When chef Coton Stine opened Cósta in Delray Beach in 2022, she aimed to operate a scratch kitchen with an emphasis on local ingredients and sustainable practices. Her former life as a private chef in Palm Beach and Las Vegas influenced the fare she put on the menu, too.
“My private chef experience allowed me to have limitless time to be creative, with access to exquisite ingredients,” Stine explains. “I would put on my favorite chill music—often Billie Holiday—then cook, taste, and create. Sometimes I didn’t speak all day. I did lots of recipe meditation and good food making.”
That creativity is also on display at Table 165, which debuted in Delray’s Pineapple Grove neighborhood earlier this year. This venture showcases Stine’s French training, as she reinvents classics with worldly flavors. A good example is her Gochujang Crispy Pinks dish, consisting of tempura-style jumbo Key West pink shrimp with a cold-pressed gochujang sauce, served over a miso beurre blanc with miso aioli droplets.
While Table 165 is just open for dinner, Cósta spans all-day dining. At Cósta, Stine recommends the scallop po’boy burger (another homage to Key West, where she spent her teen years) and her local snapper with lemongrass coconut Mylk, passionfruit curd, and salty sea beans.
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