Pasticceria Gelateria Italiana

In the heart of Ottawa’s “Little Italy” you will find a pastry shop that can make your wedding dreams come true. It has been established since May 5, 1979, catering to birthdays, anniversaries, baptisms, bridal and baby showers, various religious celebrations and especially to weddings. Whatever the occasion, PASTICCERIA GELATERIA ITALIANA can bake that extra special cake for you. The establishment is open seven days a week from Monday to Sunday and the hours of operation run from 7:30 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. The business is located at 200 Preston Street, at the corner of Preston and Larch. By telephone you can reach us at (613) 233-2104, by fax at (613) 594-5303 

Any time you are in the mood for a sweet adventure, visit our indoor café for cappuccino, espresso, various liqueurs, wines and imported beer. You can enjoy one of our many sweet temptations right on the premises or take it home to enjoy later. Everything is baked right on the premises. Your choices range from numerous tortes, cheesecakes, mousses, flans, gelato tortes, french pastries, fruit pastries, tarts, petit fours, canoli siciliani and assorted cookies. We also make our own assorted chocolate truffles, which are available throughout the year. For special occasions such as Christmas, Easter and Valentine;s Day you will find an assortment of other gourmet delights such as yule logs, easter eggs, chocolate boxes filled with truffles, panettone and other goodies to help celebrate the holiday season. If there is an item you wish to order special to your liking, just speak with our chef and he will make it possible. If you order in advance, nothing is impossible.

As well as the above sweet temptations, we also serve breakfast from Monday to Sunday as well as a light lunch which includes such items as assorted pastas, sandwiches, salads and pizzas and daily specials. We also prepare our homemade gelato on a daily basis, which is yours to enjoy in eighteen flavors. During the summer months, we open our outdoor patio for added convenience to our customers.Our Wedding Cake Gallery can be found just upstairs from the pastry shop and it has quite a variety of wedding cakes on display so that you can actually visualize what you want your wedding cake to look like. You can choose from the variety of wedding cakes you see before your eyes or you can create the cake of your dreams.

The co-owner and chef of Pasticceria Gelateria Italiana is award-winning Pastry and Chocolate Chef, Joe Calabro whose expertise ranges from such skills as working with chocolate, marzipan, pastiage, rolled fondant, sugar techniques, as well as all aspects of baking and cake decoration. Joe Calabro is a member of the Canadian Federation of Chefs, a member of the European World Master Chefs Society and member of Les Toques Blanches International, which is known worldwide. In January 1998, as a member of Team Ontario, he attended a fund-raiser at the James Beard Foundation in New York City which was a huge success. He has received his certificate of qualifications from the Province of Ontario. In the past he has been asked to teach students at Algonquin College and to judge students upon completion of their final dessert course at Le Cordon Bleu Cooking School in Ottawa. Joe has been competing in culinary shows throughout Canada and the World since 1988 from which he has brought back numerous medals as well as new experiences and fresh ideas. He will try to help make your wedding day a very memorable one, as well as any other special occasion, whether it is your first anniversary or your child’s first birthday. We invite you to come down and visit us.

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