"L’Unico was a breakout hit food cart of 2020, with its cart-made pastas and exceptional brunch fare. Now, it’s gone, within days of its first anniversary. In March of 2020, a food cart opened specializing in Italian snacks and sandwiches... L’Unico — owned by Portland native Caitlyn Hamel-Spencer and Italian chef Lanfranco Paliotti — hit the radar of Portland diners... Despite its growing fame, Paliotti and Hamel-Spencer announced Sunday that the cart had closed for good... The cart’s simple carbonara, made with a bucatini for the brunch menu, was one of the city’s finest, and the cart’s specials often involved dazzling in-season produce and pristine seafood... Michael Russell at the Oregonian wrote that the cart’s pastas as 'could hold their own against all but a handful of Portland’s best restaurants,' and Portland Monthly’s Katherine Chew Hamilton described the cart’s adored Dungeness-burrata tonnarelli as 'simple yet indulgent, humble but with a touch of New York fine dining glamour.'" - Brooke Jackson-Glidden
