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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Stephanie H

(San Francisco, CA)

5.0/5

Lovely meals with Cecilia!

We were a group of 4 friends renting a house and wanted an dinner for our arrival day and a brunch later in the week. They were the best meals we had while in Sayulita! In the end, we wished we had booked more dinners.

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Experienced: November, 2019

Jules

(Portland)

5.0/5

Amazing food. Very flexible and accommodating. Highly recommended.

Absolutely delicious. Cecilia fought through an epic traffic situation to come and cook for me and my family. Her food was incredible. Great for veggies as well as meat eaters. So much food!!!!

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Experienced: October, 2019

Malu Colorin

(Dublin, Ireland.)

5.0/5

The best traditional Mexican food in town!

I hired Ana Cecilia the first time I was in Sayulita with my family. She was recommended to me by a very good friend. She prepared us such a delicious birthday meal for my brother that I had to hire her again on my second visit, a romantic getaway with my husband. Both experiences with her have been delicious! She is also very interesting to talk to an super knowledgeable about Mexican food, ingredients... and she even gave us some great recommendations about stuff to do in Sayulita! I would definitely hire her again the next time I’m in town. The best chef for sure.

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Experienced: August, 2019

Monica

(United States)

5.0/5

Fresh and Delicious !

On one of my trips to Sayulita I found Ana Cecilia's Private cooking class. We agreed to meet near my stay. She was punctual and right were we had agreed to meet. She is a very nice person. Smiling all the time. she has a very pleasant conversation. As we walked she would point out the interesting sites that we were passing .... I also would ask for recommendations on where to buy certain things. She was very on point with the recommendations, not only for the stuff I wanted to buy, but I also asked about places to go eat, have a drink or just listen to live music. She seems to be well know in the town, or that was my impression since some people where saying hello to her when we were walking. She was very professional at all times and very accommodating. The food was beyond delicious, very Mexican but with soul. I can tell when someone is passionate about what they do. Everything was super fresh and very authentic. She also is like a walking encyclopedia.. as she can tell you the meaning of certain ingredients , or history on how they started using it in the Mexican gastronomy, etc. just random information that made the experience so rich. When I came back I told my friend about the experience and she wanted to try it... so next time we went to Sayulita we hired Ana Cecilia Again and took the same experience. Every time we had a slight different experience, so I do recommend to go again if you liked it the first time, as it would be different items, different food, different route, but always the same smile and always the same freshness and awesomeness that you can expect from her.

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Experienced: April, 2019

Monica

(United States)

5.0/5

knowledgeable and pleasant private cooking class

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Experienced: April, 2019

Antonella S

(California, US)

4.8/5

Mexican Culinary Experience in Sayu

To celebrate my dad's 60's Bday my mom thought to take him on Vacation... while in Sayulita a friend of mine recommended to have a chef cater at our stay since the house was so pretty and we had a nice patio. We cam across Ana Cecilia who made delicious food for my family. I tried dishes that I am familiar with, but she knows how to prepare them with fresh ingredients and a twist of modern flavors that blew my mind. I look forward to go back and try some more of her food.

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Experienced: August, 2018

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

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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

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Hours of Operations:

8:00 AM to 10:00 PM

Notes:

Flexible hours

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Visitors:

8,547

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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