Spring Menu Arrives at Nel Centro, in Time for Mother’s Day

PORTLAND, Ore. – There are plenty of ways to treat mom at Nel Centro this Mother’s Day.  In support of Portland Opera’s “The Magic Flute” opening at the Keller Auditorium, bar manager Nathanial Stout has created an eponymous cocktail made with Nardini Acqua di Cedro, grapefruit bitters and Prosecco, served in a champagne flute.  The drink will be available starting Wednesday, May 5th and continue through the entire month.

In his new menu, executive chef John Eisenhart takes advantage of the abundance of spring ingredients now hitting the market.

New dinner items include:

• Tortelli with English peas and lemon
• Black pepper tagliatelle with speck, fava beans and Pecorino Toscano
• English pea agnolotti with Dungeness crab and fines herbes
• Lamb shank with couscous, asparagus and Parmigiano Reggiano
• Northwest halibut with black barley salad and lemon olive vinaigrette

Mother’s Day Brunch highlights include:

• Brioche French toast with lemon curd and crème fraîche
• Steelhead cakes with poached eggs and black pepper hollandaise
• Florentine omelet with spinach, mushrooms, and goat cheese
• Rotisserie chicken salad with hazelnuts and grapes
• Quiche Lorraine with mesclun greens

Brunch Cocktails:

• Blood orange bellini with Prosecco and blood orange purée
• Nel Centro Bloody Mary with New Deal vodka and San Marzano tomatoes

Mother’s Day Brunch reservations are available by calling 503-484-1099.

Nel Centro is located in the heart of the downtown Portland at 1408 SW Sixth Avenue adjacent to Hotel Modera. Classic dishes of Northern Italy and Southeast France meet David Machado’s passion for culinary tradition and locally sourced, seasonal food. For more information and menu, please visit nelcentro.com.