Meet the Chefs
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CHEF JON MORTIMER
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Jon Mortimer has been working in professional kitchens for the past thirty years. He started his cooking career in the resort town of Sun Valley, Idaho as a dishwasher at the age of sixteen. After working in various restaurants into his early 20’s and attending the University of Arizona as well as the Horst Mager Culinary Academy in Portland, Oregon, Jon performed a pastry apprenticeship in Geilo, Norway and a hotel apprenticeship in Fiesole, Italy before returning to the U.S. to begin life as a corporate chef.
In 1990 Jon returned to Idaho’s capitol city where he owned and operated two fine dining restaurants, B.B Strand’s & Mortimer’s. During this time he published his cookbook, “The Idaho Table” showcasing the foods of the Intermountain West using techniques of the world. Along with being a cookbook author, accolades include Certified Executive Chef, adjunct professor to Boise State University School of Culinary Arts, Host of the weekly radio show Radio Café on KIDO 580 AM, television chef on KBCI channel 2’s “Culinary Tip of the Day”, and past spokesman for the United Dairymen of Idaho. He later headed west and worked as Chef de Cuisine at Kenwood Inn and Spa in California. He later relocated and worked as Executive Chef at the Radisson Fort McDowell Resort in Arizona.
In search of new challenges, Jon Mortimer took the helm as Corporate Executive Chef for Fry’s Food in October, 2011. With a varied focus that includes Bistros, Chinese Kitchen and the Fresh Attractions Cooking School he is attempting to bridge the gap between quick serve and quality. We are very proud to have him as part of our team!
CHEF CYNTHIA
Chef Cynthia’s culinary roots run deep in Southwest cuisine having been raised in a Southern California family where both her mother and father prepared meals daily with fresh local ingredients. For several years, Chef Cynthia stayed busy raising her family and working her way through the culinary industry in Nevada and Arizona. She combined traditional American cuisine with fresh local ingredients and the flavors unique to the Southwest became her second nature.
Chef Cyn took her real world experience to the next level in 1998, when she enrolled in the Scottsdale Culinary Institute (CSI) and her culinary vision exploded into a cascade of cuisines from around the world! Chef Cyn launched Cynful Delights catering, worked with the Murphy’s restaurant group in Prescott, AJ’s Fine Foods in Phoenix and most recently was the Executive Chef and partner at Cafe Carumba in Scottsdale. Chef Cyn has appeared on numerous local television programs, won local awards for her salsas and original recipes.
In October of 2010 Chef Cyn joined the team at Fry’s Signature Marketplace as Fry’s Fresh Attractions cooking school instructor and a few months later she was promoted to the manager. Sign up for a class today and experience more than a cooking lesson as Chef Cyn’s passion for preparing delicious meals will inspire the chef in you!
Only at the Fry's Signature Marketplace at Tatum & Shea.
Online registration coming soon! To register for classes, call our store at 480-367-3940.