Where Shopping Meets Architecture

I think that it’s a given that when anyone is talking about stores to buy food from that the term architecture probably doesn’t come into the conversation.

That all has to change. Last weekend Barb and I went to the new location of Bosa Foods on Kootenay Street in Vancouver and all I can say that we were both really impressed. The impression started as we pulled into the packed parking lot and immediately noticed this beautiful building which looked more like some kind of restaurant as opposed to a specialty food store.

The inside of the Bosa Foods store is clean and modern (recently opened at this location in October 2006) and offers a staggering selection of Italian foods: sausage, speciality meats, cheeses, pasta and olive oils are just the tip of the iceberg. They have about 12 separate isles full of different products, a huge counter offering fresh meats and cheeses as well as a separate counter where they offer a variety of pre-made sandwiches. I ordered one with ham, olives, peppers and tomatoes on a nice crusty pannini.

Among the 15-20 items that we purchased at Bosa Foods last Saturday, we also purchased a nice loaf of bread to have with dinner that night. Selecting a loaf of bread to buy was a more difficult task than we thought given how many different types of bread that they offered.

We walked out of Bosa Foods with 4 bags full of a variety of different products that we had purchased. Our time there was limited due to another engagement but both Barb and can hardly wait to go back there again and spend far more time.

Baden

Bosa Foods
1465 Kootenay St., Vancouver
(604) 253-5578