MÄS

MÄS
Chef Josh Dorcak (right) and sommelier Joseph Shaughnessy (left) in the middle of dinner service at the chefs counter.
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Restaurant information
Owner(s)
  • Josh Dorcak
ChefJosh Dorcak
Food type
Street address141 Will Dodge Way
CityAshland
StateOregon
Postal/ZIP Code97520
CountryUnited States
Coordinates42°11′49″N 122°42′47.5″W / 42.19694°N 122.713194°W / 42.19694; -122.713194
Websitemasashland.com

MÄS is a Pacific Northwest restaurant in Ashland, Oregon. Chef Josh Dorcak opened the restaurant in 2018.

Description

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

Chef Josh Dorcak opened the 16-seat tasting menu restaurant in 2018.[1]

Reception

In 2022, MÄS was included in The New York Times' list of the top 50 restaurants in the U.S.[2][5] 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.[6] 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.[7][8]

See also

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2023-05-25). "Is Ashland's Tasting Menu Destination MÄS Worth the Drive?". Eater Portland. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.