An Oregon Wine Country Dream Team Is Opening a Bakery and Cafe

Not even a year after moving her James Beard Best New Restaurant-nominated Hayward from McMinnville to Carlton, chef Kari Shaughnessy and her team are expanding into a second spot just a short stroll down Main Street.

The new business, Lucky Duck, will be at 105 West Main Street, an address that was once home to the Carlton State & Savings Bank (still complete with vault) and among the oldest commercial buildings in town, says Shaughnessy. The olive and gold-painted facade with its milk glass pendant lights will be home to a bakery-cafe and retail space with a small bar for espresso drinks, pastries, breads, beer, wine, cider, and some easy snack and lunch options.

Shaughnessy is opening it in partnership with her husband, Revel Meat Company’s Jimmy Serlin and with Hayward general manager Jules Bandy. Lucky Duck is the first new project from their collaborative, Hands Please Hospitality.

Serlin co-founded Revel Meat in Canby. The company specializes in working with regional ranchers, and acts as the team’s whole-animal processor and butcher. For 12 years, Bandy directed sales and marketing at Soter Vineyards. She will now oversee front-of-house operations, beverage programs, and service at Hayward and Lucky Duck…

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