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Centro Trattoria & Formaggi, a Toronto mainstay that has been a go-to destination for authentic Italian food for over 30 years. Located on St.Clair near Dufferin Street, the grocery store/eatery specializes in the finest locally produced and imported Italian eats.
"I stepped into the shop in Corso Italia near Dufferin Street and was immediately struck by the volume of food in the space; cheeses hanging from the ceiling, counters of deli meats, and cookies and crackers made by companies whose names I would surely mispronounce. The owner, Mr. Celebre, was unfortunately not in, but the ladies behind the counter filled me on the details on the store."
"While some of the items sold are locally produced, such as the Santa Lucia cheeses made at International Cheese, many of the packaged products are imported directly from Italy. Those include Centro's various kids of dry pastas, olives, oils, coffee and breads. But the cheese is the main pull for customers in the area, "Especially the parmigiano," says the lady behind the counter. Of course, there's every other kind you could imagine, from Piave to Auricchio Piccante, Jarlsberg Crotonese to Swiss Emmental."
"The back end of the store is actually a dining area serving homemade foods to the area lunch crowd. "Fish on Friday," the woman says. "Calamari--that's squid, you know--salmon, rainbow trout, it's all very good."
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