An encyclopedia, true stories the sellers won’t tell you, and notes in two languages. From someone who spent twenty years in the trade and has nothing left to sell.
Mild California black olives keep the peace on a family pizza; pitted Kalamata or firm Castelvetrano bring real depth. Here's how to match the olive to…
A small nibble of plain olive won't hurt most cats, but salt, pits and marinades are where the real risks hide — and there's a real…
Yes, olives are always vegan on their own — it's the stuffing, marinade or rare dye that can occasionally change the answer. Here's exactly what to…
How to build the real New Orleans muffuletta — the round loaf, the Italian cold cuts, the provolone, and the flood of olive salad that makes…
The olive salad is the soul of the muffuletta. The New Orleans story, where to find the best, and the make-ahead recipe — with the olives…
Why a spring bloom in Spain tells you more about next year's olive oil price than any harvest report — and how to read the early…
The three most valuable words on a bottle describe where the glass was filled, not where the olives grew. Here is how to read past the…
Olive oil hit record prices in the mid-2020s, and the cause was old-fashioned: drought and heat in the Mediterranean. The fuller story reveals where the world's…
Ask for a Picholine in three shops and you can get three different olives. Here is the real one — the slim green olive of the…
As 2025 closed, cupboards were full and prices low — but cheap imports and below-cost farming had the whole trade asking what a fair olive-oil market…
South Africa makes oil the way it makes its best wine: small batches, quality-obsessed estates, an eye on the medal table. Here is how a Cape…
Catalonia's small Arbequina gives the mild, buttery oil that won over modern palates — and became the world's most-planted hedgerow variety.
Its beauty, its origins, its history — the varieties, the fields, the pictures.
“What does lavender have to do with olives? Well — I’m glad you asked. I just love both, and to me they’re the perfect match.”