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About UsRediviva is an award winning, Northwest American restaurant located in historic Downtown Aberdeen, WA. Featuring local seafood and shellfish, as well as a locally farmed and foraged produce from the Olympic Peninsula. The word Rediviva hails from the ship 'Columbia Rediviva'.
The Columbia Rediviva Columbia Rediviva was a privately owned American ship under the command, first, of John Kendrick, and later Captain Robert Gray, best known for being the first American vessel to circumnavigate the globe, and her expedition to the Pacific Northwest for the maritime fur trade. "Rediviva" (Latin "revived") was added to her name upon a rebuilding in 1787. Early authorities claim the ship was built in 1773 by James Briggs at Hobart's Landing on North River, in Norwell, Massachusetts and named Columbia. Later historians say she was built in Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1787. In 1790 she became the first American ship to circumnavigate the globe. During the first part of this voyage, she was accompanied by Lady Washington, named for Martha Washington, which served as tender for Columbia. In 1792, Captain Gray entered our harbor, Grays Harbor, tagging the name. Three days later the Columbia River and named it after the ship. The river and its basin, in turn, lent its name to the surrounding region, and subsequently to the British colony and Canadian province located in part of this region. The ship was decommissioned and salvaged in 1806. A replica of Lady Washington is homeported at Grays Harbor Historical Seaport in Aberdeen, Washington. |
Our HistoryRediviva began from an idea. To bring a world class restaurant to the Olympic Peninsula. Sourcing many of our ingredients from farmers, foragers, fishermen and ranchers in the area. We set out built a foundation to explore the bounty of the Northwest Coast. Andy Bickar and his partner Eric Duensing started with a shell of a restaurant in disrepair in 2011. Over a year and a half of construction took place to make Rediviva what is is today, a true gem in Downtown Aberdeen. Since the fall of 2013, we have thrilled thousands of people visiting the peninsula, by introducing them to what our cuisine and connection to the local food really is. Accompanied by a Washington State Wine Commission award winning list, our wines showcase the up and coming wine makers of the region, as well as some of the famous makers in Washington and Oregon.
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Chef/Owner :
Andy Bickar Chef Andy first garnered recognition as a chef at the famed Five Rivers Fly Fishing Lodge in Dillon, MT. Moving back to his family roots on the Washington Coast as chef of the Ocean Crest Resort (2010) and finally onto his own ventures Rediviva (2013) Frontager's Pizza Truck (2014) and Frontager's Pizza Co. (2016). He has been featured on PBS TV, Evening, Sunset Magazine, Washington Coast Magazine, as well as countless travel books and articles. |
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