Piazza Beer Garden

This year we are kicking off the season with a lamb roast!  Since we ended the season with a pig roast, we only thought it appropriate.  All-You-Can-Eat Buffet like only Chef Ricchi can do it — featuring his signature deboned whole stuffed and roasted spring lamb, salad, pastas, sides and desserts — and of course […]

Come enjoy the beautiful weather this weekend and we’ll provide the crabs, mallet and beers! X-Large steamed Maryland crabs while they last August 9-10. $50/dozen, $28/half dozen. Pair with a pitcher of any of our craft beers for $20 or Miller Light for $12.

Join us Thursday, July 31st at 6pm, to celebrate International Beer Day. Hosted by famed DC Brau CEO, Brandon Skall, and Chef Francesco Ricchi. You will be treated to an international journey through the beer world as we sample three world brews and learn the global differences. Tickets are $10 at the door and include […]

ALL YOU CAN EAT AND DRINK $21 (*until 11/2) Sunday, November 10th, 2013 from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM Italian porchetta pig roast (the full monty!), sides and a special very limited release DC Brau draft making its debut in Montgomery County! We couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate beer Italian style! Just […]

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. […]