Eat Pray Love Pizza

Watch Julia Robert's character in Eat Pray Love enjoy a margherita pizza at the great Da Michele in Naples, Italy. Then bring your ticket stub from the movie to enjoy your own margherita pizza and glass of wine for just $16 at Pizzeria Prima Strada Bridge Street.

To experience your very own "relationship" with your pizza, bring this coupon or show on phone. Fantastico!

Though we weren't voted number 1 (yet) we are very proud to be named Victoria's second best pizza! Thanks to everyone who voted for us. Now we have a clear goal, next year will be the year of the Prima Strada.
Drop by either location to see what's new, what's delicious and what's up and coming. With the warm weather here, our Bridge Street patio is beckoning. Stay tuned for a new "team profile" segment in next month's newsletter. Not a subscriber? Go to www.pizzeriaprimastrada.com to subscribe.

Averill Creek and Prima Strada You Tube video

A nice video shot on location at Averill Creek featuring the Prima Strada mobile setup. Don't mind the spelling mistakes- What a location!

Summer 2010 Mobile Schedule

Hello Pizza fans! Here is a schedule of this summer's public events that feature our mobile oven. Want more information? Email Andrew@primastrada.

May 22, 23:

• Victoria Highland Games

May 29:

• Selkirk Waterfront Festival

May30:

• ICC Defending Our Backyard

Every Thursday (June to September)

• Sidney Summer Market

June 11-13:

• Navy Centennial International Fleet Review

June 25-27:

• Victoria International Jazz festival

This is just a taste of where you can find delicious pizza on the go! Of course you can always visit either of our locations in Victoria to get your fix!

Averil Creek Spring Open House

This Saturday will be a lovely day of wine, art and great food. Hope to see everyone there! Averill Creek is poised to be the premier winery on Vancouver Island, specializing in estate grown Pinots (Noir & Gris/Grigio). Come show your support for Vancouver Island viticulture and wood fired pizza. I'll be working hard so be sure to say hi!

Averill Creek Open House

May 01 (next Saturday)Averill Creek Winery will be hosting an open house from 11:00 to 4:00 at the winery. The winery has sweeping views of the Cowichan Valley and of course, delicious wine to sip. Meet owner Andy and his lovely wife Wendy, taste some award winning wine, tour the estate and of course, enjoy a bite or two of wood fired pizza. With a little help from the weather, we may have a perfect day on our hands. This event is open to the public so make sure to be there!

Summer events

As the weather turns warm, Black Beauty is excited to make appearances all about town. Here is a short list of events for the month of May:

May 01 - Averil Creek Winery opening day

May 22-23- Victoria Highland Games

May 29 - Selkirk Waterfront Festival

May 30- Defending Our Backyard

Be sure to book these days off on your calendar. More exciting events coming soon!

Want to book your own event with Black Beauty? Call the Events Hotline @ 250-590-4388 or email andrew@primastrada.com.

PPS in Van's Westender.com

Sometimes we miss the good things people say about Pizzeria Prima Strada. Morgan served a couple visiting from Vancouver at Cook Street earlier this week. They said they came from Vancouver to eat our pizza after reading Andrew Morrison's ON THE PLATE: on the hunt for authentic Italian pizza in Westender.com. It is small group of pizza lovers dedicated enough to travel to eat good pizza! Nice to know we are not alone :) We say, "Bravo e mille grazie!"

To read Andrew's fine words, go to:

http://www.westender.com/articles/entry/on-the-hunt-for-authentic-italian-pizza/

Driftwood Dinner Menu

Driftwood Brewery Tour and Brewmasters Dinner

Start the evening with a tour and antipasti at the brewery -Driftwood is just down the street from PPS - then arrive at Bridge Street for:

Antipasti (served at the brewery)
Salami, grilled picked vegetables, roasted garlic and spicy nuts

Prosciutto wrapped tuna and celery root ravioli in White Bark Ale broth with clams and mussels

Scamorza (smoked mozzarella) and Farmhand Ale sausage pizza

Metchosin lamb braised in Crooked Coast Amber Ale served over parsley polenta with bitter greens

Artisan Cheese + Honeycomb paired with Naughty Hildegarde's Extra Special Bitter

Blackstone Porter Chocolate Cake with vanilla gelato

Tickets are $70 (including taxes + gratuity) and limited to

40 so book early! Please check our blog closer to the date

for slight menu changes due to availability.

Date: Saturday, April 10 at 6pm

For more information or to purchase tickets, please

contact: andrew@primastrada.com or call 250.590.4388.

What does it look like?

What does a private event at Pizzeria Prima Strada look like? The words creative, warm, urban and FABULOUS come to mind. Enjoy these couple pics from a recent Bridge Street event. Contact Andrew@primastrada.com today to book your own event.

Bridge Street excitement!

Hello faithful blog followers,

This past weekend, we kicked the first of many fabulous events at Bridge Street with a wonderful wedding reception. Our guests were treated to lovely food, great service and a chic and intimate venue to share their special day. It was a total success! This week we've got our grand opening on Saturday for everyone to check out the new digs! On April 10th we have a beer makers dinner featuring our Rock Bay neighbors, Driftwood Brewery! Drop by our location at Cook street for details and tickets!

2010 is now well underway. For those of you lucky enough to be living on Southern Vancouver Island it is an exciting time to see cherry blossoms, crocus, and Pizzeria Prima Strada's new location.

We have got a few tricks up our sleeve this spring including, but not limited to a Brewmasters Dinner with Driftwood Brewery (April, tickets available soon), ICC's Defending Our Backyard festival (May 10, tickets available now) and Averill Creek Vineyards Opening Day (May 01, more information to follow). This is just the tip of the iceberg. Stay tuned for more delicious events featuring western Canada's only authentic Neapolitan, wood fired pizzeria.

Want to create your own memorable event? Contact Andrew at andrew@primastrada.com or 250-590-4388 today!

Early years award

There's yet another opportunity to vote for your favorite restaurant! The early years award is given to a favorite Victoria establishment that is perfect for you and the kids. Since our opening, we have strived to offer a relaxed family-friendly environment to enjoy delicious pizza and gelato. So far, we feel that we've been doing a pretty good job. If you agree then please vote for us at www.successby6victoria.ca. We would be honored to receive your vote. Here's the direct link to the voting page:

http://www.successby6victoria.ca/ey_awards.php

Thank you very much for your support!

Bridge street sneak peek

We have collected a small amount of construction photos of the new Bridge Street Pizzeria. Please see our add in the new Eat Magazine for the exact location!




Among other things, Bridge St will be home to "Black Beauty" aka: the Pizzeria Prima Strada mobile catering oven.







Cabinets being constructed for the kitchen and service area. Check out those sweet lights!






A kitchen perspective of the new room. Other than providing a delicious meal and a satisfying coffee, this unique and functional space will be terrific for private events too (Gold medal hockey anyone?).




At Prima Strada we are really excited to unveil our new location. Stay tuned for opening dates and exiting events. Want more news from Pizzeria Prima Strada? Follow us on Twitter and check out our Facebook fan page!

Well the holidays seem to have come and gone. Thanks to everyone for a busy season. Now as we look forward to the new year we must remember what's most important: authentic Neapolitan pizza! Check out Eat Magazine for our ad promoting our NEW LOCATION! Stay tuned for more details.