Coquine Explained

Coquine
Current-Owner:Katy Millard and Ksandek Podbielski
Head-Chef:Katy Millard
Food-Type:French,[1] with Japanese and Southern United States influences
Dress-Code:Casual
Street-Address:6839 Southeast Belmont Street
City:Portland
County:Multnomah
State:Oregon
Zip:97215
Country:United States
Seating-Capacity:~30 people[2]
Reservations:Required

Coquine is a restaurant located in the Mount Tabor neighborhood of Portland, Oregon. The restaurant serves French-inspired food made from ingredients purchased from local farms as well as Stumptown Coffee.[3]

History

Co-owner Katy Millard was born in Rhodesia to an American father and Portuguese mother, but the family left during the uprising when the country became Zimbabwe, settling in Mobile, Alabama. As a child, she would make six-hour pasta dishes with her father. Later, Millard worked in restaurants in Mobile and in East Lansing, Michigan. After finishing college, Millard decided to spend two months backpacking Europe. On the trip, her father took her to the Guy Savoy restaurant, where she had a meal that "changed her life." Millard returned to the restaurant the next day where she met Guy Savoy and gave him her resume. Savoy hired Millard to work at one of his satellite bistros, where she worked for five years. Later, she worked for Daniel Patterson at Coi in San Francisco and helped him open Plum, his restaurant in Oakland, California. Millard's husband and co-owner, Ksandek Podbielski was also born in a small town in West Germany where his mother was a school teacher and his father was serving in the United States Army. He later returned to the United States, eventually moving to Oregon and working at a vineyard, where he managed the winery's hospitality department. Podbielski soon began working in restaurants as well.

In 2012, Millard and Podbielski started a pop-up restaurant series called the Coquine Supper Club at Dancing Roots Farm in Troutdale, Oregon, wineries, and special events.[4] [5] Millard and Podbielski opened Coquine in July 2015 serving only dinner and expecting to operate primarily as a coffee shop.[6] [7] On August 7, 2015, Coquine began serving counter service lunch and breakfast.[8]

In July 2017, Coquine began serving full service lunch.[9]

Reception

In 2015, its opening year, Coquine was named Restaurant of the Year by Eater Portland and Katy Millard was nominated for Chef of the Year.[6] [10] Coquine was also a finalist in the 2016 James Beard Foundation Awards and was named one of Bon Appétit's top fifty "best new restaurants".[6] [11] [12] The Oregonian named Coquine the 2016 Restaurant of the Year.[6] [13] [14] In 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020, Katy Millard was nominated by the James Beard Foundation for Best Chef: Northwest.[15] [16] [17] [18] [19] In October 2021, Coquine was listed in the New York Times' 2021 Restaurant List as one of "50 places in America we're most excited about right now."[20]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Smith . Suzette . February 2, 2021 . Takeout Club: Find Cookies for Your Lover at Courier Coffee and Coquine . Portland Mercury.
  2. News: Russell . Michael . Coquine brings worldly technique, local focus to Mount Tabor (restaurant review) . 11 May 2021 . The Oregonian . November 6, 2015 . 11 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210511222349/https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2015/11/coquine_portland_review.html#incart_river . live .
  3. News: Danko . Pete . A new, more entrepreneurial farmer is taking root in Oregon . 11 May 2021 . Portland Business Journal . October 11, 2018 . 11 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210511222349/https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2018/10/11/a-new-more-entrepreneurial-farmer-is-taking-root.html . live .
  4. News: Inspired French Coquine Readies July Debut . 11 May 2021 . Eater . June 26, 2015 . 3 June 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200603131955/https://pdx.eater.com/2015/6/26/8852971/coquine-new-restaurant-open-July-portland . live .
  5. News: Centoni . Danielle . Coquine Supper Club Finds Permanent Home on SE Belmont . 11 May 2021 . Eater . March 10, 2015 . 3 June 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200603104545/https://pdx.eater.com/2015/3/10/8187021/coquine-supper-club-finds-permanent-home-on-se-belmont . live .
  6. News: Bamman . Mattie John . One Year In: Coquine Shares Its Wild Ride to Success . 11 May 2021 . Eater . July 21, 2016 . 13 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201113022825/https://pdx.eater.com/2016/7/21/12248800/one-year-in-coquine-shares-its-wild-success-story . live .
  7. News: Walsh . Chad . Look Inside Coquine, Now Open In Mt. Tabor . 11 May 2021 . Eater . July 17, 2015 . 3 June 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200603190809/https://pdx.eater.com/2015/7/17/8992315/coquine-now-open-mt-tabor . live .
  8. News: Bamman . Mattie John . Coquine Now Rocking Breakfast And Lunch . 11 May 2021 . Eater . August 6, 2015 . 3 June 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200603115356/https://pdx.eater.com/2015/8/6/9114181/coquine-new-hours-breakfast-and-lunch-portland . live .
  9. News: Bamman . Mattie John . Coquine Inaugurates Full-Service Lunch . 11 May 2021 . Eater . July 25, 2017 . 3 June 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200603130152/https://pdx.eater.com/2017/7/25/16025682/coquine-restaurant-new-lunch-portland . live .
  10. News: Bamman . Mattie John . Eater Awards 2015: Announcing the Portland Winners . 11 May 2021 . Eater . November 16, 2015 . 3 June 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200603114027/https://pdx.eater.com/2015/11/16/9677810/portland-winners-2015-eater-awards . live .
  11. News: Krystal . Becky . D.C. has three nominees on Bon Appetit's best new restaurants list . 11 May 2021 . Washington Post . August 2, 2016 . 30 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190730093215/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/going-out-guide/wp/2016/08/02/d-c-has-three-nominees-on-bon-appetits-best-new-restaurants-list/ . live .
  12. News: Bon Appétit Announces Its 2016 Best New Restaurant Nominees . 11 May 2021 . Cision . August 2, 2016 . 18 August 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170818052555/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/bon-appetit-announces-its-2016-best-new-restaurant-nominees-300307621.html . live .
  13. News: Bamman . Mattie John . The Oregonian Plays It Safe, Announcing Coquine as 2016 Restaurant of the Year . 11 May 2021 . Eater . June 7, 2016 . 2 June 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200602225151/https://pdx.eater.com/2016/6/7/11876724/coquine-oregonian-2016-restaurant-of-the-year-roy . live .
  14. News: Russell . Michael . Portland's 2016 Restaurant of the Year: Coquine . 11 May 2021 . The Oregonian . June 7, 2016 . 31 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201031232048/https://www.oregonlive.com/portland-best-restaurants/2016/06/portlands_2016_restaurant_of_t.html . live .
  15. News: Kane . Peter-Astrid . James Beard Foundation Announces 2018 Chef and Restaurant Semifinalists . 11 May 2021 . SF Weekly . February 15, 2018 . 19 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210119151237/https://www.sfweekly.com/dining/james-beard-foundation-announces-2018-chef-and-restaurant-semifinalists/ . live .
  16. News: Bamman . Mattie John . James Beard Foundation Announces 2017 Portland Awards Finalists . 11 May 2021 . Eater . March 15, 2017 . 29 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190629200210/https://pdx.eater.com/2017/3/15/14935918/2017-james-beard-awards-portland-oregon-finalists . live .
  17. News: Jackson-Glidden . Brooke . Here Are Portland's 2020 James Beard Awards Finalists . 11 May 2021 . Eater . May 4, 2020 . 13 May 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200513083511/https://pdx.eater.com/2020/5/4/21246991/james-beard-awards-finalists-2020-portland-oregon . live .
  18. News: Perkins . Erin . James Beard Awards 2018 Restaurant & Chef Semifinalists for Portland . 11 May 2021 . Eater . February 15, 2018 . 4 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200904094004/https://pdx.eater.com/2018/2/15/17017232/james-beard-awards-2018-portland . live .
  19. News: Frane . Alex . Here Are Portland's 2019 James Beard Awards Semifinalists . 11 May 2021 . Eater . February 27, 2019 . 12 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201112012200/https://pdx.eater.com/2019/2/27/18243064/james-beard-awards-semifinalists-portland-2019 . live .
  20. News: 2021 Restaurant List . 22 November 2021 . The New York Times . October 22, 2021.

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