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Key Staff Profile

Chef Fred Ruiz


Meet Chef Fred Ruiz, the award wining executive chef at CasaMagna Marriott Puerto Vallarta Resort & Spa.

Since 1986, Chef Ruiz has dazzled guest at some of the Marriott's most prestigious locations; New York, Chicago, Denver and now Puerto Vallarta.

Some of Chef Fred's greatest accomplishments:

  • He cooked directly for Presidents Nixon, Ford & Reagan. He also did private functions for the late Frank Sinatra along with other famous stars in the Palm Springs area.
  • In early 2007, he became a Business Council member overseeing all gastronomical updates for Marriott's Mexico, Caribbean and Latin American hotels.
  • Chef Ruiz was awarded for two years (2004 and 2007) with the Marriott's International Culinary Excellence Award.

Other on-site restaurants: Mikado, Las Casitas, La Estancia