Mon Chef

Chef/Owner Jorge Martinez, brings 20 years of experience working in fine dining restaurants, with a strong background in Pacific NW and Mediterranean cuisine. Throughout his career Jorge has honed his skills working in some of the finest restaurants of the region and country. At Mon Chef, Jorge is driven to provide each client with an individualize... d experience. Creating and customizing menus using fresh, local and seasonal ingredients when available, in order to meet the needs of the client and their guests. Ultimately providing an experience of having an exclusive personal chef from start to finish. An American born Colombian, Jorge grew up watching his father cook, which inspired him to pursue a career in the restaurant industry. Jorge began his training at the New England Culinary Institute, in Vermont. During his schooling, he interned at the renowned Arrows Restaurant in Ogunquit, Maine, under acclaimed Chefs/Owners Mark Gaier and Clark Frasier. The restaurant focuses on the use of fresh, local and seasonal ingredients from the restaurants 2 acre organic garden to prepare some of the regions finest dishes. Upon finishing culinary school and receiving his degree, Jorge moved west to Portland, Oregon. He worked for two years at the celebrated Zefiro Restaurant and Bar under the tutelage of Executive Chef Chris Israel; where he began as a line cook and was eventually promoted to Sous Chef. After Zefiro closed and a short summer sabbatical, Jorge returned to Portland and worked for a short stint at Bluehour Restaurant, under Executive Chef Kenny Giambalvo. Jorge then took a job as a private chef for an affluent family in Camas, Washington. Most recently, Jorge spent six years working as an Executive Chef for Portofino Restaurant in Portland, Oregon, where he created menus, and introduced the use of house-made fresh pastas, sausages, charcuterie, and pastries.Read More