The Owners

Chef Adam Pegg graduated culinary school at Vancouver Island’s Camosun College in 1991, and worked at Victoria’s Herald Street Caffe and Il Terrazzo before he was urged to journey to stage in Italy by his mentor, Chef Daniele Mereu. Pegg attended the Italian Slow Food School where he earned the Master of Italian Gastronomy—the first to do so in Canada. La Quercia hand crafts pastas using century old techniques Pegg learned throughout Italy, all while staging with well-known Italian chefs such as Ugo Alciati in Piedmont, and Fiorenzo Varesco and Gianni Chiocchetti in Trentino.

Karin Lazzaris family had been in the hotel and restaurant business for decades, and she started in the business at a very young age, growing up with an ingrained passion for authentic food experiences and expertise in wine as she continued to work her way up in the business. Journeying to Canada, she runs the operations, front of house and wine program at La Quercia.

Awards

Gold: Best Casual Italian (L’uffico)
27th Annual Vancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards

Gold: Best West Side (L’uffico)
27th Annual Vancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards