Archive for April, 2008

30 Apr

Texas Olive Ranch’s Texas Extra Virgin Olive Oil

By Karen Haram, Extra-virgin olive oil from Carrizo Springs? You’d better believe it. Texas Olive Ranch’s Texas Extra Virgin Olive Oil is now being carried at Central Market. The golden-hued oil is made by cold-pressing the Arbequina olives from Carrizo Springs, producing a buttery rich oil with a strong peppery finish. The bottle’s label describes […]

29 Apr

A L’Olivier Huile D’Olive a Tartiner au Citron

Here’s something you don’t see every day, a product that gives itself a makeover. It starts off as one thing, and then changes into something better, at first glance, this dairy substitute doesn’t look particularly appealing in a good light, it resembles lemon curd; from an unflattering angle it squawks ‘chicken fat’ so our hopes […]

28 Apr

California Olive oil: for love or money

By Tina Caputo, California olive oil history dates back hundreds of years to the late 1700s, when the first olive trees were brought over from Spain. As the industry grew, olive trees became a common sight in Northern California and the Central Valley, and olive oil processing mills began opening to meet demand for the […]

27 Apr

Maintenance – upgrade

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27 Apr

India: Fresh stocks of imported olive oil yet to arrive

Consumers anticipating a decline in olive oil prices post duty reduction will have to wait for a few more days as fresh stocks imported after April 1 have not yet reached the market. “We expect olive oil prices to go down by around 15 per cent, but a clear picture will emerge by mid-May because […]