Potato Pizza and Mozzarella Shots: Portland’s New Italian

There’s a new crop of restaurants that are challenging the boring old red-sauce-and-meatballs cliché of Italian food in Portland. It’s seasonal, it’s fresh, it’s fun, and it’s even kind of weird. On Thursdays we talk about food on City Cast Portland, and today lead producer John Notarianni is talking with Brooke Jackson-Glidden, editor of Eater Portland, about the explosion in creativity we’ve seen recently in Portland’s Italian food scene.  Restaurants discussed in today’s episode: Nostrana: https://www.instagram.com/nostranapdx/  Ava Gene's: https://www.instagram.com/avagenes/  Gabbiano's: https://www.instagram.com/gabbianospdx/  Gumba: https://www.instagram.com/gumbapdx/  Mucca Osteria: https://www.instagram.com/muccaosteria/ Pastificio d’Oro: https://www.instagram.com/pastificio_pdx/  Montelupo: https://www.instagram.com/montelupomarket/ Lovely's Fifty Fifty: https://www.instagram.com/sarahminnick_/ Bari Food Cart: https://www.instagram.com/barifoodcart/  Who would you like to hear on City Cast Portland? Shoot us an email at [email protected], or leave us a voicemail at 503-208-5448. Still want more Portland news? Then make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter, Hey Portland, and be sure to follow us on Twitter and Instagram.  Looking to advertise on City Cast Portland? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise.