MÄS is a Pacific Northwest restaurant in Ashland, Oregon. Chef Josh Dorcak opened the restaurant in 2018.
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 Chef Josh Dorcak (right) and sommelier Joseph Shaughnessy (left) in the middle of dinner service at the chefs counter. | |
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| Chef | Josh Dorcak |
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| Street address | 141 Will Dodge Way |
| City | Ashland |
| State | Oregon |
| Postal/ZIP Code | 97520 |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 42°11′49″N 122°42′47.5″W / 42.19694°N 122.713194°W |
| Website | masashland |
Description edit
MÄS is a 16-seat tasting menu restaurant in Ashland, Oregon, featuring seafood-focused Cascadian (or Pacific Northwest) cuisine.[1][2] The menu has included duck breast with acorn miso and maple blossoms, corn dashi chawanmushi with King crab and goat milk,[3] foraged sea lettuces, lamb, and Wagyu.[4]
History edit
Chef Josh Dorcak opened the 16-seat tasting menu restaurant in 2018.[1] Luke VanCampen is a co-owner.[5] The business began as Southern Oregon's "first and only" pop-up restaurant, as described by Erica Golden of Willamette Week in early 2018.[6]
Reception edit
In 2022, MÄS was included in The New York Times' list of the top 50 restaurants in the U.S.[2][7] Megan duBois selected MÄS for Oregon in Eat This, Not That's 2022 list of the best farm-to-table restaurants in each U.S. state.[8] Susanne Robertson included the business in Eater Portland's 2022 list of Ashland's 20 "essential" eateries.[3] In 2023, Dorcak was nominated in the Best Chef: Northwest and Pacific category of the James Beard Foundation Awards.[9][10]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b Anderson, Brett (2022-10-25). "The Rogue Valley Was Set to Become a Food Paradise. Then It Burned". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2023-03-20. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
- ^ a b Lemon, Sarah. "Ashland restaurant makes top 50 list". www.mailtribune.com. Archived from the original on 2022-11-25. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
- ^ a b Robertson, Susanne (2019-06-05). "The 20 Essential Restaurants in Ashland, Oregon". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2023-03-20. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
- ^ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2023-05-25). "Is Ashland's Tasting Menu Destination MÄS Worth the Drive?". Eater Portland. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
- ^ "Why This Oregon Town Could Be the Next Napa". Vogue. 2018-08-08. Archived from the original on 2023-02-05. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
- ^ "This Oregon Restaurant Makes Its Entire Menu From Wild-Foraged Food". Willamette Week. 2018-01-24. Archived from the original on 2021-03-27. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
- ^ "Our 50 Favorite Restaurants of 2022". The New York Times. 2022-09-19. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2023-05-22. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
- ^ duBois, Megan (2022-02-07). "The Best Farm-to-Table Restaurant in Every State". Eat This, Not That. Archived from the original on 2023-05-01. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
- ^ Hunter, Marnie (2023-03-29). "These US restaurants and chefs are James Beard Award finalists". CNN. Archived from the original on 2023-05-23. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
- ^ Etling, Bert (2023-04-18). "Chef at Ashland's MÄS restaurant nominated for James Beard Award". Ashland News. Archived from the original on 2023-04-18. Retrieved 2023-05-26.