For all your Italian grocery needs, trust Cioffi’s

For over 30 years, they've carved out a space for excellent imported goods and high-quality meats. Here's what to order.

Author

Geoff Sharpe
November 02, 2023

When you buy tomato sauce as much as I do, you crave something, shall we say, a little better. Unico and Heinz just don’t cut it.

That’s the problem with Italian food. It’s so good, but it’s only as good as the ingredients you put into it. Unlike other cuisines, where spice serves as a significant part of the dish, Italian food is defined by the freshness of its components. That’s not to say it’s different for other food regions — good food requires good ingredients. But no amount of spice will mask bad Italian food.

This story is only available for members. Support neighbourhood news in Vancouver.

While most of our stories are free, some are available only to members. To unlock the rest of this exclusive story, you must become a Lookout member. Right now, we’re in the midst of a critical Neighbourhood Journalism Crowdfunding campaign to fund our team as we cover more news in local neighbourhoods across the city, the issues and people ignored by bigger publications.

Already a paying subscriber? Sign In.

A subscription to Vancity Lookout gets you:

  • • Support high-quality, local journalism in Vancouver
  • • Unlock extra long-form stories and restaurant reviews
  • • Access entire archive of stories
  • • Risk free: Cancel anytime and get a 100% refund
  • • Join 500+ other members