SPACCIO WEST

128A

Sterling Road

“There was never supposed to be another Spaccio” explains the man behind Terroni, Cosimo Mammoliti, so much so that when he was first contacted about the Sterling road location that once housed the Drake Hotel commissary he turned it down.

We are seated in the raised dining area overlooking the commissary kitchen of his first Spaccio location - Spaccio East as it is now known - a little under a month before the opening of his newest venture - Spaccio West. Spaccio as a concept was created in 2019 to provide essential commissary to Terroni and Sud Forno, producing items such as fresh pasta, artisanal pastries, gelato and the HMR products sold in our grocers. Although Spaccio began as a practical solution to meet demand and guarantee consistency, it has evolved into a creative hub for our chefs - a place where they can experiment with new dishes, flavours and ingredients.

Between 2020 and 2022 Gruppo Terroni has expanded to include Stock T.C, a joint venture with Cumbraes, and Porta, Ontario's first Italian meal delivery service. We had planned to make Spaccio East the home base for Porta, but with its rapid growth came the need for more space. So, a few months after turning down the Sterling road space, Cosimo and his team took another look.

Spaccio West is housed in an 8,000-square-foot building originally home to the TA Lytle company built in 1908, making it one of the oldest factories in Toronto. This is right up the Terroni alley. Cosimo chooses his locations based on the building "it needs to feel welcoming, it needs to have soul." He takes these buildings and, much like the Italian culture in his restaurants, carefully preserves the details, offering the respect only a man who truly values tradition can.

Along with a commissary kitchen viewable through large windows in the Spaccio West restaurant, the newest addition to the Gruppo Terroni family includes a caffè boasting a daily visual feast of pastries, dolci, pizza stirata, panini and more. Spaccio West’s grocer is stocked every day with staple seasonal items found in any home throughout Italy for you to build your own Italian menu at home.