Featured Chef
ANTONIO VILLAGOMEZ ~ Head Chef, Owner
Cilantros Restaurant, Yuba City
One trip to Cilantros and you will understand the passion and innovation that Chef Antonio brings to his cuisine.
Antonio has been cooking since he was a boy, and knew he found his future calling when at age 12 he prepared fish for his family and received rave reviews.
He has been a professional chef for 16 years, and his goal for Cilantros is to provide excellent Hispanic food with nuances from other regions of the world. “My cooking is a mix of very traditional and fusion cuisine; creating dishes using two or more culinary influences,” he added.
Antonio’s longer-term goals include opening several restaurants, each with a completely different menu, including barbeque, European, Asian and other cuisines.
“It’s sad that most restaurants use a lot of premade food,” Villagomez said. “At Cilantros my customers enjoy fresh ingredients and food made from scratch.”
Chef Antonio provides a new recipe each week for readers of the Marysville Appeal-Democrat.
Check out Chef Antonio Villagomez's Featured Recipes:
- Brown rice encrusted halibut with red pepper sauce and cauliflower puree
- Gourmet California brown rice with cheese and bacon
- Middle Eastern spiced rice with braised lamb served with iced rice milk
- Grilled ling cod served with a tomato chipotle cream sauce, cilantro cream, and a California rice cake.
