RATF Classic: #432 Jake Martin - Daphne / Astoria

As warmer weather approaches, many of us are heading to coast. Make sure Daphne in Astoria is on your list of to-dos. Here's our conversation with Jake Martin from last November. Original Post: Jake Martin began his culinary journey at 15, washing dishes in Northern California before moving sight unseen to Seattle in 1999. There, he taught himself the craft, working his way up through kitchens like Union and Maria Hines' Tilth. He moved to Portland in 2007, eventually running acclaimed restaurants Carlyle and Fenouil. This success was followed by a period of intense personal and professional difficulty, including high-profile restaurant closures, a severe depression, and a series of unfulfilling jobs that left him feeling burnt out and disconnected from the food he wanted to cook. ​After hitting a low point, his partner, Silqet, urged him to stop working for others and create his own vision. With her support and help from the Small Business Development Center, he wrote a business plan and secured a loan to open their new restaurant, Daphne, in Astoria. Today, his focus is hyper-local, sourcing nearly all ingredients from within a 75-mile radius. He champions a philosophy of simplicity, letting high-quality ingredients speak for themselves, and aims to educate the community on the exceptional produce, meats, and seafood their own region provides. @restaurant.daphne Right at the Fork is made possible by: Zupan's Markets: RingSide SteakHouse: Portland Food Adventures:

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RATF Classic: #432 Jake Martin - Daphne / Astoria is an episode from Right At The Fork by Chris Angelus.

This episode is 01:12:42 long.

This episode was published on Apr 17, 2026.

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