Taverna Rossa commemorates their first year at Lakeside Market with an all-day party Saturday, November 1 with live-music, great food, craft beer, raffle and complimentary Premiere Booth photos.

With an extended patio, Taverna Rossa transforms in to an authentic beer garden with McKinney’s own Franconia Brewery serving up the first pints of the top-secret, limited release, seasonal brew crafted exclusively for North Texas Beer Week.  All sales from the Franconia beer garden will benefit Minnie’s Food Pantry in Plano.  Luscher’s Post Oak Sausages will be offered in addition to the full Taverna Rossa menu and craft beer and cocktail list.  

Taverna Rossa launches a brand new children’s menu featuring Paige’s Pasta (with 5 vegetables blended into the sauce), Ryan’s Pizza and Baked Mac n Cheese to please the pickiest of palates.  Free face painting from 11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. and free ‘Taverna Rossa Craft Pizza and Juice’ t-shirts for the tikes with order from the new menu.

Live music in the beer garden begins at 3:00 p.m. with Plano’s own singer/songwriter Scott Schults who has played with the likes of Jerrod Niemann, Cary Pierce (Jackopierce), and Jaret Reddick (Bowling for Soup).

At 8:30 p.m. popular Maylee Thomas band takes the Taverna Rossa stage with their distinct Texas soul that has garnered the local band thousands of followers. 

Specializing in unique, rustic thin-crust pies baked in a stone-fired oven, Taverna Rossa settles for nothing less than handmade goodness and hometown flavors with a strong commitment to sourcing local and natural ingredients whenever possible. Each pizza and entree is loaded with locally sourced ingredients like smoked Texas brisket and apple wood smoked bacon from Hamm's Meat Market in McKinney, Lemley Tomatoes from Canton, Luscher's Italian Sausage and Texas Wagyu sirloin.

An extensive list of hand-crafted, signature cocktails such as the Rossa Mule, Rossarita and Preston Rd. accompany twenty four craft beers, on tap with many local brews including Peticolas, Lakewood and Franconia as well as bottle and can selections.

{33} Restaurant Group owns and operates Cadillac Pizza Pub in McKinney and Taverna Rossa Craft Pizza and Beer.

Taverna Rossa is located at 4005 Preston Road, Suite 512 at the Lakeside Market in Plano.  For more information go to www.TavernaRossa.com or call 972-403-3321.  Hours of operation are Sunday 11am-10pm, Monday - Thursday 11:00 am – 11:00 pm and Friday-Saturday 11am – midnight.