Nate Tilden and Elias Cairo, the co-owners of Portland’s nationally renowned charcuterie company Olympia Provisions, met working in the now-closed fine dining destination Castagna. Castagna was known for its high-concept tasting menu, but while they were there, the restaurant’s more casual cafe next door, Cafe Castagna, (now OK Omens) served pizza.
Both the cafe and the fine dining restaurant are gone, but Cairo and Tilden are bringing back that pizza dough at one of their two new Italian spots within the Hotel Grand Stark. Grand Amari and Little Bitter Bar — opening May 17 and May 24, respectively — will be “unapologetically traditional” in their approach to Italian
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