Geoff Jansz enjoys visiting quality produce stores that have a wide range of foods from Australia and imported specialities from all around the world. He is keen to encourage other shoppers to feel confident enough to explore their local suppliers of fine ingredients.
Some of the fine ingredients available at these gourmet food shops include: pasta made from durum wheat, olive paste, Italian tomato sauce, anchovies, olives, Parmesan cheese from Italy, Calaspara rice for making Spanish paellas, English biscuits, French tea, Australian smoked salmon, sausages, cheeses and olive oil. All the stores have helpful staff who know and love the items they stock and who enjoy helping people with their purchases.
The Geoff Jansz list of quality ingredient and cookware suppliers
While there are undoubtedly many fine suppliers tucked away in suburbs and country towns, they would be too numerous to include on this list. This is not intended to detract from their worth.
Geoff Jansz has been to many of the shops listed here and he highly recommends them. Many have been recommended to him by other lovers of quality ingredients.
How to use this list: The way to use the list is to always phone before you drop in to find individual products.
NSW
Black Wattle Deli
Sydney Fish Markets
Pyrmont 2009
Phone: (02) 9552 3591
Essential Ingredient
4 Australia Street
Camperdown 2050
Phone: (02) 9550 5477
5 Star Gourmet
13-19 Willoughby Road
Crows Nest 2065
Phone: (02) 9438 5666
Jones the Grocer
68 Moncur Street
Woollahra 2025
Phone: (02) 9362 1222
Simon Johnson
181 Harris Street
Pyrmont 2009
Phone: (02) 9552 2522
Phone 1800 655 522 for latest catalogue
(where our segment was filmed)
VIC
Enoteca Sileno
21 Amess Street
North Carlton 3053
Phone: (03) 9347 5417
Phillippa’s: Bakery & Provisions Store
1030 High Street
Armadale 3143
Phone: (03) 9576 2020
Richmond Hill Café & Larder
48-50 Bridge Road
Richmond 3121
Phone: (03) 9421 2808
Simon Johnson
12-14 St David Street
Fitzroy 3065
Phone: (03) 9486 9456
The Vital Ingredient
206 Clarendon Street
South Melbourne 3205
Phone: (03) 9696 3511
WA
Amano
12 Station Street
Cottesloe 6011
Phone: (08) 9384 0378
Herdsman Fresh Essentials
9 Flynn Street
Churchlands 6018
Phone: (08) 9383 7733
The Grocer
Chelsea Village
145 Stirling Highway
Nedlands 6009
Phone: (08) 9389 8144
McSweeney’s Gourmet
5B Strickland Street
Denmark 6333
Phone: (08) 9848 2362
Rookley’s
36 Peels Place
Albany 6330
Phone: (08) 9842 2236
Zar-B-Zar
31 Station Road
Margaret River 6285
Phone: (08) 9757 9998
TAS
Chungs
136 Argyle Street
Hobart 7000
Phone: (03) 6234 5033
Elaia
240 Charles Street
Launceston 7250
Phone: (03) 6331 3307
Eumarrah, Sandy Bay
15 Gregory Street
Sandy Bay 7005
Phone: (03) 6223 2565
Tony’s Deli
49 Balfour Street
Launceston 7250
Phone: (03) 6334 8911
Wursthaus Kitchen
1 Montpelier Ret
Hobart 7000
Phone: (03) 6224 0644
QLD
A Question of Taste
239 Hawker Drive
St Lucia 4067
Phone: (07) 3871 2513
Butlers Delicatessen
The Myer Centre
Queen Street
Brisbane 4000
Phone: (07) 3221 9754
Gail’s Delicatessan
210 Givens Terrace
Paddington 4064
Phone: (07) 3367 0398
Tognini’s Deli Café
Shop 8, Milton Village
Baroona Road
Milton 4538
Phone: (07) 3369 0915
SA
Bottega Rotolo
43 The Parade West
Kent Town 5067
Phone: (08) 8362 0455
Providore-Lucias
66 Central Market
Adelaide 5000
Phone: (08) 8231 5977
ACT
The Manuka Deli
Franklin Street
The Style Arcade
Manuka 2603
Phone: (02) 6295 0755
NT
Parap Fruit & Vegetables
Parap Village
40 Parap Road
Parap 0820
Phone: (08) 8981 8597
Your recommendations
By the way, if you’ve discovered an outstanding shop that you would be happy to recommend, why not let Geoff Jansz know. Send a catalogue and price list to:
Geoff Jansz
‘Burke’s Backyard’
PO Box 929
Willoughby NSW 2068
