Ris Lacoste

Lacoste studied at Anne Willan's La Varenne Ecole de Cuisine in Paris.[1] On her return to her native New England, she joined Chef Bob Kinkead at the Harvest Restaurant in Cambridge, MA - Harvard Square.[2] After that, Lacoste assisted Kinkead with opening 21 Federal in Nantucket and later in downtown Washington, D.C.[2] In 1992, they were named Restaurateurs of the Year by Washingtonian magazine.[1] After 21 Federal closed in 1993, Lacoste and Kinkead opened Kinkead's - An American Brasserie, which was a D.C. dining institution over two decades.[3]

Ris Lacoste
Born
New Bedford, Massachusetts
EducationUniversity of Rochester in New York

University of California at Berkeley

Anne Willan's La Varenne Écôle de Cuisine

Doris (Ris) Lacoste is a chef in Washington D.C.

In 1995, Lacoste left Kinkead's to become Executive Chef for Clyde's Restaurant Group's 1789 in Georgetown.[2] During her time as Executive Chef, she earned the title of "Chef of the Year" and 1789 received the honor of "Restaurant of the Year" at The Capital Restaurant & Hospitality Awards.[4] 1789 was recognized as one of the nation's finest restaurants under Lacoste.[1] Her innovative, regional American cuisine earned her awards from The Washington Post and Wine Spectator magazine, and she was a finalist for a James Beard Award in 1999.[5][6] In 2002, a dinner she created in celebration of Julia Child's 90th birthday was filmed and became a top-rated documentary on Washington's public television outlet, WETA in the summer of 2004.[7]

Lacoste left 1789 at the end of 2005 and opened Ris in December 2009, in the West End neighborhood of Washington, located in the Ritz-Carlton.[4] A Washington Post reviewer noted that Lacoste "promised a neighborhood restaurant that would be both rustic and elegant," and "continues to make good on her word."[8]

Lacoste is also very active in the community, participating in annual fundraising efforts for the Ovarian Cancer National Alliance, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, and D.C. Central Kitchen, to name a few.[9] She sits on the board of the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington and is a trustee for the non-profit organization Hospitality High School of Washington D.C.[10]

References
  1. Schwartz, Lynn (7 January 2013). "Chefs Speak Out: Is that Culinary Fate Knocking at the Door?". The Center for the Advancement of Foodservice Education.
  2. Hime, Courtney (November 17, 2008). "Ris Lacoste Brings a Life with Food to New Washington Restaurant". The New Bedford Standard-Times.
  3. Carman, Tim (November 21, 2012). "Kinkead's alumni recall the restaurant that made them". Washington Post.
  4. Fulton, Robert (December 8, 2009). "Long-awaited Restaurant in D.C.'s West End Finally Opens". Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington. Washington Examiner.
  5. "Ris Lacoste". The Daily Meal. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  6. "1999 James Beard Foundation Awards". StarChefs. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  7. "Chef Ris Lacoste Remembers Julia Child". PBS Food. August 9, 2012.
  8. Sietsema, Tom (May 13, 2015). "Ris review: A neighborhood stop for the swells". Washington Post.
  9. Scholz, Jane (September 21, 2017). "Ris Lacoste to receive FBWE Village Torch Award for Community Spirit". Foggy Bottom West End Village.
  10. Hollinger, Kathy (December 18, 2018). "Educated Eats Honors Visionary Women". Foodservice Monthly.
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