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  Kendall College of the Culinary Arts in Chicago hosted yesterday a unique event showcasing one of the most essential products in the kitchen: olive oil. Proceeds to benefit Common Threads.     The event hosted by world-renowned olive oil expert, Alfonso J. Fernandez features a presentation, olive oil tasting, tapas and wine all set in [...]

  The olive plant is the largest ripe olive producer in the world. The company processes 52,000 tons of olives a year on average, keeping it's 400 employees hard at work. But this years olive crops are falling a bit short thanks to mother nature. " Weather we're having now can offset next years harvest, [...]

Discover where the Olive really come from, sorry it’s in French but the video speaks for itself…!

By Ron Brown, With Southern Oregon establishing it’s reputation for growing grapes, another warm climate crop is starting to take root. More than 130 acres between Jacksonville and Medford are the beginning of what some hope will be an olive oil industry in the Rogue Valley. Olive tree Grower Jeff Hoyal has planted more than [...]

Presentation and Degustation of /lambda/ an exclusive, luxurious and award winning Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Presentation of the 2009 edition of Olio Capitale, an Italian event exclusively dedicated to Extra Virgin Olive Oil.

Olive oil producers are concerned that one of the gold medal winning oils in last year’s Olives New Zealand Awards is produced by one of the judges. Marlborough olive grower Mark Heard says there is a lot to be gained by winning an award as it makes a product more attractive to stockists. He has [...]

The Guardia Civil in La Rioja has warned about the possible sale of adulterated olive oil in the area. 550 litres of oil has been found in large container labelled ‘Astispumante 1510’ and it comes after the theft of 1,750 litres of oil was reported in the area on December 18. The oil was found [...]

Here you can actually see every step in the process, Beginning with the giant stone wheels crushing the olives. Next the olive paste is spread onto mats which are stacked up then squeezed together, forcing out the oil. A centrifuge then separates the water from the oil, it’s that simple! [Source] Click here

By Courtney Walsh, Italians live longer than most people. They also consume huge amounts of olive oil — a staple of the Mediterranean diet. Most Italians are convinced that the two are related. Indeed the ancient Romans so revered olive oil they once used it for currency. Nowadays Italian olive oil is sold throughout the [...]

BlogTalkRadio’s The Recipe Box Show with host Barbara Howard will feature an interview with Mr. Bruce Cohn. The show will broadcast live via the internet on Wednesday, September 2, 2008 at 8:00 pm EST. Callers are welcome to listen to the conversation during the show by calling (646) 378-1299. The live, Internet talk-radio show will [...]

CMN Video: Tasting Sicilian Olive Oil Part 2 – Planeta by CulinaryMediaNetwork