No one warned her about the pie. If they had, Pat Cokewell might have been better prepared for the rush of business her little Mar-T Cafe (now Twede’s) in North Bend enjoyed when “Twin Peaks” came out. Then again, maybe not.
“The influx of people was just amazing,” said the 81-year-old North Bend resident. Soon after “Twin Peaks” went on the air Thursday nights, customers began pouring into the cafe, all wanting a slice of pie and “a damn fine cup of coffee” as ordered by Kyle MacLachlan in the show.