Cathy Whims

Chef Partner

Cathy Whims is a six-time James Beard Nominated Chef who has been serving classic Italian fare to Portland diners for nearly 30 years. In the course of her professional career, Cathy has studied with Marcella and Victor Hazan at their home in Venice, with Madeleine Kamman at the highly respected School for American Chefs, and with Giancinto Albarello in his own kitchen at the Antica Torre Trattoria in Barbaresco.   Closer to home, Nostrana (her famed rustic Italian restaurant,) opened its doors in the early 2000's with Whims as executive chef, where the restaurant received The Oregonian’s Restaurant of the Year in 2006.