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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

“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 [...]