Paula Zavala Chef

Paula Zavala

• Paula is a proud Mexican-born Canadian Chef who has lived in Toronto for almost 20 years. 
• Her impressive career started in Mexico City where she attended C.E.S.S.A (Instituto Culinario de America Latina) immediately after graduating she became part of Las Mañanitas Garden Hotel & Catering by Relais & Chateaux in Cuernavaca.
• She worked in the United States in different catering companies including Truffles at The Belvedere Catering in Baltimore, Maryland.
• She owns Paula Zavala Eventos in Mexico City and founded Paula Zavala Chef Co. after relocating into Canada where she has been melting pre-hispanic traditions with contemporary flavors.
• Paula has participated in different T.V shows like the Marilyn Denis Show and she has been host-chef of essential brands like Fontaine Santé at Toronto’s Gourmet Food & Wine Expo.
• Chef Paula is proud to have worked with well-recognized brands and companies such as Cerveza Dos XX, Herradura Tequila, Snapchat Canada, SickKids Hospital, Markham Stouffville Hospital, North York Hospital, Omers (Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System), Royal Bank of Canada, Bell, York Region District School Board, among others. 
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• Paula cofounded El Rudo Gourmet with her dear compadre Cesar Mendoza in 2020