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Restaurantinformation
EstablishedJuly 16, 2015(2015-07-16)
Owner(s)Katy Millard and Ksandek Podbielski
Head chefKaty Millard
Food typeFrench,[1]withJapaneseandSouthern United Statesinfluences[2]
Dress codeCasual
Street address6839 Southeast Belmont Street
CityPortland
CountyMultnomah
StateOregon
Postal/ZIP Code97215
CountryUnited States
Coordinates45°31′1.5″N122°35′32.8″W/ 45.517083°N 122.592444°W/45.517083; -122.592444
Seating capacity~30 people[3]
ReservationsRequired
Websitewww.coquinepdx.com/welcome

Coquineis a restaurant located in theMount Taborneighborhood ofPortland, Oregon.The restaurant serves French-inspired food made from ingredients purchased from local farms as well asStumptown Coffee.[4][5]

History

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Co-owner Katy Millard was born inRhodesiato an American father and Portuguese mother, but the family left during theuprisingwhen the country becameZimbabwe,settling inMobile, Alabama.[6]As a child, she would make six-hour pasta dishes with her father.[6]Later, Millard worked in restaurants in Mobile and inEast Lansing, Michigan.After finishing college, Millard decided to spend two months backpacking Europe. On the trip, her father took her to theGuy Savoyrestaurant, where she had a meal that "changed her life."[6]Millard returned to the restaurant the next day where she met Guy Savoy and gave him her resume.[6]Savoy hired Millard to work at one of hissatellite bistros,where she worked for five years.[6][7]Later, she worked forDaniel PattersonatCoiinSan Franciscoand helped him open Plum, his restaurant inOakland, California.[7]Millard's husband and co-owner, Ksandek Podbielski was also born in a small town inWest Germanywhere his mother was a school teacher and his father was serving in theUnited States Army.[6]He later returned to the United States, eventually moving to Oregon and working at a vineyard, where he managed the winery's hospitality department.[6]Podbielski soon began working in restaurants as well.[6]

In 2012, Millard and Podbielski started apop-uprestaurant series called the Coquine Supper Club at Dancing Roots Farm inTroutdale, Oregon,wineries, and special events.[8][6][7]Millard and Podbielski opened Coquine in July 2015 serving only dinner and expecting to operate primarily as a coffee shop.[9][2][10]On August 7, 2015, Coquine began serving counter service lunch and breakfast.[4]

In July 2017, Coquine began serving full service lunch.[10]

Reception

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In 2015, its opening year, Coquine was named Restaurant of the Year byEater Portlandand Katy Millard was nominated for Chef of the Year.[9][11]Coquine was also a finalist in the 2016James Beard FoundationAwards and was named one ofBon Appétit'stop fifty "best new restaurants".[9][12][13]The Oregoniannamed Coquine the 2016 Restaurant of the Year.[9][14][6]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

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References

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  1. ^Smith, Suzette (February 2, 2021)."Takeout Club: Find Cookies for Your Lover at Courier Coffee and Coquine".Portland Mercury.
  2. ^abWalsh, Chad (July 17, 2015)."Look Inside Coquine, Now Open In Mt. Tabor".Eater.Archivedfrom the original on 3 June 2020.Retrieved11 May2021.
  3. ^Russell, Michael (November 6, 2015)."Coquine brings worldly technique, local focus to Mount Tabor (restaurant review)".The Oregonian.Archivedfrom the original on 11 May 2021.Retrieved11 May2021.
  4. ^abBamman, Mattie John (August 6, 2015)."Coquine Now Rocking Breakfast And Lunch".Eater.Archivedfrom the original on 3 June 2020.Retrieved11 May2021.
  5. ^Danko, Pete (October 11, 2018)."A new, more entrepreneurial farmer is taking root in Oregon".Portland Business Journal.Archivedfrom the original on 11 May 2021.Retrieved11 May2021.
  6. ^abcdefghijRussell, Michael (June 7, 2016)."Portland's 2016 Restaurant of the Year: Coquine".The Oregonian.Archivedfrom the original on 31 October 2020.Retrieved11 May2021.
  7. ^abcCentoni, Danielle (March 10, 2015)."Coquine Supper Club Finds Permanent Home on SE Belmont".Eater.Archivedfrom the original on 3 June 2020.Retrieved11 May2021.
  8. ^"Inspired French Coquine Readies July Debut".Eater. June 26, 2015.Archivedfrom the original on 3 June 2020.Retrieved11 May2021.
  9. ^abcdBamman, Mattie John (July 21, 2016)."One Year In: Coquine Shares Its Wild Ride to Success".Eater.Archivedfrom the original on 13 November 2020.Retrieved11 May2021.
  10. ^abBamman, Mattie John (July 25, 2017)."Coquine Inaugurates Full-Service Lunch".Eater.Archivedfrom the original on 3 June 2020.Retrieved11 May2021.
  11. ^Bamman, Mattie John (November 16, 2015)."Eater Awards 2015: Announcing the Portland Winners".Eater.Archivedfrom the original on 3 June 2020.Retrieved11 May2021.
  12. ^Krystal, Becky (August 2, 2016)."D.C. has three nominees on Bon Appetit's best new restaurants list".Washington Post.Archivedfrom the original on 30 July 2019.Retrieved11 May2021.
  13. ^"Bon Appétit Announces Its 2016 Best New Restaurant Nominees".Cision. August 2, 2016.Archivedfrom the original on 18 August 2017.Retrieved11 May2021.
  14. ^Bamman, Mattie John (June 7, 2016)."The Oregonian Plays It Safe, Announcing Coquine as 2016 Restaurant of the Year".Eater.Archivedfrom the original on 2 June 2020.Retrieved11 May2021.
  15. ^Kane, Peter-Astrid (February 15, 2018)."James Beard Foundation Announces 2018 Chef and Restaurant Semifinalists".SF Weekly.Archivedfrom the original on 19 January 2021.Retrieved11 May2021.
  16. ^Bamman, Mattie John (March 15, 2017)."James Beard Foundation Announces 2017 Portland Awards Finalists".Eater.Archivedfrom the original on 29 June 2019.Retrieved11 May2021.
  17. ^Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (May 4, 2020)."Here Are Portland's 2020 James Beard Awards Finalists".Eater.Archivedfrom the original on 13 May 2020.Retrieved11 May2021.
  18. ^Perkins, Erin (February 15, 2018)."James Beard Awards 2018 Restaurant & Chef Semifinalists for Portland".Eater.Archivedfrom the original on 4 September 2020.Retrieved11 May2021.
  19. ^Frane, Alex (February 27, 2019)."Here Are Portland's 2019 James Beard Awards Semifinalists".Eater.Archivedfrom the original on 12 November 2020.Retrieved11 May2021.
  20. ^"2021 Restaurant List".The New York Times.October 22, 2021.Retrieved22 November2021.
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