birth_place article_title education name
new bedford , massachusetts ris lacoste
 university of rochester in new york ris lacoste
ris lacoste

doris -lrb- ris -rrb- lacoste is a chef in washington d.c. lacoste studied at anne willan 's `` la varenne ecole de cuisine '' in paris .
on her return to her native new england , she joined chef bob kinkead at the harvest restaurant in cambridge , ma - harvard square .
after that , lacoste assisted kinkead with opening 21 federal in nantucket and later in d.c. .
in 1992 , they were named `` restaurateurs of the year '' by washingtonian magazine .
in 1993 , lacoste opened the kinkead 's - an american brasserie - which has become a d.c. dining institution .
in 1995 , lacoste became executive chef for georgetown 's 1789 .
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 '' by `` the capital restaurant & hospitality awards '' .
1789 was recognized as one of the nation 's finest restaurants under lacoste .
her innovative , regional american cuisine earned her awards from the washington post and wine spectator magazine , as well as recognition by the james beard foundation .
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 .
lacoste left `` 1789 '' at the end of 2005 and opened `` ris '' in december 2009 .
she has publicly stated her desire to fashion the food and the atmosphere of her new restaurant around her personality , which she describes as warm and unpretentious .
she has stated her intention to make the restaurant rustic , affordable , and full of heart .
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 .
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. '' lacoste is also a regular contributor to `` fine cooking '' magazine and `` food service monthly '' .
