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By Kyle Phillips, Olive oil was Athena’s gift to the Ancients, and she gave much better than we knew, as I discovered at a conference organized by Chianti Classico’s olive oil producers: It turns out that extra virgin oil, that obtained by cold-pressing the olives and separating the oil from the paste via press or […]

The Çırağan Palace Kempinski is hosting an Olive and Olive Oil Festival on Aug. 15-27 at its award-winning restaurant, Tuğra.Considered to be the “tree of life” in heaven’s garden and referred to as “liquid gold” by the Greek poet Homer and the symbol of Mediterranean cuisine; the olive tree continues to be celebrated today. The restaurant’s […]

Les efforts entrepris par le Maroc pour augmenter la production d’huile d’olive et répondre ainsi à la demande extérieure croissante ont été mis en relief par le quotidien américain ”The Boston Globe”. Dans un article publié lundi, l’auteur de l’article, Beth Daley, souligne que le Maroc oeuvre à doubler la superficie des oliveraies pour atteindre […]

By Marie Vasari, Herald Staff Writer. Founder sells company to fellow fan of liquid gold Betty Pustarfi has made a living in the oil trade. The kind pressed from olives, not the other kind. For a dozen years, she’s been on a gastronomic mission to educate the world about olive oil, hosting seminars and tastings […]

• Crop less than half of last year’s • Weather is blamed For Central Valley olive growers, who produce virtually all of the U.S. olive crop, 2006 is shaping up to be a disastrous year.