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Piazza Tomasso

Piazza Tomasso on Decarie Boulevard, Montreal, Quebec
Montreal, Quebec 1948 – 2012
MONTRÉAL · 1948 – 2012

Recreating Montreal's Legendary Piazza Tomasso

Recréer la légendaire Piazza Tomasso de Montréal

For over sixty years, Piazza Tomasso was a true Montreal institution. Its legendary spaghetti sauce served generations of dining room guests and survived the restaurant’s closure for years in grocery store freezer aisles across Canada. Though that store-bought classic has now disappeared from shelves, it remains the gold standard that every other sauce was measured against. In this chapter of our Heritage series, we bring those nostalgic flavors back to life, sharing the story of the dining room while recreating signature recipes like their famous spaghetti sauce and unique Pizza Plus.

Pendant plus de soixante ans, la Piazza Tomasso a été une véritable institution montréalaise. Sa légendaire sauce à spaghetti a régalé des générations de clients et a survécu pendant des années à la fermeture du restaurant dans les rangées de surgelés à travers le pays. Bien que ce classique des épiceries soit désormais disparu des étalages, elle reste la référence absolue à laquelle toutes les autres sauces étaient comparées. Dans ce volet de notre collection Nostalgie, nous faisons revivre ces beaux souvenirs en racontant l’histoire de la salle à manger tout en recréant leurs recettes signatures, comme leur célèbre sauce à spaghetti et leur unique Pizza Plus.

Piazza Tomasso on Decarie Boulevard, Montreal, Quebec
A childhood plate of spaghetti at Piazza Tomasso on Decarie Boulevard set the standard I’ve measured every sauce against since. Here is the story of Montreal’s beloved Italian institution, its legendary sauce and original Pizza Plus, and the recreation that finally tastes like I remember.
Sauce à spaghetti Piazza Tomasso | Piazza Tomasso spaghetti sauce on a plate
After nearly 60 years, I recreated the Piazza Tomasso spaghetti sauce from my Montreal childhood. Here is the secret ingredient and the exact changes I made.
Sauce à spaghetti Piazza Tomasso | Piazza Tomasso spaghetti sauce on a plate
After nearly 60 years, I recreated the Piazza Tomasso spaghetti sauce from my Montreal childhood. Here is the secret ingredient and the exact changes I made.
Piazza Tomasso on Decarie Boulevard, Montreal, Quebec
A childhood plate of spaghetti at Piazza Tomasso on Decarie Boulevard set the standard I’ve measured every sauce against since. Here is the story of Montreal’s beloved Italian institution, its legendary sauce and original Pizza Plus, and the recreation that finally tastes like I remember.