Congratulations to Chef Claudio!

We're celebrating his 35 years with a new Wild Game Meat Menu with the help of Hills Food!

We've been so lucky to have Chef Claudio cooking up culinary delights for 35 years! To celebrate his 35 years at La Piazza Dario, Chef Claudio is presenting a special new wild game meat menu!

La Piazza Dario is partnering with Hills Foods, a supplier of wild game meat, organic meat and specialty products to chefs and what a delicious pairing this will be! Come on down to La Piazza Dario to sample the delicious new selection of dishes and celebrate with Chef Claudio! 

Congratulations again to the culinary genius of our beloved Head Chef! He and all of us at La Piazza Dario can't wait to see you and celebrate together!

Read more about Chef Claudio's story here!

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Come enjoy one of Chef Ranallo's tastiest culinary creations: La Piazza Dario's rack of lamb!

Rack of lamb, or costolettine d’agnello in Italian, always delivers a rich and satisfying meal. However, if you have yet to taste Chef Claudio Ranallo's Italian version of this dish at La Piazza Dario, there's no time like the present! Roasted to perfection and served with garlic and rosemary, this is a rack of lamb that you won't soon forget.

Not in the mood for red meat? Have a look through our menu and see what else Chef Ranallo has cooking.

Book your reservation with us online or give us a call at 604.430.2195 and we'll be happy to accommodate you! We look forward to seeing you soon.

Prosciutto: The Italian ham that changed my view on meat in combination with fruit.

When I visited Italy for the first time nearly ten years ago, one of my favourite dishes from the trip was prosciutto and melon.

However, as much as I now love this antipasti, it was not love at first sight. I am known to be quite resistant to savory foods, especially meat of any kind, in combination with fruit. For some reason, it doesn't always make sense to me. However, after being gently forced into trying this Italian appy, I just couldn't get enough. There's something about the salty Italian cured ham and the refreshing burst of melon that satisfies my taste buds in a way I never thought possible. Like I said, meat and fruit had never previously been a favourite of mine.

Since returning from my trip all those years ago, there's only one place in Vancouver I trust to prepare this antipasti dish to perfection and that is, of course, La Piazza Dario.

Check out the entire La Piazza Dario menu for other delicious and authentic Italian dishes, prepared from scratch by Chef Claudio Ranallo.

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Give yourself a midweek break & dine with us at La Piazza Dario.

It's the middle of the week, so why not take a break from your kitchen and let us cook you dinner!

We know life can get busy, so why not give yourself a break and let our family take care of yours. Order from our wide range of authentic Italian food and then sit back and relax with your friends and family while we do the cooking. Start your meal off with an antipasti (appetizer), or minestre (soup) and then indulge in one of our fantastico main courses; choose from pasta, pesce (fish), volatili (fowl), or carne (red meat).

Read our full dinner menu here.

See you tonight!

*Mercoledì Pausa (Wednesday Break) 

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Choosing the perfect wine for your meal...

Have you ever sat down at a restaurant and ordered a glass of wine? We're sure you have. Choosing to drink wine is the easy part. But when you are handed a vast wine list, suddenly, you are faced with a new question: what do I order?!

Here's a great chart that we think will be extremely helpful! Wine pairing will no longer be the mystery that only chefs and grape aficionados have the answers to!

Enjoy and armed with this new knowledge, can we interest you in perusing our wine list? ;)

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Authentic Italian cooking rooted in the traditions of Italy and family.

La Piazza Dario's Antipasto della Casa

For the East Vancouver Italian restaurant, La Piazza Dario, it isn’t just about bringing great, authentic Italian food to the neighbourhood (although it is about those things), it’s about family.

Born in Ateleta, l’Aquila, Italy, La Piazza Dario’s Head Chef, Claudio Ranallo, has been cooking since he was a small boy in Italy. Claudio grew up raising animals, herding sheep throughout the vast mountains of Ateleta. Growing up with such a close relationship to animals, Claudio appreciated from a very young age the meaning of quality and fine food. Learning to cook alongside his father, who was also a chef, food has always been a family affair. The lessons and traditions that were ingrained in Claudio from his father have stayed with him throughout his entire life, apparent with each bite of every dish served at La Piazza Dario. It is truly a restaurant rooted in Italian tradition and family.

Claudio Ranallo

Claudio went on to become a culinary arts student at Cesare Augusto Hotel in Sorrento, Italy at the age of 15 and, post culinary arts school, he became a member of the Italian army where he was chosen to cook for many of the well known generals. When Claudio was finished serving the army, he became a chef in Northern Italy in an area known as Lago Maggiore. Here, Claudio worked with some very well known Italian chefs who helped cultivate his knowledge of authentic Italian food.

It was not until 1979 that Claudio and his parents came to Canada, a move that was made in order to be with their extended family. It was then that Claudio began working at La Piazza Dario. It wasn’t long before he was made Head Chef. Five years later, Claudio became a partner in the business and this April will mark the 34^th year since Claudio began creating the authentic Italian food that La Piazza Dario is so well known for.

Discover what’s on the menu!