June is Nostrana Month!

Although LAD loves Portland based restaurant Nostrana all of the time, there are so many notable things about Nostrana this month and their chef and owner Cathy Whims that we hereby declare June as Nostrana Month!

First off Cathy is featured on the Cover of Portland Spaces magazine as part of an article on Cathy’s home kitchen.

Then, the LAD team spent a “Foodie Friday” at the restaurant with Cathy learning to make her excellent foccacia bread with a special steam baked technique. The results were fantastic. We’ll see if we can get a recipe and post it here soon.

Finally, on Tuesday, June 24th, Cathy was thrilled to host no other than the legendary Ruth Reichl at the restaurant. It was Ruth’s 1^st meal in Portland on this trip as part of a Sustainable Agriculture Conference.

Congratulations Cathy and Nostrana!