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San Diego, CA – Mesa de Vida (Table of Life) is a woman-owned and woman-led and operated meal starter sauce company founded by Chef Kirsten Sandoval. Created to easily and conveniently bring elevated, innovative, and healthy chef-crafted pantry staples to homes across the country, the Mesa de Vida sauces celebrate global flavors. Initially launching with five incredibly versatile flavors and with endless ways to enjoy them, these starter sauces are the gourmet base that your dishes have been missing.
As a professional chef, Kirsten was no stranger to spending hours in the kitchen devoted to mastering one single dish. Having a passion for cooking and healthy living, she knew that while she enjoyed the prep work and intricacies of creating authentic global dishes, others may not have the time, the same desire, or financial ability to spend a small fortune on pure spices and herbs. This inspired her to develop the Mesa de Vida line to enable others to enjoy flavors of home or experience a new type of cuisine.
Mesa de Vida sauces are available in 5 mouthwatering flavors that are plant-based, oil-free, nonGMO, low in calories and sodium, and will add the complexities that your dishes may be missing:
- Mediterranean
- Latin
- Caribbean
- Creole
- Moroccan
Picture this: your pantry stocked with flavorful, chef-crafted meal starter sauces ready to turn your everyday dishes into culinary adventures. From soups and stews to slow cooker creations and skillet sensations, Mesa de Vida’s sauces are the perfect addition to your kitchen. Simply put, they are a nutritious, delicious, and simple way to elevate your cooking – no special skills required, ingredients to scout out, or pricey equipment to purchase!
“Cooking at home can be the most powerful tool that leads to lasting health.” – Chef Kirsten Sandoval
Dedicated to helping people everywhere and in all different ranges of cooking skillsets, Chef Kirsten has easily mapped out fun, easy, and quick ways to enjoy her Mesa de Vida sauces on the company’s website. Whether you’re looking for a protein packed meal or a veggie enhanced stew, there’s a recipe and suggestion for everything and everyone!
Mesa de Vida cooking and meal starter sauces can be found at select Whole Foods, Raleys, Safeway, Albertsons and independent retailers across the nation, as well as purchased direct. A retailer directory is available at MesadeVida.com
About Mesa de Vida
As a professional chef to athletes in the NBA, NFL, and WNBA, a mother to two children with a rare genetic cancer disease, and a living kidney donor herself, Mesa de Vida founder Chef Kirsten Sandoval struggled to find healthy and convenient products on the market in inclusive flavors and that fit all her needs. Knowing there was a way she, and others, could have it all, Kirsten went to work to create sauce blends that would be ready when she was to quickly turn a couple of ingredients into not just a meal, but an experience. Shortly thereafter, she launched Mesa de Vida.
For More Information Visit: www.mesadevida.com
Mesa de Vida is a women-owned and women-led brand that offers elevated, innovative, inclusive, healthy, and convenient chef-crafted pantry staples. Our globally-inspired starter sauces help you create healthy, easy to make meals elevated with a celebration of global flavor that connects and inspires! Choose Your Flavor Adventure: They are versatile and can be used in a variety of recipes, from slow cooker meals to skillet dishes.
Our sauces include Caribbean, Creole, Latin, Mediterranean and Moroccan- inspired flavors - giving people a taste of their home or heritage, or cuisines they crave, in a healthy, versatile way!
Easy recipes | Flavors & aromas that connect & inspire.
Easy and healthy no longer has to equal boring or bland. No special skills, equipment, or ingredients necessary.
From healthy comfort food to meals for special occasions
Oil free plant based, Paleo, gluten free, flexitarian, fit & wholesome, pescatarian - or just tasty, nourishing, go-to meals. We've got something that you're going to crave.
Our sauces are extremely versatile, and allow consumers to create meals based on the ingredients they have on hand, the time they have to prepare a meal, and the type of meal they’re craving. Our products also contain NO oil (extremely rare for cooking sauces), are low in sodium, have no added sugar (but packed with flavor), and are actually nutritious, instead of detracting from nutrition as most sauces do.
Why we're different
There are only 3-4 regional global cuisines represented on most grocery store shelves - but we know the country is much more beautifully diverse, AND the flavor desires we ALL are craving are also much more diverse than that! Data shows that 1.65 million people cook at home 3-5x per week. When polled they said they need more of the following attributes: Easy solutions to getting dinner on the table, They desire more global flavors, AND they want healthier options. So Mesa de Vida is here to give consumers more of what they want and what they can’t currently find in the marketplace! To use, simply combine 1 lb of protein, 2 cups of veggies, and 1 bottle of starter sauce. Then slow cook, simmer, or braise up incredible soups, stews, saucy skillet meals and more! Think: The convenience of spaghetti sauce, Indian cooking sauces, and those gloppy condensed soups - sprinkle in the versatility and complexity of Thai curry pastes. We’ve expanded on that inspiration to include more of the flavors we crave, provide easy solutions for our busy lifestyles, and the way we cook and eat today. You don’t need any special skills, equipment, or have to keep a cabinet full of spices on hand, or chop a basket full of vegetables just to make one recipe.