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ABOUT OSTERIA SAVIO VOLPE
Located in the heart of Fraserhood, Osteria Savio Volpe is a lively neighbourhood osteria rooted in the spirit of traditional Italian cooking — rustic, honest, and made to be shared. Our menu features handmade pasta, wood-fired meats, and thoughtfully sourced ingredients, all served with a bold Italian wine list and the kind of warm, genuine hospitality that makes guests feel right at home.
As the original member of Banda Volpi — the acclaimed restaurant group behind Elio Volpe, La Tana, and Pepino’s Spaghetti House — Savio is part of a team recognized for creating some of Canada’s most well-regarded dining experiences. Banda Volpi (meaning “gang of foxes”) has earned a national reputation, celebrated for emphasizing thoughtful cuisine, warm hospitality, and exceptional service. The group has received numerous accolades, including Michelin recommendations, a variety of Vancouver Magazine awards, Gold at the Vancouver International Wine Festival, and placements on Canada’s 100 Best Restaurants.
This role sits within a kitchen that values craft, collaboration, and consistency, and offers the chance to work alongside Culinary Director, Phil Scarfone. Phil’s cooking has helped shape Vancouver’s restaurant landscape for over a decade — from earning a Top Chef Canada finalist spot to leading teams recognized by Michelin and national media. His approach to mentorship, product-driven cooking, and high standards is a core part of Savio’s culture.
We’re looking for a chef who’s passionate about good ingredients, disciplined technique, and the camaraderie of a professional kitchen. This role is deeply hands-on — you’ll run the pass, lead the team, create daily features, and work directly with local farmers and producers to bring in the freshest, seasonal ingredients. It also includes participating in our whole animal butchery program — a rare opportunity to work with whole pigs and practice true nose-to-tail cooking. If you care about food, thrive in a collaborative and high-energy kitchen, and want to help shape a menu that celebrates the best of local, in-season ingredients, we’d love to connect.
OUR CULTURE PILLARS
We are driven by our Culture Pillars — the values that guide everything we do:
WE SHOW UP FOR EACH OTHER.
Savio Volpe is a restaurant styled after the classic osteria–rustic fare in the Italian tradition of freshness and regionality, using groceries gathered in the nearby lakes, oceans, farms and fields. Everything is prepared in the simplest, most flavourful way; pasta is handmade fresh every day–fatto a mano in casa–and meat, poultry and fish are kissed by smoke over the wood-fired grill and rotisserie. And of course, a long list of friendly Italian wines and old world coffee to inspire conversation and good cheer. Above all else, Savio celebrates liveliness, warmth and hospitality. Viva la convivialità!
Savio Volpe is a restaurant styled after the classic osteria–rustic fare in the Italian tradition of freshness and regionality, using groceries gathered in the nearby lakes, oceans, farms and fields. Everything is prepared in the simplest, most flavourful way; pasta is handmade fresh every day–fatto a mano in casa–and meat, poultry and fish are kissed by smoke over the wood-fired grill and rotisserie. And of course, a long list of friendly Italian wines and old world coffee to inspire conversation and good cheer. Above all else, Savio celebrates liveliness, warmth and hospitality. Viva la convivialità!
