We're Rolling Out the Fire in June

There's something about eating in the fresh air that makes things taste better. Of course, we can't think of anything better than pizza al fresco. The mobile oven will be on the road in the weeks to come. Mark your calendars for a few dates we're sure you won't want to miss:

Sunday, June 12 - Island Chef's Food Fest
Join 30 chefs, 20 brewers & vintners at historic Fort Rodd Hill from Noon to 4 p.m. With a focus on locally sourced food & sustainability, Food Fest is a fundraising event for the ICC. Proceeds provide interest-free micro-loans for local farms. For more information & tickets, visit http://www.iccbc.ca

Wednesday, June 15 - Oak Bay Village Night Market
In the heart of the village on Oak Bay Avenue - pick up vegetables from local farms, grab a pie from your favorite pizzeria, a treat from Crumsby's Cafe and listen to a bit of music. Oak Bay Market runs from 4-8 pm, every third Wednesday June - September.

Saturday, June 18 - VIC Fest
Vancouver Island Cultural Festival - a 1 day outdoor festival in the heart of downtown Victoria. St. Ann's Academy is the location for an event featuring bands & performers,culinary & local arts and a wine & beer garden in the evening. More details & ticket info visit http://www.vicfest.ca

We've got a few more dates to share for July, August & September - more details soon.

Celebrating Lazio Family Style

It's a long table full of food, wine, fun and great conversation (between bites). Join us as we continue our journey through Italy. We've been to Emilia-Romagna, Abruzzo and most recently Lazio. Puglia is next. Join us on June 29 or 30, dinner starts at 7pm. To reserve your seat call Andrew @ 250-590-4388 or email andrew@primastrada.com

Mangia Lazio! Long Table Series at Bridge

Join us for another installment of the Regional Italian Long Table Dinner Series at Bridge Street. The evening begins at 7 pm on Wednesday, May 25.

Lazio is our focus: home to such landmarks as the Roman Colosseum and Vatican City. A region of mountains, plains, rivers and oceans, Lazio is also home to little known valleys and villages. The Valle di Comino and the village of Alvito is the ancestral home of the DeCarolis family and just an hour North of Naples (yes, we are always thinking of pizza).

Alex is gathering together another delicious and regionally inspired menu. Lazio classics of Spaghetti Carbonara and Porchetta (beautifully roasted pork) and fresh asparagus with Pecorino Romano are planned.

The cost is $50 (plus HST & grat) and includes 3 wine selections. We are confident you will enjoy your taste-bud tour through Italy's capital region.

For additional information or to book your reservation, call 250.590.4388 or email andrew@primastrada.com

Salute!

Bamino Pizze for Your Bambino!

To say thank you for voting Prima Strada the Best Place to Feed a Kid, we thought we'd give you what you love best - pizza!

Receive 1 pizze bambino with the purchase of another pizze May 1-7.

The rules: must bring the kid(s) with you, good at both PPS locations for dine-in only.

We realize there are many great places to grab a bite in Victoria and appreciate you chose us! Mille grazie!

Greater Victora Business Awards Winners!

We didn't expect to win - being in a ballroom with 350 members of the Victoria business community and an award finalist is actually pretty heady stuff. Perhaps the highlight of the evening was when Sasha Angus handed me the award and shared he'd had 2 pizzas at PPS before coming to the event! Yes, Sasha and his family shared a Funghi and Bambino at Bridge Street before he joined the festivities!

Our congratulations to all of participants in the 2011 Business Awards. Heartfelt thanks to our team for making Pizzeria Prima Strada an award winning company!

Mangia Abruzzo!

We are gearing up for the second installment of our Italian Long Table Dining Series. These 4 course meals are one part Italian wine club, one part dinner party, one part learning experience served up with a healthy dose of laughter. Our next region of focus will be Abruzzo, the amazing region where the mountains meet the sea and over 1/3 is protected as parkland.


Alex has created a tempting menu that highlights the region. The menu? Fish stew, grilled lamb and fresh pasta aglio e olio. Dessert is in the works and will be a great finish to the meal. Of course there will be the deliciously rustic wines of Abruzzo to be enjoyed throughout the meal.

Please join us at our Bridge Street location on Wednesday, April 27 at 7 p.m. for dinner. Make new friends, enjoy great food and wine and above all, have fun!

The meal will include three (4oz) pours of wine. The number of guests is limited to 20.

For additional information or to book your reservation, call 250.590.4388 or email Andrew.

Salute!

Vancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards

The invitation for the Vancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards arrived with no mention of what category PPS might be a winner in. Matt & Cristen headed to Van on Tuesday curious and impressed. A packed reception with lots of eats and drinks had them ever more curious. Taking seats, they found PPS nominated in the Best Victoria category. Other nominees? Zambri's, Brassiere L'Ecole, Cafe Brio and Ulla! Such a distinguished group.

Prima Strada received Honorable Mention as "B.C.'s best pizza joint." Our congratulations to all the winners.

For more on the awards, visit http://www.vanmag.com/restaurants/Awards