La Copine

La Copine A Californian restaurant serving fresh & inspired lunch in the Hi Desert Th-Su 11a-4p!
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This is TASTE - listen wherever you Podcast! 775: La Copine Built an Oasis in Joshua Tree. The Crowds Followed. Claire W...
05/15/2026

This is TASTE - listen wherever you Podcast!

775: La Copine Built an Oasis in Joshua Tree. The Crowds Followed.

Claire Wadsworth and Nikki Hill are the owners of La Copine, an oasis of a restaurant in California’s Mojave Desert. It’s been a beloved destination for over a decade, winning over a mix of Joshua Tree locals, LA weekenders, and celebrities passing through. Now they’re sharing La Copine’s thoughtful takes on all-day cooking in a debut cookbook. It’s so fun to have Claire and Nikki in the studio to talk about what it takes to run a restaurant in the high desert, their journey as a couple in business together, and making this book.
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Andy Cohen! Thanks for making our dreams come true 👯‍♀️✨ And big love to 💫 y’all are dreamy. Come see us in the dese...
05/08/2026

Andy Cohen! Thanks for making our dreams come true 👯‍♀️✨ And big love to 💫 y’all are dreamy. Come see us in the desert!

From the book, we cooked our Mushroom Toast, Tahini Cookies, and the Chocolate Panna Cotta with a Blackberry Lavender Spritzer 🍹

4.28.26 📕✨ The Integratron, our church, and where it all began! To release this book out into the world right here was a...
05/04/2026

4.28.26 📕✨ The Integratron, our church, and where it all began! To release this book out into the world right here was a full circle moment. Thank you to everyone who came and waited in line to buy books, and to everyone who helped us work that day! Big love to the Karl Sisters and the crew, as well as the La Copine staff, and the gorgeous humans who made all that magic happen… 💫
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All our love to you and this book! 📕🙌💕💫✨

NY 🙌 join us this Wednesday in conversation with the brilliant of at in DUMBO while we unpack the book 📕👯‍♀️✨ Would l...
05/04/2026

NY 🙌 join us this Wednesday in conversation with the brilliant of at in DUMBO while we unpack the book 📕👯‍♀️✨ Would love to see you there!

05/01/2026

Chapter Two: Soups + Salads🫜



05/01/2026

BROOKLYN, NEW YORK 🙌✨🙌 NEXT WEEK

5/7 8a-11a at Strange Delight ☕️

We are starting the week out at Powerhouse Arena on Wednesday 5/6 in conversation with the brilliant of followed by a dream collab with new bffs at .nyc w/ for Amanda’s Good Morning Cafe - Thursday 5/7 from 8a-11a ☕️ We’ll be there from 9a-11a signing books ✍️ and hanging out.

If we lived in NY…we’d eat here every. damn. DAY! More info at book.lacopinekitchen.com. Hope to see you!!!! 👯‍♀️

Happy Pub Day 📕✨ This book was created for you to take the magic of La Copine in to your lives and homes. Cooking for o...
04/28/2026

Happy Pub Day 📕✨

This book was created for you to take the magic of La Copine in to your lives and homes. Cooking for others is the ultimate love letter. It tells people you care about them before getting to know them. It is a privilege and an honor to make this book for you and has deepened our connection with each other. Let love grow! Thank you all for helping us get this book out, we are forever at your service.

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04/28/2026

Chapter One: Brunch ☕️

04/26/2026

Tartine (page 48) Serves 4 to 6
cured salmon, caper cream cheese, tomato, and cucumber on open-faced rye toast

You can always buy a store-bought cured salmon for a quick brunch spread, and the caper cream cheese and tomato spice will make it taste like La Copine, but to get the dish that ultimately tastes like it came from the restaurant, you must try making our cured salmon with ground fennel and coriander seeds and fresh dill. It is a particularly special dish to us, as we served it smorgasbord-style at our wedding.

04/25/2026

La Copine is french slang for girlfriend! Naming the business “La Copine” was a cheeky way for Claire and Nikki to let people know that they were a couple. In French, a copine or copain is a close trusted companion—the word le copain originates from latin to “with bread” highlighting a deep connection between friendship and sharing food.

Claire Wadsworth and Nikki Hill of La Copine in California join Drew Barrymore in the kitchen to show her how to make a cured salmon smorgasbord based on a dish they served at their wedding! Go to thedrewbarrymoreshow.com to watch

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848 Old Woman Springs Road
Yucca Valley, CA
92284

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