Expanding on its take-out menu, Nightingale recently launched a Take-Home Pizza Kit that puts an easy new spin to family nights at home.

Nightingale restaurant, which first opened its doors in May 2016, the pizza dough recipe has been perfected to create a flavourful and wonderfully textured base to an array of seasonally changing toppings. “We went through about 30 iterations of dough before finding one we were finally happy with,” says Chef David Hawksworth, who worked with Italian ‘Master Pizzaiolo’ Guiseppe Cortinovis on the secret recipe.

Sure, you could try making the dough yourself but why bother when you can have it delivered (or pick it up). So what’s in the kit? Each kit includes kit two portions of dough and an accoutrement of toppings to build either one of Nightingale’s signature pizzas: the roasted mushroom pizza ($25) with wild roasted mushrooms, fontina val d’aosta, mozzarella, arugula pesto, white sauce, and confit garlic; or the spicy spianata salumi pizza ($25) with San Marzano tomato sauce, piquillo peppers, fior di latte, and salumi.

The kits come with instructions as well as an original colouring page drawn by local artist Gina Figuera of @Love_All_Design, and a set of crayons, to keep the kids (or adults) occupied once the pizzas are dressed and in the oven. All are invited to share finished masterpieces by using hashtag #PizzaNightYVR and tagging @nightingalerest.

Take Home Pizza Kits can be ordered at hawknightingale.com through the website’s online ordering system or through delivery partner DoorDash. A selection of Nightingale's A La Carte Dishes (including freshly baked pizzas) are also available for delivery and pick-up alongside frozen family meals, cocktail kits, beer and wine selections.