Founder

Chef Matthew Cooper’s vision for restaurants captures the essence of community.

By encouraging life balance, respect, and growth within his restaurant teams first, that internal culture creates a positive outward ripple effect. Chef Cooper has spent decades building meaningful relationships with local growers, ranchers, winemakers, and craftsmen who understand the importance of product integrity, place, and authenticity.

When guests sit at Ryn’s table, they experience a dedicated gluten-free, bespoke menu that mirrors a commitment to people, food origin, and a more sustainable future. And when they taste and enjoy handcrafted regional flavors, they become integral to a much larger narrative—a thriving community engaged with honest food, intentional craft, and local heritage. 

A humanitarian at heart, Chef Cooper was raised in a family where food brought people together. Further shaped by formal training and culinary projects throughout his career, Chef Cooper’s vision for community grew alongside his culinary craft. In 2022, he founded Conifer, which has now been nominated for multiple James Beard Awards. 

Chef Cooper now stands at a time and place where years of dedication, collaboration, and culinary roots are reaching their fullest expression. Chef Cooper’s grandmother always said, “Remember your name.” And from this phrase, Chef Cooper’s most recent restaurant project was born. 

Ryn represents where Chef Cooper comes from and where he hopes to go next. It honors identity, roots, and principles, but also reflects what he believes a restaurant can and should be within its community.