Hands-On Cooking Classes + Mexican Winter Feast with Maylin Chavez
Week of December 16, 2023
Maylin Chavez offers hands-on culinary experiences, 3.5 hours each, during which you will enjoy preparing your own meal along with fellow cooks. Classes take place at La Cocina Que Canta, our culinary center on Tuesday and Wednesday, at 4pm. In addition, Chef Maylin will collaborate with La Cocina Que Canta’s Executive Chef Reyna Venegas and her team to create a special feast (with wine pairing!) on Thursday at 4:45pm.
These classes will feature healthy, hearty Mexican holiday cooking inspired by seafood and garden vegetables.
Tuesday Hands-On Cooking Class 4:00 PM Sign Up
Each class $145 (tax included). Class subject to change, check your weekly planner and schedule for updates. The maximum number of guests per class is 14.
Wednesday Hands-On Cooking Class 4:00 PM Sign Up
Each class $145 (tax included). Class subject to change, check your weekly planner and schedule for updates. The maximum number of guests per class is 14.
Thursday Mexican Winter Feast 4:45 PM Sign Up
Experience the magic of our Mexican Winter Feast, an evening where produce from our bountiful 6-acre organic farm harvest meets with the freshest Baja seafood and seaweed products to create exquisite dishes that you can’t resist! Cost is $150 per person, tax and wine pairing included. The maximum number of guests is 30. Sign Up at the Appointments Desk or through the link above.
Maylin Chávez is a native to Tijuana, Baja California Norte and a Rancho la Puerta Alum. Maylin brings her heritage and passion for the sea to each dish she prepares. Her personal and professional experiences cooking in Baja, and around the country while being surrounded by the rich diversity of ingredients has created a direct imprint on her cuisine. “My approach to oyster and seafood cookery is to surprise the senses, and bring a mélange of globally inspired flavors to each bite you enjoy.”
Maylin moved to Portland, Oregon in 2014 to open her first restaurant where Oysters took center stage and the Bounty of the PNW met the flavors of her hometown of Baja.
Her cuisine and restaurant have been featured in Bon Appetite Magazine September 2016 issue, Best New Restaurants, Eater’s 38 hot list, Sunset Magazine, Food Networks Best Oyster Bars in America, Northwest Travel & Life, Wine and Spirits Magazine and many more.
Maylin has also appeared on the Food Network, Guy’s Grocery Games, and Chopped.
Olympia Oyster Bar on N Mississippi Ave in Portland shut its doors in 2020. However, Maylin has been hosting a series of pop-ups throughout Oregon under her new venture Nácar. Most recently she is also the Executive Brand chef for Blue Evolution Seaweed .