Culinary Cover Letters Where Should, If Any Place, Mention The Person Who Will Be Referring Me To The Job? Cover Letter?

Where should, if any place, mention the person who will be referring me to the job? Cover letter? - culinary cover letters

I rent an ad on craigslist for a local grocery store. I know that knows my father, the owner of the shop, and asked to put in a good word for me. The ad asks for a resume and cover letter, and I wonder if it is not appropriate to talk about something like "After the purchase in the store and hear cooking classes *** Mike, my father, I agree with the philosophy (Store name) trust "

Yes, is not it? I would not be in the letter, if anywhere exciting, to attract attention, so to speak.