Dining Out: Nostrana on SE Morrison

Recommended by several locals, neighborhood papers and magazine clip outs that mom kept sending me.  Nostrana.  When I first saw their website on restaurant.com there was a picture of a giant pig's head- which has somehow changed categories in my head from “ew” to "ah, an appreciation for meat.” 

A Sentimental Salad: Radicchio Caesar with Herbed Croutons

When we first moved to Portland, we began to drool over articles featuring Nostrana.  We celebrated my first week of work with a fabulous dinner there and we STILL talk about the salad.  Nostrana was one of my first reviews when I started this blog.