The Culinary Addict

I never appreciated red beans until I moved to New Orleans. One of my fondest food memories was spending time at my good friend Dirk’s house. Dirk is a true Cajun with generations of Louisiana blood before him. Having moved from Chicago in my teens I was rarely around a community that used food as [...]

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Nostrana was opened by Cathy Whims, her husband David, and Marc and Deb Accuardi in 2006 in hope of bringing simple Northern Italian cuisine to Portland. It quickly became restaurant of the year. Soon thereafter, however, significant visionary differences arose between the Accuardi’s and Cathy which became apparent through the lack of food consistency and service.  So Cathy bought them [...]

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