Elio Volpe - Review - Fairview - Vancouver - The Infatuation

"Elio Volpe is the more casual companion to Fraserhood Italian date spotSavio Volpe, and it’s a lot easier to get a table, too, which is part of why we prefer it. Both are excellent, but you come to this Fairview pizza and pasta joint to load up on some carbs (and Negronis) with a couple friends, no occasion necessary. The pastas here lean heavy, like the calabreselli alla vodka thickened up with stracciatelle and then cut by acidic pepperoncini peppers, while the pizzas are the opposite. These pies are marvels of engineering, razor-thin but somehow sturdy, like if a New York slice respawned in Naples. The salty-sweet pepperoni is among the best in Vancouver, but if you really want to be wowed, go for the clam white pizza, studded with sausage and sprinkled with parsley that tastes how you always imagined New England would." - Andrew Ryce