Gourmet & Healthy in Vaughan

The staff at O'Neils Gourmet Foods delights in introducing foodies to their next culinary obsession, from buttery extra-virgin olive oils to spiral-sliced ham. While much of the shop's bounty is imported, aromas from prepared foods such as comforting soups and lasagnas that break free of the traditional cheese and spaghetti-o fillings also waft through the aisles. On any given day, shoppers might find a sample display of picnic snacks or one of the owners sharing warm hors d'oeuvres amid the sleek black cubbies where jars and boxes nestle. Online, customers are encouraged to share successful recipes born from the store’s unique items, be they in written, photographic, or hickory-smoke-signal form.

Plucked from the koroneiki trees that grow in southern Peloponnesus and Crete, Grecian Harvest's organic olives are pressed while not yet ripe. The process yields less, but more flavourful, oil. Like mineral water or a child's first teardrop, the extra-virgin extraction is bottled at the source to retain freshness. Grecian Harvest produces just one variety of the golden-green fluid, ensuring quality throughout every step of the process.