Valentine’s Day Deals

Portland is for Lovers
Delicious Valentine’s Deals In Portland

Portland, Ore. (January 29, 2010) – Can’t afford that romantic trip to Paris this Valentine’s Day?  Embrace Portland’s affordable luxuries by treating your sweetheart to a memorable experience at some of the city’s top restaurants and hotels.  Here’s a brief list of six local ways to celebrate [...]

Enjoy a Venetian Themed New Year’s Eve at Nostrana

Cathy Whims offers $50 seven-course menu to ring in a special full-moon New Year’s Eve
Portland, OR (December 14, 2009) – Keep warm this New Year’s Eve under the full moon at Nostrana with a glass of champagne and a seven-course Venetian feast.
Executive chef and owner Cathy Whims has devised a traditional menu that highlights the [...]

Nostrana in USA Today

Last Friday, USA Today featured Nostrana as one of the country’s 10 great places to savor winter’s flavors, highlighting Whims’ seasonal chanterelle flight.  Congratulations to Cathy Whims and the Nostrana team.  Click here to read the article online.
Be sure to stop in and savor Nostrana’s acclaimed chanterelle trio – Scamorza cheese with chanterelles and bruschetta, [...]

“Palio di Portland” Party at Nostrana

Races, prizes, rustic Siena inspired buffet on the patio and more…
July 28, 2009 (Portland, OR) – Calling all Portlanders! Every year in the summer huge crowds flock to the Piazza del Campo in Siena, Italy, where representatives from 10 of the 17 city wards compete in Il Palio, a harrowing horse race around the [...]

Nostrana’s New La Cucina Povera Menu

Nostrana Launches ‘La Cucina Povera’ Menu
Chef & Owner Cathy Whims Creates New Value-Driven Menu That Speaks To Humble Ingredients

Portland, OR (June 17, 2009) -  This week marks the launch of Nostrana’s ‘La Cucina Povera,’ a new three item, $12 menu built from humble ingredients in the traditional Italian ‘peasant cooking’ style.
“La Cucina Povera, which literally [...]

Fabrizia Lanza Guest Chef Wine Dinner at Nostrana

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Cathy Whims and Fabrizia Lanza Cook Up the Perfect Sicilian Evening in Portland
James Beard Award Nominated Chef Cathy Whims Welcomes Fabrizia Lanza into the Nostrana Kitchen for a Special Guest Chef Wine Dinner
Portland, OR (May 12, 2009) – On Wednesday, May 20th, at 6:30 p.m., acclaimed chef, cooking school teacher and art historian [...]

Lean Times Call for Rich Pasta with Edible Portland

Join Edible Portland for a Family-Style Dinner at Nostrana with our Favorite Fiery Dietician, Nancy Becker
April 22, 2009
Edible Portland is organizing several upcoming dinners that marry our rich content with our taste for seasonal delights.
Our first dinner features chef extraordinaire Cathy Whims (recently nominated for a James Beard award!) and nutrition pioneer Nancy Becker.
“Don’t [...]

Nostrana’s San Giuseppe Feast

“Viva la tavola di San Giuse!”
Nostrana Honors San Giuseppe with a Bread Altar and Traditional Feast
Portland, OR (March 18, 2009) – Nostrana gives thanks to San Giuseppe – the official saint of family and pastry cooks – by featuring a traditional light, fresh fish and a fava bean-centric menu rounded out by hand-made, celebratory breads [...]

Nostrana’s New $5 Happy Hour

Introducing $5 Happy Hour at Nostrana
Drop in for an Authentic, Wood-Fired Meal on a Dime

(Portland, OR) March 5, 2009 – Nostrana restaurant recently introduced a new $5 or less happy hour menu featuring savory plates from its hand crafted, local menu offered every night of the week from 9 p.m. ’til close.  The menu includes [...]