By Michael Russell

"Renata is a dream," Sandra Arnerich says of the deceptively simple, deliriously ambitious Italian restaurant that she and husband Nick opened in May. That dream is what caused them to leave high-profile restaurant jobs in San Francisco, uproot their growing family and fly north to Nick's hometown of Portland.

And it sustained them through a series of setbacks once they got here. It's also a fair description of a typical meal at Renata. The night is warm, the restaurant's accordion windows pulled open. Fine cheese, intriguing wine and one too many of chef Matthew Sigler's magnificent pastas are all behind you.

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