Nectar

This Mt. Lookout gem of a restaurant deserves local foodies' support.

Alas, I don't get over that way very often, but made it for dinner at Nectar with friends Saturday night.

Chef/Owner Julie Francis is a true locavore who lists the provenance of many dishes and ingredients. She selects locally grown, produced and/or created foods whenever possible. She's well known among many of the farmers and other purveyors of Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana foods who sell at Findlay Market.

We had a light supper, with wine, that included the dishes above. At top is a Mediterranean sampler appetizer, followed by a delicious risotto (with mussels and clams, among other ingredients) and dessert of panna cotta topped with poached spring fruits -- strawberry and rhubarb, mostly.