La Vera is a boutique factory cheese making company where the number one focus is "the genuine art…read moreof cheese making." With cheese making facilities on site the real attraction for punters like you and me is the La Vera retail outlet shop. The shop is open to the general public who can buy both the amazing array of La Vera cheeses along with all sorts of other gourmet treats. Visit the shop on almost any day and you'll be joined at the counter by legions of Italian ladies. In fact the chief language spoken inside the shop is Italian. Not being familiar with the language myself, I brought the tone down considerably with my Aussie strine but the whole experience made me feel like I was temporarily transported to an Italian marketplace. Of their range of products, the cheeses I recommend are the La Vera Ricotta which head cheese maker Pino says is best eaten on fresh bread and with a drizzle of honey - his version of the breakfast of champions. I love the La Vera Mascarpone. It is quite simply to die for. In fact you may want to visit your local GP first to get your cholesterol checked before eating. Their mozzarella balls both large and small, are the creamiest and most divine you could experience. And if you are a lover of blue cheese, you just can't go past the La Vera Adel Blue and the Adel Blue Spreadable. Here's a secret tip - if you go to the ABC's website for The Cook and the Chef, and search the recipes for Fig and Blue Cheese Tartlets, Maggie Beer's recipe uses the La Vera products. Shhh, don't tell!

La Vera used to sell their cheeses direct to the public from the factory 'cellar door' - it was a…read morequaint experience which is a little lost now with the much more polished 'Bottega La Vera' opened a few shops down the road - that's not an entirely bad thing though, the Bottega is one of the most impressive places to buy food in the area. They ARE specialists in cheese, and if you're a cheese lover you owe it to yourself to sample the range. There's everything from hard Pecorino and Parmesan to Mozarella and Bocconcini, Blue, Brie, and everything in between. I recommend the hot chilli Casalingo - I haven't had another cheese like it.

Great Service, Great Meat & always greeted with a smile!!…read more The first time I went into Traffords a few years back now, I went in looking for Lamb Shanks and they were unavailable however, I was given other suggestions for replacement meats. I didn't get the cuts suggested as I had my heart set on shanks but I appreciated the advice. Ever since that day I now get all the meat for my small business from Traffords! I Love to support other Local Businesses in our area! :-)

Vella Pasta is a jewel in the Campbelltown area, providing real quality pasta and sauces at a…read morefactory door price - that's easy for them to do, given they actually are a fully fledged pasta factory - for quite a while I thought the big signs out on the road advertising pasta and sauce to take home were actually something to do with the BP, up until the BP was demolished and the signs stayed. Exploration of the area yielded the factory tucked away at the back of the carpark - inside we found pasta, sauce and garlic bread for the four of us - fettucine and a creamy carbonara sauce for my wife and I, and spaghetti with lashings of meaty bolognese for the kids - all for well under $20. The pasta is fresh, gorgeous when soaked briefly in a pot of boiling salty water - the sauces are rich and plentiful (we bought two lots of pasta and sauce for two - you'd comfortably feed three from each serve). A return visit allowed me to try the vodka sauce - very, very much recommended. There's lots of off street parking nearby, even with the construction currently going on on the old BP site. Do yourself a favour and grab some really fresh pasta to cook at home, it's delicious.

This poor place has suffered due to a huge amount of demolition works in front of the shop which…read moremakes it appear to be closed. However, Vella Pasta is a brilliant shop that stocks locally made pastas for everyone - including Coeliacs. They have fresh made pastas and pasta sauces available in whatever size and weight you need, garlic breads and frozen varieties. The prices are great and you can watch the staff make the pasta through a window behind the sales counter, so you know it's fresh. The result of what you make is always full of flavour and perfectly cooked on the advice of the sales staff. Don't know what to do for dinner? Vella pasta is a great, cheap idea. And yes, it's open.

Oh my cheeses why didn't anyone tell me this factory outlet was so close to my house!! I went there…read moreand picked up a brie wheel the size of my head for like five bucks! You have to travel through an industrial area in Glynde but the little shop is hard to miss, what with it being attached to an enormous cheese making factory. When you go into this tiny little space you will first be shocked by how busy it is, and second be shocked by how hungry you are: everything looks and smells amazing. And so cheap! La Casa Del Formaggio is a family owned Australian business that started in 1988 when an Italian couple started a little shop providing the food they missed from Italy, they're now making 30,000 kilo's of cheese a week. The shop also has lots of dips, nuts, and assorted continental gourmet treats. If they have brie in Heaven, this is what it tastes like.

I went there simply because I saw Liz A's review because it made me aware this place existed! As I…read morework just around the corner, love supporting other local businesses and I am making a platter for this weekend I just had to check it out! I bought a lot more than I intended, yet spent very little! All up 3 cheeses for just $10, bargain I say! Can't wait to try and I'm pretty sure I'll be back! Thanks Yelp! Without the review I never would've found this little cheesy gem!

Tony and Mark's Newton is a fantastic spot for fresh produce and various other items. The staff are…read morewelcoming and usually greet you when you see them. Besides fresh produce, the store offers flowers, a large variety of cheese, some small goods, frozen fruit for smoothies, and healthy snack choices. During Mother's Day and the Christmas season, the store becomes a busy center where many people shop for different products, so it's wise to plan your visit or come early to skip long lines. I strongly recommend the fresh fruits and vegetables; they are excellent.

So nice to be able to buy good quality fruit and vegetables from a tidy shop and cheerful staff…read more Thank you.

This is an East European Delicatessen, quite special in its own way. You can also get things like…read moreDVDs here for $1 per week rental from their extensive library and gift items as well as beautiful Icon Cards from Russia, so it is more than a food store. Some of the favoured dessert wines and liquors from Eastern Europe are to be found along with most of the traditional items you'd want in the kitchen. I always enjoy having a look around in the store and am enamoured with their relaxed attitude to life the universe and everything. Music Cd's, books, magazines and if you crave it, company of other Eastern Europeans... if you are a traveller you can immediately network into the local scene through this place. You can pick up sweets, desserts and good advice on how to cook with many of the spices and traditions of the Eastern block as well.

Mozaika is a cute little shop offering a verity of primarily East-European products. Besides food…read morethey offer CD/DVD's, books, nesting dolls and souvenirs. However, it's the food that brings me here because if you're after Russian sauerkraut for your homemade Russian beetroot salad you'll find it here. If your craving for Pelimene and you believe that tortellini aren't 'the real think' you'll be happy to find delicious authentic homemade Pelimene here. If you love super sweet and/or dark bitter confects & chocolates you'll find them here. And of course Vodka;) The staff was always friendly and happy to explain the products. This shop is the only one of its kind in Adelaide specialising on primarily Russian goods. This shop is covering all my Russian deli and service needs and it being unique in SA I'm confidently giving this folks a 5rating!

I like food and food likes me.....well, sometimes it likes me, other times it gives me crazy gas…read moreand I have to sleep on the couch, but you get the idea! As much as we all have to head to the supermarket and pick up our stock standards to cook our daily meat and two veg, sometimes we just can't be stuffed.... shopping or cooking! Answer = Sfera's Gourmet. Most know Sfera's as the function centre/restaurant near Tea Tree Plaza. The Gourmet Centre on Lower North East Road has an amazing array of noshables that will probably shorten your life expectancy, but your mouth will be stoked! From pre-packaged pasta wonders to hot and ready to munch stuffed capsicums, lasagne and other options I will hold back from mentioning in case your drool shorts out your keyboard! There is also plenty of Seafood, fresh and frozen in case you do want to cook when you get home...why would you want to cook when it is all done for you? Eh, whatever.

This is one of the best places outside the Central Markets to pick up a variety of goods, from…read moreseafood and meat, chicken, game, and a whole range of pre-prepared meals including pastas and roast meat dishes, ready to cook or reheat products - they have just about everything. You can pick up a fresh meal ready to reheat for as little as $6, and it's not a skimpy meal like a frozen tv dinner from the supermarket, either. One of my favourite guilty pleasures from here is their crumbed calamari - prepared fresh on the premises, $10 worth of it feeds my family of four, and it's so crisp and light when fried well. The handmade tartare sauce they do finishes it off well, too. Everything is so fresh - I guess that comes from also handling a lot of catering - handling product well must come natural to them by now :)

Meat....GLORIOUS MEAT!!!! I LOVE a good piece of meat, with the emphasis on the word GOOD! I think…read morethere is nothing worse that looking forward to a good steak and finding it tough and tastless. I used to work in catering and have cooked many steaks in my time, SA Gourmet Meats used to one of my most closely guarded secrets! I have bought meany a tonn from them over the years and have never been dissapointed. When you walk into their show room, the angels begin to sing, and a sense of euphoria comes over you as the vast selection presents itself. All of the usual suspects are there in more forms than you can imagine. Don't see what you want? RUBBISH! But if it isn't there it will be obtained! I always leave the store with more than I ordered or planned to buy, and I never have buyers remorse (except for the meat sweats from time to time)! Oh.....the staff are brilliant by the way! They really know there meat, so if you need some help don't be afraid to ask. If your lucky a certain older figure will be behind the counter who used to work as a Chef, have a chat, you wont regret it!

Brilliant! I have…read morebeen using this butcher for several years and always recommend friends and family to use them too. Quality - exceptional Range - Extensive Service - 10 out of 10!!! Price - Hands down, their prices are the best in the district. I even use these guys to cater for functions at the army barracks where we feed around 50 hungry soldiers that like meat, lots of MEAT! If you are not using SA Gourmet Meats as your butcher, then you are paying too much for lower quality meat.