New York chef Peter Cooke finds niche in Lafayette food scene

New York chef Peter Cooke finds niche in Lafayette food scene

BY ADAM DAIGLE | Staff writer​ ​ ​

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When chef Peter Cooke moved to Lafayette from Brooklyn two years ago, he wasn't immediately planning on opening a restaurant.

Then, opportunity came knocking in the form of a lease on a building that already had history as a beloved neighborhood eatery. His brother-in-law mentioned how the former Saint Street Inn was empty and he should check it out.

Cooke says, "I went from Google mapping how to get here to signing a lease on a restaurant three weeks later."

That turned into Park Bistro, 407 Brook Ave.

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