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La Piazza Dario

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Join us at La Piazza Dario in celebration of the upcoming Family Day long weekend!

At La Piazza Dario, we're all about family. So, as the the official B.C. Family Day holiday approaches, we'd like to warmly welcome you to our table to spend some quality time with your loved ones.

We understand that almost every day provides a long list of things to do, all of which can get in the way of spending quality time with your family. Which is why we would like to invite you to take a break from some of your daily duties this week (such as cooking!) and come celebrate family with us.

Make a reservation by telephone at 604-430-2195 or online via OpenTable!


Holiday Closure Reminder

A reminder that La Piazza Dario will be closed on February 8th in observation of Family Day, however, we look forward to seeing you before and after Monday!

We wish everyone a wonderful upcoming long weekend, filled with moments of laughter and love with your families.

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La Piazza Dario wishes you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a Happy Holidays!

It's hard to believe that Christmas Day is almost upon us! To us, it feels as though the month of December only just arrived. In any case, the La Piazza Dario family is looking forward to a week filled with lots of holiday time, spent celebrating the season with family, friends and our patrons.


Holiday Closure Reminder

A reminder to all of our wonderful customers that La Piazza Dario will be closed on December 24th, 25th and 26th in observation of Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day.

From all of us at La Piazza Dario, we wish you and yours a wonderful Christmas and a very Happy Holidays. Enjoy these last few days of 2015. We look forward to welcoming you back to our table after Boxing Day and into the New Year!

Buon Natale! 

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Happy Father's Day to all the Papa's this weekend!

Treat your father to a delicious evening of tasty Italian fare this weekend. After all, it's his day! Of course, you don't need the excuse of Father's Day to give him those extra hugs and visit La Piazza Dario!

Chef Claudio (also a papa) knows his way around the kitchen and uses only the freshest ingredients that will make your Father's Day dinner incredibly tasty. Here are three easy steps to celebrating a truly wonderful and tasty Sunday with your beloved fathers this weekend:
  1. Call La Piazza Dario and make your reservations.
  2. Keep it a surprise. Surprises as tasty as this one are always a delight!
  3. Get him a card and give him a big bear hug.
We hope to see you this weekend and looking forward to celebrating with you! Check out the menu here.
Family Day is just around the corner...
...Or, as we like to call it around here, giorno di famiglia!

As we imagine many families throughout B.C. are, here at La Piazza Dario we're looking forward to taking a bit of time this weekend to enjoy our family. Being a fairly new holiday in our province, Family Day is a welcome break between the festivities and celebrations of the New Year, and the Spring.

So, it is with great pleasure that we warmly welcome you to bring your family to ours this long weekend and enjoy each other's company over some delicious, heartwarming Italian food!

Reminder: 

We are closed on statutory holidays, including this upcoming Monday, February 9th. That said, we hope to see you prior to Monday, over the weekend!

Make your reservation online via OpenTable or call us at 604.430.2195. We look forward to seeing you and your family!
Happy Holidays from our table to yours!

Merry Christmas! Or, as we learned in our previous blog post, Buon Natale!

We hope that you have enjoyed a festive December and a very happy holiday season this year. As you may know, family is very important to us at La Piazza Dario, especially around this time of year. And so, from our family to yours, we wish you a wonderful Christmas Day tomorrow and we hope that you enjoy the remainder of the holiday season!



 La Piazza Dario Closed: December 24, 25 & 26

While we can't wait to see you after the Christmas holiday, a reminder that we will be closed today, tomorrow and on Friday.

Here at La Piazza Dario, we are looking forward to the New Year, to seeing our wonderful patrons in 2015 who we've come to know so well, and to welcoming new families to our tables that we have yet to meet!

Buon Natale!

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Discover the delicious tastes of Italian Christmas with these traditional desserts.

While we're so excited to celebrate the new year with you next week and share many special meals together at our tables throughout 2014, today we are focusing our attention on some delicious Italian Christmas desserts!

With Christmas Day only two days away we know that there are many Italian families out there preparing for some traditional Italian meals. And we bet we know what will be on the menu for dessert; some tradition panetonne or pandoro!

Panetonne

A sweet bread loaf who's home is Milan, Italy, panetonne is comparable to cake in sweetness. Panetonne is often baked with candied orange, lemon zest or raisins, however, it can also be made plain or with chocolate!

 Pandoro

Pandoro is a sweet yeast bread originally from Verona, Italy and is traditionally shaped like a star. The pandoro is usually dusted with icing sugar. Occasionally, the pandoro will be hollowed out in the middle and filled with cream or gelato.

We know that Christmastime is a time for family and home cooked meals, but we would love to invite your family to ours after the the Christmas rush is all said and done. Take a break from those leftovers and come to our table for some authentic Italian home cooking. You'll need a break from all that turkey anyways!

Please note that we are closed on holidays, such as Christmas Day, but we look forward to seeing you soon after. Buon Natale!

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Bring your large dinner parties to La Piazza Dario.

 Anniversary parties, birthday parties, business meetings & more, we want to help you celebrate your dinner with ease!

We've said it once, and we'll say it again: you deserve a night off. Now we know that you can't take every night off but if you find yourself constantly hosting get togethers and dinner parties, why not let La Piazza Dario help you out one of these nights! Even if you aren't always the host or hostess, we'd still love the opportunity to invite you to our table.

So, take a night off from cooking and bring your dinner party to us. We have plenty of space and, of course, lots of delicious Italian food to keep you and your would be dinner guests very happy!

Plan your next get together at our place and let Head Chef Claudio Ranallo take care of you. Make your reservation online or call 604.430.2195.
Check out these posts from the past and discover Chef Claudio's home!


 Welcome to all new readers and of course, welcome back to our wonderful patrons! We've had so many great posts from the past that you may not have seen or simply forgotten that we've decided to take a walk down memory lane and share them again!

 Learn all about Chef Claudio's story and experience the sights and charms of his home in the Abruzzo region of Italy! Enjoy!

So Where in the World is Abruzzo?!

Learn more about one of La Piazza Dario's favourite regions of Italy in Abruzzo: the Wine Region.
 
Come try Chef Claudio's version of bruschetta!

In Spotlight: Abruzzo, you can take a virtual tour of this beautiful Italian region... 
 Abruzzo in Colour features a small town in Abruzzo that tells the region's story through colourful murals!

Get to know the region with the guide we feature in We're All About Abruzzo!

 Spotlight: Ateleta, L'Aquila, Italy. Get to know Chef Claudio's hometown!

 Lastly, but certainly not the least, discover Chef Claudio's personal story and get inspired to take a culinary journey with La Piazza Dario!

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La Piazza Dario: the perfect place to relax & enjoy a delicious dinner, post-Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving dinner is a wonderful time of year to get together with family, eat some delicious holiday food and give thanks. But when all is said an done, you're tired of cooking and, after a couple of days of leftovers, you're tired of turkey. So, as the dust settles from your Thanksgiving feast, head to La Piazza Dario for a hassle-free (and turkey-free!) meal.

We have all of your favourite authentic Italian foods, including traditional Italian antipasti and pastas.

See the full La Piazza Dario dinner menu.
Wishing you a wonderful Thanksgiving long weekend from all of us at La Piazza Dario!


We have a lot to be thankful for: family, friends, delicious food, rich wines... but most of all, our wonderful patrons!

Without you, we would not be able to spread the sweet and savoury joys of Italian food and culture! There really is nothing more we would like than to introduce you to the authentic flavours of a real Italian kitchen!

We know Thanksgiving is traditionally a time for homemade meals of turkey and stuffing and pie, but, when all is said and eaten, let us ease your weekend by creating a homemade Thanksgiving meal, Italian style! Bring your whole family to La Piazza Dario and enjoy the food without the worry of cleaning up ;)

Grazie! Ciao!

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Get to know the truth about pasta!

And then come on down to La Piazza Dario's to taste some truly delicious Italian pastas! Here is a fun infographic full of pasta facts and trivia. We bet that there will be some very interesting pasta tidbits waiting to be discovered...

Enjoy!

The Truth About Pasta
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Come help us celebrate 35 years of serving authentic Italian cuisine!
 

We're extremely proud to have provided Vancouver with authentic, quality Italian food over the last 35 years and we want to celebrate this milestone with you! Come down to 3075 Slocan Street, right by the Italian Cultural Centre, and enjoy a hearty meal made by Head Chef Claudio Ranallo.

Having worked at La Piazza Dario since his move to Canada in 1979, Claudio became Head Chef not long after. Chef Claudio's mission as a chef is to provide all customers with the best of Italy. And through his authentic yet innovative creations at La Piazza Dario, he does just that.

Learn more about la storia di Claudio Ranallo and discover what Chef Claudio is cooking. We look forward to seeing you for lunch, dinner, dessert or just a celebratory glass of wine!
Come and join us for an authentic meal! 

It's a beautiful Monday evening and the week is sure to be wonderfully sunny. Got any special dinner plans? You're going to want to make some! ;)

We talk often here of the authenticity of Chef Claudio's cuisine. Now we'd like to show you. Here's a short video tour of our restaurant that even gives you a glimpse of the master at work in his kitchen!

Enjoy!
Visit La Piazza Dario for a little taste of Italy, both on and off your plate!

The Italian Renaissance produced many pieces of beautiful artwork that we still admire today. From Michelangelo, the Italian sculptor, painter, engineer, poet and architect, to sculptor, Donatello, to Leonardo da Vinci, who quite literally did it all, the Italian Renaissance has a special place in many art lovers hearts. And with brilliant men like these and the beautiful art they created, it definitely makes sense!

At La Piazza Dario we're proud to have renaissance inspired statues lining the walk way to our restaurant (as pictured above)! Turn into our parking lot, walk up the steps and down the path and you will truly feel like you've found a little piece of Italy.

And of course, the Italian experience doesn't end there. Once inside, peruse our menu and find your favourite Italian dishes, all made from scratch by our Head Chef, Claudio Ranallo.

We look forward to seeing you. Ciao!
Buon pomeriggio! Happy Canada Day from all of us at La Piazza Dario!

It is a very happy Canada Day! And what better way to celebrate than to have a delicious family meal with us?! Come and join us and celebrate our beautiful country with a tasty nod to the past with one of our delicious authentic Italian dishes! We have something for every member of the family. 

On a more sentimental note, we are very grateful for the memories we've created in this country with our family, friends and cherished customers. We hope you have a wonderful Canada Day, wherever you celebrate!

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We want to help you celebrate Dad's special day.

Come celebrate Father's Day with us at La Piazza Dario!

We're always talking about how important family is around here and how much we love enjoying our meals with family. Of course, a special celebration like Father's Day is no different!

Although Italians celebrated Father's Day, or Festa del Papa, back on March 19th on St. Joseph's Feast Day in Italy, we'd love to celebrate your father this weekend with you and your family the Italian way. Bring your family down and let Chef Claudio Ranallo do the cooking!

Check out what's on the menu for Dad's special day here.

Felice giorno del padre!

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Beautiful architecture, mountains and mouthwatering cuisine. What's not to love about Abruzzo!


To celebrate our ever growing love for Abruzzo, we've culminated all of our previous posts on the region of Italy that Head Chef, Claudio Ranallo, calls home. Use this post as a convenient, one stop shop to learn more about this gorgeous region of Italy! Read on to discover what makes this particular part of the Italian coast so magnifico.

Past Abruzzo Posts:

Want to discover more about Italy, Italian food and the Italian way of life? Simply click on the Italy tab at the top of the page!

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Celebrating all that is Italian on The Drive!

Yesterday, Sunday, June 9th marked another year of The Drive's Italian Day on Vancouver's well known street, Commercial Drive. A street festival like you've never seen before, this year's festivities was named Carnevale di Venezia, which literally translates to Venice Carnival.

With balloons, street entertainers, and, of course, Venetian style masks, Commercial Drive, closed down for the day to accomodate all of the Italian festivities, food and entertainment. If you missed the festivities yesterday, watch the video from 2012's celebrations below to get a glimpse into what Italian Day is all about!



Assuming you didn't get your fill of delicious, authentic Italian food yesterday, pop into La Piazza Dario for a home-style Italian dinner you won't soon forget!

Learn more about Italian Day.
You know it's in Italy but discover exactly where the home of Chef Claudio Ranallo is!


By now, if you hadn't before, you've probably learned quite a bit about the beautiful region of Italy known as Abruzzo from the La Piazza Dario blog. From the region of L'Aquila, to the beautiful scenery that can be found within the entire Abruzzo territory, right down to Abruzzo's most well known dish, Maccheroni alla chitarra, or "guitar" pasta, we've covered some of the most fantastico aspects of this Italian region. However, you may still be wondering, "Where the heck is it?"

Hugging the coastline of the Adriatic Sea and beside the region of Italy that is home to Rome, Abruzzo can be found almost smack dab in the middle of Italy.

Have you ever been to Abruzzo? We'd love to hear about your trip in the comments below!

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Cin cin! Here's to the launch of the new La Piazza Dario website!

We're proud to introduce you to our updated website. Same great food and authentic Italian family feel, with a brand new look!

What's New:
What's the Same:
Discover the rest of lapiazzadario.com. We hope you like it and we look forward to seeing you soon!