Strada

Italian family of artists, scholars and collectors, active in central Europe. (1) Jacopo Strada worked primarily as an architect and antiquary in Germany and Austria. His son, the emblematician and antiquary (2) Ottavio Strada, worked at first with him and then independently in Prague for Emperor Rudolf II.

The following members have entries:

• Jacopo Strada
• Ottavio Strada (a Rosberg)

See the Abbreviations for further details.

Strada is a chain of Italian restaurants in the UK. It was created by Luke Johnson. It has 35 restaurants, mostly in fashionable districts of London. It is positioned as upmarket of Pizza Express.

In December 2006, the Guildford branch was gutted by fire. It is set to re-open in October 2007.

In May 2007, the group, with several associated brasseries, was acquired by Tragus Holdings, owner of the Cafe Rouge and Bella Italia chains.

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