This past week, we added a new sign just above the front door at PPS Bridge. It’s our official VPN (Verace Pizza Napoletana) sign. Since June 2011, PPS has been the first and only certified VPN Pizzeria on Vancouver Island. Yes, it’s taken us some time to pull together such a little sign (PPS Cook…
Read More +Years ago, Geoffrey and I heard a story about Patsy Grimaldi. When he’d sold his famous (well, famous to us pizza lovers) pizzerias, he’d agreed to a non-compete clause. At the time of telling, Pasty would have been in his seventies. We laughed with awe and appreciation. The new owner was really worried Patsy would…
Read More +Buon giorno a tutti! After a brief summer break, Parla Italiano returns on Wednesday, September 19th at 7pm. Much like a traditional Italian family gathering, “students” meet over dinner at one of PPS Bridge’s communal tables. Dinner begins with a small plate of something special from Chef Alex followed by a selection of pizzas &…
Read More +Ciao a tutti! This past Tuesday was our third lesson with ‘Professor’ Gabriella. We were lucky enough to have five Italians from five different regions join us – each with their own unique dialect & sayings. For our third lesson, Gabriella focused on gender & articles. Like many Latin based languages, most words have a…
Read More +This week we continue our exploration of the new Southern Italian wine list with a closer look at two of our reds available by the glass – Nero d’Avola & Montepulciano d’Abruzzo. Nero d’Avola – Nero is the grape first grafted in Avola, a town in Syracuse. Nero d’Avola is a late ripening grape that…
Read More +We would like to acknowledge Pizzeria Prima Strada is grateful to operate in the beautiful traditional unceded Coast Salish territories of the Lekwungen and Esquimalt people.