| 101 CROSSROADS BOULEVARD CARMEL, CA 93923 Phone : (831) 625-5436 |
| Chef Bio CY Yontz Born in Los Angeles and raised in Denver, Yontz began working in kitchens as a teenager, but attributes his first real love of food to his apprenticeship under his mentor, celebrity chef, author and self-proclaimed “Dean of Southwestern Cuisine,” Jimmy Schmidt (Chianti on Main, Chianti Tucson Grill, Rattlesnake Club). In Denver, Yontz worked with restaurateur Kevin Taylor at Palletes Restaurant and Café Z in the Denver Art Museum before expanding both his geographic and culinary horizons at Pranzo Italian Grill, a well-known celebrity hangout in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Moving from Italian to Southwestern cuisine, Yontz then worked with Chef Mark Miller at Santa Fe’s Coyote Café. In 2001, Yontz ventured to Houston where he served as corporate R&D chef for Pappas Restaurants, implementing award-winning themes and recipes in more than 70 locations before returning to Sante Fe as executive chef at Someone’s in the Kitchen, an upscale catering company. Yontz has achieved great success in the various markets in which he has served, garnering praise from regional associations and media, and culminating in an invitation to the prestigious James Beard House in 2002. Yontz recently returned to his native California to raise his family and serve as executive chef at Rio Grill where he hopes to crystallize his creative culinary vision. |
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Contact Us
Telephone FAX
(831) 625-5436 Restaurant (831) 625-2950
(831) 625-5437 Banquets
Address Email
101 Crossroads Boulevard chris@riogrill.com
Carmel, CA 93923
Business Hours
Lunch Monday-Sunday 11:30am - 5:00pm
Dinner Sunday-Thursday 5:00pm - 10:00pm
Dinner Friday & Saturday 5:00pm - 11:00pm
Brunch Sunday 11:30am- 4:00pm
Telephone FAX
(831) 625-5436 Restaurant (831) 625-2950
(831) 625-5437 Banquets
Address Email
101 Crossroads Boulevard chris@riogrill.com
Carmel, CA 93923
Business Hours
Lunch Monday-Sunday 11:30am - 5:00pm
Dinner Sunday-Thursday 5:00pm - 10:00pm
Dinner Friday & Saturday 5:00pm - 11:00pm
Brunch Sunday 11:30am- 4:00pm
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