Okta (restaurant) explained

Embed:Okta Comedor
Logo Alt:The word "okta" with a straight line above the letter O.
Head-Chef:Matthew Lightner
Food-Type:Pacific Northwest
Street-Address:618 Northeast 3rd Street
City:McMinnville
County:Yamhill
State:Oregon
Postcode:97128
Country:United States
Seating-Capacity:26 people

Okta (stylized as ōkta) is a Pacific Northwest restaurant in McMinnville, Oregon.[1] [2] Established in July 2022, the fine dining restaurant was included in The New York Times 2023 list of the 50 best restaurants in the United States.

Description

The restaurant's name was taken from the word "okta", a unit of measurement for cloud cover. Okta's main building was renovated from a hardware store,[3] while the surrounding farm was previously a cherry orchard.[4] Okta has a seating capacity of 26 people.[5]

Serving Pacific Northwest cuisine, the restaurant's menu includes lacto-fermented peppers with rockfish and morels with caviar and in-house brioche. Other dishes include hazelnut tofu and cedar-smoked caviar. The menu rotates seasonally,[6] and ingredients are sourced from their own farm. The Tributary Hotel, located upstairs, offers in-room breakfast service.

History

Okta was established in July 2022 by chef Matthew Lightner and vineyard owners Katie Jackson and Shaun Kajiwara. Lightner previously worked at restaurants including Castagna, Noma, and Atera.

Reception

Okta was a semifinalist for the 2024 James Beard Awards in the category "Best Chef: Northwest and Pacific".[7] The restaurant was included in The New York Times 2023 list of the 50 best restaurants in the United States[8] and in Time magazine's 2023 list of the World's Greatest Places in Willamette Valley.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Zusman . Michael C. . 2022-09-09 . ōkta, the New McMinnville Restaurant Helmed by Michelin-Starred Chef Matthew Lightner, Is Off to a Stellar Start . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221003141722/https://www.wweek.com/restaurants/reviews/2022/09/08/okta-the-new-mcminnville-restaurant-helmed-by-michelin-starred-chef-matthew-lightner-is-off-to-a-stellar-start/ . 2022-10-03 . 2023-09-30 . . en.
  2. Web site: Ulla . Gabe . 2022-08-03 . At Ōkta, Bespoke Dining Levels Up . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230325151233/https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2022/08/at-okta-bespoke-dining-levels-up . 2023-03-25 . 2023-09-30 . Vanity Fair.
  3. Web site: Derenzo . Nicholas . March 16, 2023 . Willamette Valley, Oregon: World's Greatest Places 2023 . June 30, 2024 . . September 23, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230923192621/https://time.com/collection/worlds-greatest-places-2023/6261537/willamette-valley-oregon/ . live .
  4. Web site: Ligori . Crystal . December 22, 2023 . Oregon's ōkta restaurant takes farm-to-table one step further . June 30, 2024 . . July 1, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240701004752/https://www.opb.org/article/2023/12/22/okta-restaurant-farm-to-table-food-preservation/ . live .
  5. Web site: Brooks . Karen . 2022-11-28 . Review: At Okta, Chef Matthew Lightner Plants the Seeds for Oregon's Next Food Revolution in McMinnville . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230329172606/https://www.pdxmonthly.com/eat-and-drink/2022/11/okta-restaurant-matthew-lightner-mcminnville-review . 2023-03-29 . 2023-09-30 . . en-US.
  6. Web site: Michelman . Jordan . 2024-01-09 . Where to Eat in Portland, OR . 2024-05-22 . Bon Appétit . en-US . June 15, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240615160242/https://www.bonappetit.com/story/where-to-eat-portland-oregon . live .
  7. Web site: Wong . Janey . January 24, 2024 . Here Are Oregon's Semifinalists for the 2024 James Beard Awards . June 30, 2024 . . June 29, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240629033851/https://pdx.eater.com/2024/1/24/24048779/portland-oregon-james-beard-awards-2024-semifinalists . live .
  8. News: The Restaurant List 2023: Okta . en-US . . live . 2023-09-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230920053102/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/dining/best-restaurants-america.html#okta . 2023-09-20 . 0362-4331.

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