Botega Rotolo is a really good Italian/gourmet food store in Norwood…read more It is tucked away a bit, in an unobtrusive building on Osmond terrace which at first glance almost could pass as an accountant's office. Inside there are stacks of pastas, preserves, oils and vineagars and of course, fancy imported wine and cheese in which they specialize. In addition to functioning as a gourmet food store, Botega Rotolo also offer cooking classes at which one can be initiated into the cooking secrets of the Italian masters (like garlic is for slow cooking and onions for fast cooking and never the twain shall meet). The quality of the produce here is high and things are certainly not cheap, but it is quite good value considering what you are paying for.

Bottega Rotolo's cheese room is undoubtedly the best I've ever experienced. There's something…read moredecadent about those huge wheels of cheese. Maybe its not so much decadence as it is my arteries hardening at the thought of all that cheese but let's forget my arteries momentarily and talk cheese! As well as locally produced cheeses, their cheese room stocks products from Italy, France and Spain and those using a variety of milks and ingredients. Soft cheese, hard cheese, blue cheese, any cheese ... Don't let me give you the wrong idea though, Bottega Rotolo is not only about cheese. Just go inside and you'll find foods you never dreamed existed unless of course you're already a gourmet chef. If you are (or you're a chef in the making) and you're in the market for some couverture chocolate, Italian sparkling wine, truffles, imported pasta, or a spot of caviar - is your mouth watering yet - pay Connie and Rosalie a visit. Bottega Rotolo also hold their own cooking classes. After all what's the use of having all those ingredients if you don't know what to do with them. Their classes include everything from total hands on experiences to demonstrations as well as a combination of the two. They issue a new calendar of classes every couple of months and most are priced at $95. Located on Osmond Terrace at Norwood just before you get to the Oriental Hotel. In fact if you get to the Oriental, you've gone too far. Look for the famous Bottega "B" on their sign.

I have been giving the whole vegetarian thing a lot of thought. The way I figure it, I am dead…read morecertain that anything that tastes good should be consumed.....therefore meat is your friend! Why would you want to ignore your friend......snobs! The Butcher at Sefton Plaza is a very old school. No frills, just beautiful, BEAUTIFUL meat arranged in easy to understand groupings of........meat, placed next to other meat in a glass front counter made specifically for.....MEAT!!!! Yay for meat! If you are feeling guilty and having a premature heart spasm from all of the meat you have just bought, a health food store is right next door for you to pick up some lavely carob or soy based products of some prune juice?!

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!

This is a meat lovers paradise to shop in! Goat, Pork, Poultry, Lamb, Beef and all at very…read morecompetitive prices. Nice looking meat. The staff are helpful and you can ask questions without feeling like they are going to mock you. The parking is off the main (busy) road and the shop is packed with produce. It's a small area and they make use of every bit of it. The prices are very good. If you have a family to feed this is a really good place to save a few dollars. Open six days a week. There are a few of these butchers around the area so if you want to get really picky about what you spend and how much you get for your dollar there is another place within a ten minute walk, where you can go compare the price and cuts of meat - on South Road - so even if you think you are getting a bargain you can go double check if you really want to. It does get busy at times and you may find yourself waiting a few minutes, but it is worth it. The meat is delicious and the place smells and looks very clean.

Saying Speciality Foods is a butcher is a little like saying a Ferrari is a mode of transport -…read moreit's true, but it doesn't really begin to describe what they do. I'm going to digress, for a moment, to their website, which, as well as explaining where to find them, and showing a full list of specials available, also gives the best explanation I've seen to the cuts of meat that are made from lamb, beef, pork and chicken, but also shows the differences, the correct terminology for each cut, and where it comes from on the animal. Brilliant stuff. Back to the store - a firm family favourite here is the yiros meat they supply - we've previously gone with the fresh product and picked up sauce, wraps, lettuce etc and made them up from scratch, but the great solution for a quicker dinner is the $25 pack they supply, complete with one kilo of par cooked meat that takes minutes to finish off to a beautiful, juicy offering, wraps and sauce to make up ten yiros. Again, brilliant stuff. Speciality Foods prepare products that you'll see in stores all around Adelaide, as well as being able to purchase direct from their store. They have the freshest meat, and every cut and joint of meat you can imagine. It's a trek from my home, but the savings are definitely worth it for top quality product. The carpark gets a bit frantic at times, but Thebbie Rd is a bugger to park on, so slip on in and wait your turn for a park - they're masters at keeping the turnover going so spaces open up all the time.

23/1/2012 2 Photos If you're ever out of gift ideas for a…read moreloved one, this is certainly one place that you need to go to. The owner? He gave me free samples of oreos and fairy cookies! He helped me as we both went on a fun gift hunt to figure out what to put in a basket. It was really fun! Let's see...so much variety of cookies to choose from, even chocolates! When you need a gift or just a few free nibbles, go to Scanco Hampers & Cookie Man. This specific store has a great selection, free samples, prices that go as low ($12) or as high as you want ($thousands?)! Oh...I'm such a sucker for those store owners that do custom made products! LOVE THEM! So many options here available and there are very helpful and funny staff that will help you pick out and load your half a dozen bags of cookies and sweets into the gift basket.

This shop is actually two in one. Cookie Man specialises in - go figure - cookies of all sorts…read more White chocolate, dark chocolate, vanilla, macadamia, raspberry, cinnamon, you name it, they have it. All their cookies look truly delicious and are a great idea if you need a gift for someone or even just want to treat or reward yourself. Sanco Hampers don't sell your usual hampers you get in supermarkets. With prices starting at $50, all their hampers contain high-quality products. They're packed really lovely and usually after a theme. You get, for instance, a French Christmas hamper, containing a bottle of Moet and other delicacies or a SA Wine & Food hamper, which includes a bottle of Taylor's wine and Matchett quince paste amongst other things. Great shop if you need a gift that looks a little bit more fancy and expensive. Or if you're just after cookies. :)

Burger...Latin American food.....burger.....Latin American food. I think that bounced back and…read moreforth in my head for 13 minutes and 4 seconds whilst standing there on Magill Road in St Morris. The intention was to eat at Burger Foundry but I had missed eating some good authentic Latin American cuisine and so in to Latino House we went. The lady who ran the restaurant, Helen, was very warm and friendly and made us feel so very welcome. We got handed our menus and sat down. A lot of what is on the menu is very familiar to me. I had eaten and cooked this kind of cuisine for close to 10 years of my life. I was getting very excited! It was a hard choice to pick what we wanted to eat and were worried if we were biting more than we could chew, so after a short discussion and some help from Helen we chose our food to share. She did advise us that the food may take a little longer than usual as she was working on her own due to the chef having to go overseas at short notice. CHICHARRON CON YUCA This was two cooked pieces of cassava covered with a traditional type of salsa and crispy pork belly. I love cassava! It's white, it's fluffy and has a texture similar to that of cooked parsnips. The pork wasn't over seasoned, just the perfect hint of salt. My only peeve with this dish was there were a few pig hairs sticking out of the pork skin. BANDEJA PAISA This plate consisted of two chorizos (as Helen couldn't find the ground beef), frijoles which is refried beans and crispy pork served next to a pile of rice, two fried eggs, white corn cake and plaintain (maduro). For anyone who doesn't know what plantain is, its similar to that of a banana but you'd only really ever eat it cooked. Don't be scared about the sweetness of the plantain with the savoury components of the dish, it really is an amazing flavour combo. The rice, although looked plain was in fact very flavoursome. The chorizos tasted like the homemade variety and were very lean and had a delicious intense pork flavour. Frijoles were also delicious. Once again I had one peeve with this dish. The avocado was mottled brown. For me, the flavour of it was still good, but my Mum felt hers had an unusual sourness to it. Helen did apologise for the way the avocado looked. On the side we had a simple salad which really lifted the heavy carb load of the dishes. For a drink we decided to order the Aguapanela with lime. WOW!!! Honestly if you want to order drinks at this place, I suggest you order this drink. It's not too sour nor too sweet and is just beautifully refreshing. Just before leaving I decided to order a tamale to take away. Although the menu states Tamales, you only get one. Don't be concerned about that though, they are quite large and very filling. I haven't made tamales Salvadoreños in a very long time and this Colombian version's smell just brought so many memories back. It's very similar in smell, taste and that its also wrapped up in banana leaves. This brings a flavour dimension that will leave you wanting more. It really is hard to explain the flavour and textures of a tamale in a review without me writing a mini novel as I am just so passionate about these little parcels of deliciousness. So feel free to come on down to Latino House and order one for yourself. All in all I think this place is pretty good. There were a few things that needed room for improvement but I would still come back and eat here again as I felt like I was eating back at my ex-mother in law's place having a home cooked meal.

Filled with passion and strong coffee if this place was human it would be a newly born Colombian…read morebaby and I would just squeeze its little cheeks so hard! Ok so they don't seem to have spoons for their coffee (yes that is a paddle pop stick in my photo), and the entree dish of sweet corn arepas with cheese and more cheese wasn't brilliant but I totally love the potential this place has. With a wonderful selection of traditional latin american frozen and pantry items as well as home dried peaches on the shelves this would be a great place to pick up some very traditional items for a south american feast with friends. You really can't be vegetarian or vegan and enjoy yourself here though. So if you like pork and chicken or chicken and beef or pork and beef served in an arepas, empanada or as a meatball then definitely head here and order any of these and you'll only be set back $10. It'd be awesome if they started serving Sth American booze on their list too, but I know that's a whole bigger process to get licensed! The coffee is fair trade and strong, and the atmosphere is bright and welcoming, I will definitely be returning to give this place a try for a proper lunch or dinner with friends.

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! :-)

Shop 60 in the Central Market is without question my favourite food stall by a very big margin…read more Barossa Fine foods are bloody fine indeed! Beautiful cured and salted meats, plus some insanly high quality cuts of wagu and some Duck in there for good measure. So many choices, what to do?! Simple, get the ham! Not just any ham of course, the Serano Ham and Parma Ham are the only choices you need to consider. MEAT CANDY! They also have some great terrines and the closest thing you will find in Adelaide to Head Cheese? Need to ask what it is......then you don't get to know!

Barossa Fine Foods offers a great selection of quality cuts and cured meats…read more Their leg ham is absolutely fantastic as are the various salamis on offer. I have really enjoyed cooking up a rack of lamb from barossa fine foods and their diced lamb makes for a fantastic stew or curry. In addition to the entirely accessible, Barossa stocks some gourmet numbers which are perhaps a bit more risque, such as black pudding/blood saussage, emu posciutto and biltong (south african style dried beef). Try the kangaroo salami, it is really good and because kangaroos don't fart methane, it is good for the planet too.