Business Details
28 Years
experience
Your Trusted Catering & Cafe in Van Nuys Since 1998
Baked It Myself was founded in 1998 by Cheryl Canter-Valesella, whose lifelong passion for culinary arts began in her mother's kitchen. With a background in fashion merchandising and formal training in French cuisine, Cheryl combined her expertise to create a catering company rooted in traditional comfort food with European refinement. Over 25 years, we've built a reputation as one of Los Angeles' premier catering services, serving high-profile clients across entertainment, education, and legal industries. Our commitment to scratch-made dishes using quality ingredients remains unchanged since our inception. We specialize in custom-tailored menus, event planning, and full-service catering for private and corporate events.Our team's culinary expertise extends to dietary-specific options, including vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free dishes. In addition to catering, we operate a cafe offering fresh meals and baked goods daily. Our custom gift and fulfillment division provides branded promotional products and curated gift baskets for special occasions. With decades of experience and a dedication to innovation, we continue to prioritize customer satisfaction through personalized service. Our facility adheres to strict food safety standards while maintaining the warmth of homemade traditions passed down through generations.
Services
Catering Services
Cafe Dining
Custom Gift Baskets
Corporate Fulfillment
Event Planning
Cookie Mixes
Dietary-Specific Menus
Takeout Orders
Delivery Service
Branded Promotional Products
Details
- Year established: 1998
Highlights and features
- We offer 25+ years of culinary expertise in catering and cafe services
- Our team creates custom-tailored menus for every client and occasion
- We serve major entertainment industry clients including Paramount and Google
- Our kitchen produces vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free options daily
- We maintain strict food safety standards while preserving homemade traditions
Services
Catering Services
We provide full-service catering for corporate events, private parties, and special occasions. Our team creates custom menus, manages staffing, and coordinates event decor to match client preferences. With experience serving major entertainment industry clients, we deliver high-quality food and seamless service for events of all sizes.
Cafe Dining
Our Van Nuys cafe serves fresh, scratch-made meals Monday through Friday. The menu features salads, sandwiches, bowls, and baked goods using quality ingredients. We offer dine-in, takeout, and delivery options for breakfast and lunch, including dietary-specific choices like vegan and gluten-free dishes.
Custom Gift Baskets
We create personalized gift baskets for birthdays, holidays, and corporate events. Options include cookie mixes, charcuterie boards, and branded promotional products. Our team handles packaging, wrapping, and shipping to ensure gifts arrive beautifully presented for any occasion.
Corporate Fulfillment
Our fulfillment services provide branded merchandise for marketing campaigns, trade shows, and business events. We manage inventory, packaging, and shipping logistics for film premieres, corporate meetings, and special promotions with customized product selections.
Cookie Mixes
We offer ready-to-bake cookie mixes using family recipes from the 1970s. Varieties include Macadamia White Chocolate Chunk and Cinnamon Oatmeal Raisin. Each mix contains quality ingredients for creating homemade treats with traditional flavors passed down through generations.
People
Cheryl Canter-Valesella
Founder & Chef
Cheryl grew up in a Southern California culinary family and learned traditional cooking from her mother. After a successful career in fashion merchandising, she founded Baked It Myself in 1998, combining American comfort food with European techniques. She oversees all menu development and maintains the company's commitment to quality.
Questions
What catering services do you offer?
We provide full-service catering for corporate events, private parties, and special occasions with custom menus, staffing, and decor coordination.
What are your cafe hours?
Our Van Nuys cafe serves fresh meals Monday through Friday from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM.
Do you create custom gift baskets?
Yes, we design personalized gift baskets with gourmet treats and branded merchandise for any occasion.
Are dietary-specific options available?
We offer vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free menu choices across our catering and cafe services.
What areas do you serve?
We primarily serve Los Angeles and surrounding areas including Van Nuys for catering and delivery.
Do you offer corporate promotional products?
Yes, our fulfillment division provides branded promotional items for marketing campaigns and business events.
Reviews (5)
Cynthia D.
Jun 30, 2022
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This place is a hidden gem in Van Nays near the Courthouse! It's away from the major street but there is street parking available. It small, but let me say the sandwiches are fire and the best part is the killer cookie that comes with it. They offer a fruit cup if you're trying to be health conscious- but please enjoy a free cookie! There are several types of cookies, chocolate Chip, snickerdoodle, Oatmeal raisin & macadamia!
The price isn't too expensive as most places near by. If you want to dine outside there are 3 small tables on a little deck to do so. I ordered the chicken pesto sandwich which comes with a side salad. The salad is small with cucumbers & tomatoes and I believe they put some sort of lemon vinaigrette or maybe just a squeeze a lemon juice. It was hard to tell but it was good. Definitely a place to check out!
The price isn't too expensive as most places near by. If you want to dine outside there are 3 small tables on a little deck to do so. I ordered the chicken pesto sandwich which comes with a side salad. The salad is small with cucumbers & tomatoes and I believe they put some sort of lemon vinaigrette or maybe just a squeeze a lemon juice. It was hard to tell but it was good. Definitely a place to check out!
Jimmy T.
Jun 21, 2022
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Small little shop with probably the best sandwiches in the valley. Open only at certain times during lunch. Cute indoors and very enjoyable staff. Limited outdoor space though
Alfredo F.
Jun 03, 2022
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Great food! Great service! And everything you order is fresh and delicious! Gotta try everything on the menu. So far not disappointed with everything I've tried.
Isabella E.
Jun 02, 2022
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This place is dope. The ladies that work here are so nice I wish they could adopt me and give me words of encouragement. The baked goods are so good you'd think they're made in a lab. The food omg. My boyfriend LOVED his steak sandwich he almost ate the whole thing and that boy never eats. Such a cute little place with a nice outdoor area to eat. I wish nothing but the best for this business! Y'all are baddies with cooking and baking skills!
Kingdouglas
Apr 12, 2022
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I went to baked it myself for first time I got hanger steak panini it was so delicious and yummy the food I will definitely go back buy more food soon
