

Gift Wrapping

Group/Private Classes

In-Home Service

Kid Friendly

Local Discounts

Out-of-Area Service

Reserve Online/Phone

Language

English

Spanish

Meals

Brunch

Lunch

Dinner

Beer/Wine

Certified

Full Bar

Gift Wrapping

Group/Private Classes

In-Home Service

Kid Friendly

Local Discounts

Out-of-Area Service

Reserve Online/Phone

Language

English

Spanish

Meals

Brunch

Lunch

Dinner

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