By Anna Spiegel Craft brews and Italian bites come to Bethesda Row. Take advantage of the mild weekend weather with an outdoor beer or two. The weekend forecast is sunny and mild, making it prime outdoor-beer-drinking weather. On the agenda: a trip to La Piazza, the new Bethesda birreria at Cesco Osteria. Owner Francesco Ricchi […]
By Fritz Hahn It took an Italian restaurant to bring Oktoberfest to Bethesda. The Piazza Beer Garden officially opened on Cesco Osteria’s patio yesterday. It’s a very attractive outdoor space – how many times do you get to say that in Bethesda? – with flowers on every table and colorful flower boxes hanging on the […]
by Aaron Kraut Olivia Ricchi is putting Bethesda’s nightlife and bar scene to the test. Ricchi, daughter of Cesco Osteria founder and executive chef Francesco Ricchi, is opening an Italian beer garden on Thursday on the corner outdoor patio of her dad’s 7401 Woodmont Ave. restaurant. The space will be called La Piazza and Ricchi […]
By Carole Sugarman With La Piazza Birreria, Bethesda’s Cesco Osteria hopes to create a lively gathering place like those found in the town squares of Italy. The restaurant’s patio on Woodmont Avenue, which was previously used for outdoor dining, has been refurbished with recycled wood and will open on Thursday, September 26 as a casual […]
By Laura L Thornton Get caught up with the food scene in Montgomery County and adjacent Washington, DC, neighborhoods with Patch’s foodie news column, 1 Meat, 3 Sides. This week, a beer garden takes center plate. One meat: Coming soon: an Italian beer garden from Cesco Osteria and the CO2 Lounge, Washington City Paper reported. […]
For Immediate Release Contact: Olivia Ricchi (202) 841-9114 oliviaricchi@gmail.com Rachel Fulchiero (202) 360-0557 rachel@eventstopress.com CESCO Osteria to introduce patio beer garden La Piazza Birreria Bethesda, MD (September 18, 2013) – Francesco Ricchi, founder and executive chef of CESCO Osteria is proud to announce the redesign of his corner outdoor patio. The patio has undergone a […]
The owners of Cesco Osteria and Co2 Lounge in Bethesda plan to repurpose the restaurant’s patio for a new Italian beer garden called La Piazza, set to open late this week or next week. Chef/owner Francesco Ricchi says the outdoor space will serve up local beers and Italian finger foods, including sausages on ciabatta with a variety of dipping sauces, mini pizzas, […]
Robert Dyer Reports Construction continues on Bethesda’s first beer garden, La Piazza, on Woodmont Avenue at Montgomery Lane. The beer garden is expected to open in the next couple of weeks.