Piada Italian Street Food Grill. Chris Doody, owner of the company, is a co-founder of the Bravo Brio Restaurant Group chain. He sold his stake to investors in 2006 and launched the Piada concept around the Italian "wrap-like sandwich" known as a Piada or Piadina, a street food he sampled in northern Italy. It is stuffed with pastas, meats, cheeses, sauce and vegetables. Piada also serves pasta bowls, chopped salads, tascas, soups, and cannoli chips—a dessert item. There is a kids menu featuring smaller versions of the main menu items. Piada Italian Street Food Piada Italian Street Food is a fast casual Italian cuisine
Italian New Zealanders Italians brought with them their language, food and customs to New Zealand. In 1882, Club Garibaldi was established in Wellington by Italian settlers. It is one the oldest Italian clubs in the Southern Hemisphere. Club Garibaldi published in 1992 a book titled "Alla Fine Del Mondo – To the Ends of the Earth" authored by Paul Elenio. Also in Wellington, there is the Circolo Italiano di Wellington. The Auckland Dante Alighieri Italian Society provides Italian language courses for people, cultural events, food, lectures and discussions, and a celebration of the Italian language and culture. The Festival Italiano is organized by