Cooperativa (Portland, Oregon) Explained
Cooperativa |
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Mapframe: | yes |
Mapframe-Zoom: | 13 |
Street-Address: | 1250 Northwest 9th Avenue, Suite 100 |
City: | Portland |
County: | Multnomah |
State: | Oregon |
Zip: | 97209 |
Country: | United States |
Coordinates: | 45.5318°N -122.6801°W |
Cooperativa was an Italian food hall and marketplace in Portland, Oregon's Pearl District,[1] in the United States. The business operated from September 2020 to September 2022.
Description
Inspired by Florence's Mercato Centrale, Anna Caporael and Sarah Schafer opened the 5,000-square-foot food hall in the ground level of the Tanner Point building (1250 Northwest 9th Avenue) in northwest Portland's Pearl District.[2] It featured a pizzeria, pasta station, bar,[3] and other vendors selling coffee, flowers, gelato, pastries, and other products.[4] [5] [6] [7] There were 25-foot ceilings and 15 food windows.[8]
History
Previously slated to open in June or July 2020,[9] [10] the hall opened in September 2020.[11] [12] The marketplace fully opened in August 2021, following the COVID-19 pandemic.[13] [14] Cooperative offered a take-out "Italian Thanksgiving" with lasagna, eggplant cannelloni, meatballs and pasta, wine, and pizza bianca flatbread. Dessert options included almond cake, butterscotch budino, chocolate semolina cake, cookies, and ricotta cheesecake.[15]
In early 2022, Cooperativa employees received a $3,000 grant as part of the national assistance program called The Great American Tip-Off. There were 14 hourly employees at the time.[16]
In August 2022, Caporael and Schafer announced plans to close on September 3.[17] A closing statement said, "As you all know, we opened during a time when uncertainty was the only constant. We have faced a multitude of challenges over the past two years of being open and have fought hard to survive, and after much thought and discussion, we have decided it is time for us to take some time and step away."[18] [19] [20] [21]
Reception
The lasagna was included in The Oregonian list of "the 19 best dishes restaurant critic Michael Russell ate in 2021".[22] Alex Frane included Cooperativa in Thrillist's 2021 overview of "where to eat in Portland right now".[23] Kara Stokes and Maya MacEvoy included Cooperativa in Eater Portland 2022 overview of "where to eat and drink" in the Pearl District.[24]
External links
Notes and References
- News: Russell . Michael . January 29, 2020 . Could La Cooperativa be Portland's scaled-down answer to Eataly? . January 29, 2020 . . January 29, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200129232855/https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2020/01/la-cooperativa-could-be-portlands-scaled-down-answer-to-eataly.html . live .
- Web site: October 5, 2020 . Portland's newest food hall is all-Italian, in the Pearl District . 2023-05-10 . kgw.com . en-US . 2020-11-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201103214341/https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/cooperativa-italian-marketplace-food-hall-open-in-pearl-district/283-238cb11c-ea37-4a59-9b4c-5b0c00a54bc5 . live .
- Web site: Where to Drink in Portland This Week . 2022-08-30 . Willamette Week . en . 2022-02-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220201071930/https://www.wweek.com/bars/2021/11/17/where-to-drink-in-portland-this-week/ . live .
- Brooks . Karen . Karen Brooks (food critic) . Irving Street Kitchen's Sarah Schafer to Open an Ambitious Italian Food Hall in June . . January 28, 2020 . January 29, 2020 . January 29, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200129020229/https://www.pdxmonthly.com/eat-and-drink/2020/01/an-ambitious-italian-food-hall-from-irving-street-kitchen-s-sarah-schafer-will-open-in-the-pearl-district-in-june . live .
- Web site: Frane . Alex . The Chef Behind Irving Street Kitchen Is Opening an Italian Marketplace and Food Hall . . 29 January 2020 . . January 29, 2020 . 23 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211223150054/https://pdx.eater.com/2020/1/29/21114338/sarah-schafer-la-cooperative-italian-food-hall . live .
- Web site: Wong . Janey . Cocktail To-Go Club: Cooperativa and Montelupo—It's an Italian Market Showdown! . 2023-05-10 . Portland Mercury . en . 2022-12-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221206133111/https://www.portlandmercury.com/food-and-drink/2021/02/01/31553244/cocktail-to-go-club-italian-market-showdown . live .
- Web site: Cooperativa Didn’t Plan on a Pandemic, but the Market-Cafe Hybrid Turned Out to Be Ready for It . 2023-05-10 . Willamette Week . en . 2021-02-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210226015700/https://www.wweek.com/restaurants/2020/11/11/cooperativa-didnt-plan-on-a-pandemic-but-the-market-cafe-hybrid-turned-out-to-be-ready-for-it/ . live .
- Web site: Meet the Women Who Are Modernizing the Italian Deli . 2022-08-30 . Thrillist . en . 2022-08-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220815002251/https://www.thrillist.com/eat/nation/women-are-modernizing-italian-deli-industry . live .
- Web site: Russell . Michael . 2020-02-06 . Our 2017 Restaurant of the Year's imminent expansion and a Portland brunch favorite's strange saga: February restaurant news . 2022-08-30 . . en . 2020-11-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201115173135/https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2020/02/our-2017-restaurant-of-the-years-imminent-expansion-a-portland-brunch-favorites-strange-saga-plus-all-the-big-restaurant-news-for-february-2020.html . live .
- Web site: Frane . Alex . The Pearl Permanently Loses Casual Southern Restaurant Irving Street Kitchen . Eater Portland . June 4, 2020 . June 4, 2020 . June 23, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200623124548/https://pdx.eater.com/2020/6/4/21277623/irving-street-kitchen-closure-covid-19 . live .
- Web site: Frane. Alex. Italian Market Cooperativa is Now Open in the Pearl District. 2 September 2020. 31 October 2020. 4 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201104190929/https://pdx.eater.com/2020/9/2/21418622/italian-market-cooperativa-now-open. live. Eater Portland.
- Web site: Cooperativa, a New Italian Food Hall, Is Now Softly Open in the Pearl . 2022-08-30 . Portland Monthly . en-US . 2022-05-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220512210731/https://www.pdxmonthly.com/eat-and-drink/2020/09/cooperativa-a-new-italian-food-hall-is-now-softly-open-in-the-pearl . live .
- Web site: Prewitt. Andi. 2021-08-10. Italian-Style Marketplace Cooperativa is Opening Its Full Food Hall and Bar for the First Time. 2021-08-11. 2021-08-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20210811030857/https://www.wweek.com/restaurants/2021/08/10/italian-style-marketplace-cooperativa-is-opening-its-full-food-hall-and-bar-for-the-first-time/. live.
- Web site: 2021-12-23 . As omicron hits, restaurateurs ’emotional rope is fraying’ . 2023-05-10 . KOIN.com . en-US . 2022-01-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220118204531/https://www.koin.com/news/health/coronavirus/as-omicron-hits-restaurateurs-emotional-rope-is-fraying/ . live .
- Web site: Russell . Michael . 2021-11-12 . Where to find Thanksgiving dinner in Portland . 2022-08-30 . The Oregonian . en . 2021-11-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211124111445/https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2021/11/where-to-find-thanksgiving-dinner-in-portland.html . live .
- Web site: January 13, 2022 . Portland eatery wins $3,000 grant from the ‘Great American Tip-Off’ . 2023-05-10 . kgw.com . en-US . 2022-08-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220813004357/https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/portland-grant-great-american-tip-off/283-f918433f-42bd-4dc2-afcf-7ce9b6e5d673 . live .
- Web site: Bjorke . Christopher . August 29, 2022 . Portland Italian market and food hall Coopertive to close . 2023-05-10 . Portland Business Journal . 2022-08-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220829183056/https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2022/08/29/coopertiva-portland-restaurant-closing.html . live .
- Web site: Wong . Janey . 2022-08-29 . Italian Market and Restaurant Cooperativa Closes This Week . 2022-08-30 . Eater Portland . en . 2022-08-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220830034709/https://pdx.eater.com/2022/8/29/23327609/italian-market-food-hall-cooperativa-closes . live .
- Web site: Portland's Italian Food Hall Cooperativa to Close September 3 . 2022-08-31 . Portland Monthly . en-US . 2022-08-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220831214749/https://www.pdxmonthly.com/eat-and-drink/2022/08/cooperativa-italian-marketplace-closing . live .
- Web site: Pearl District Italian Marketplace Cooperativa Is Closing Its Doors . 2022-08-31 . Willamette Week . en . 2022-08-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220831214747/https://www.wweek.com/restaurants/2022/08/29/pearl-district-italian-marketplace-cooperativa-is-closing-its-doors/ . live .
- Web site: Russell . Michael . 2022-08-30 . Cooperativa Italian market and pizzeria to close Sept. 3 . 2022-08-31 . The Oregonian . en . 2022-08-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220830004208/https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2022/08/cooperativa-italian-market-and-pizzeria-to-close-sept-3.html . live .
- Web site: Russell . Michael . 2021-12-22 . The 19 best dishes restaurant critic Michael Russell ate in 2021 . 2022-08-30 . . en . 2022-08-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220829001415/https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2021/12/the-19-best-dishes-restaurant-critic-michael-russell-ate-in-2021.html . live .
- Web site: Where to Eat in Portland Right Now . 2023-05-10 . Thrillist . en . 2023-04-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230407113456/https://www.thrillist.com/eat/portland/best-restaurants-portland . live .
- Web site: Stokes . Kara . 2019-09-09 . Where to Eat and Drink in Portland's Pearl District . 2022-04-18 . Eater Portland . en . 2020-12-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201231222802/https://pdx.eater.com/maps/restaurants-bars-pearl-district-portland . live .