Welcome the new head of The Copper Colander Culinary Center. Chef Cynthia Ware was graduated from Billings Senior High and then studied French literature at MSU-Bozeman and the University of Minnesota. After 4 cold years in the Midwest, she and her husband moved to San Francisco where they pursued their careers and started a family.

When they moved to a small town in the mountains of Northern California, Cynthia did not give up her goal of attending culinary school. Her dream came true and she returned to San Francisco and attended the California Culinary Academy. “Every day I felt like the luckiest person alive when I walked into classes.” After a year and a half of study she returned to the small resort town of Chester, Ca. and opened a bakery-restaurant devoted to homemade breads and food which reflected the best of each season. She and another chef also opened the Almanor Culinary Arts Academy where she taught classes and brought her skills to other restaurant employees.

When her children went off to college, Cynthia decided to make a major move and return to Montana where she brings her love of food and teaching to The Copper Colander. Watch our webpage for a wonderful “menu” of cooking classes each month that Chef Cynthia will offer in the CC kitchen.