At Ottavio, we specialize in unique pantry items for the creative cook, professional chef or weekend picnicker.
We offer an unparalleled selection of delicious olives at Ottavio. Our 12 varieties are sourced from Italy, France, Spain, Morocco & the United States. Our Arbequinas from Spain are perfect tiny gems, we dress our Calabrese olives in-house with fresh rosemary, fennel seed & orange zest & our Ottavio Olive Mix & Antipasto mix include pickled garlic, balsamic onions, caper berries, sundried tomatoes & fresh lemon zest. We prepare all olives daily to ensure their freshness for our customers.
At Ottavio we pride ourselves on the authenticity of our salumi, Italian & Spanish cured meats & our French Saucisson. We have carefully sought out the producers of our meats to ensure their quality results, family tradition & uniqueness. We offer Italian salumi produced in Hamilton, Ontario, German meats from Vancouver, French meats from Montreal, Jamon Serrano from Spain & Prosciutto from Veneto & Parma, Italy. Our selection is broad & our shelf space limited so there is no room for anything less than the best!
We carry over 25 extra virgin olive oils from Italy, France, Spain, Greece & the U.S. We only sell all these oils fresh, within the season of production. Again, our focus is on careful, family based production in both traditional style (stone pressed) & modern (high technology mechanical).
Our selection includes over 30 selections from fruit & herb vinegars to traditional Italian balsamic, Spanish sherry & French Champagne.
We offer two lines of quality Italian dried pasta: DeCecco brand & Rustichella from Abruzzo. Our rice offerings include authentic Italian arborio, carnaroli (traditional, organic & aged), ancient farro grain & Spanish rice for paella.
We have a broad selection of high quality preserved goods including small batch mustards from Canada & France, jams, jellies, honeys & chutneys, Italian tomatoes, tapenades & pestos, pickles, olives, beans & vegetables.
If you are looking for a quality item for baking we offer Callebaut chocolate, natural & organic vanilla products, specialty sugars, chestnut products & pure fruit oils.
We stock our fridge & freezer with our own soups & stocks, duck products, smoked salmon & tuna, our Ottavio lasagne made 100% at our shop, Galloping Goose sausages, pestos, anchovies, pizza dough and salad dressings.
We carry 20 high quality spices that are difficult to find, from chipotle pepper flakes to Spanish smoked paprika, French fleur de sel & whole cardamon. We have our spices hand packed in small batches to offer you the freshest product possible. If you have a special recipe that you need to season, chances are we have what you are looking for.