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About 2,000 visitors gathered behind the Old Mission San Jose Museum amid a backdrop of historic trees on Saturday, for Mission San Jose’s sixth annual Olive Festival. Although the crowd this year was smaller than previous festivals, co-organizer Bob Tavares said the day went very well. “As always the vendors were very popular, and the […]

By Tony Bridges, Don Mueller has spent eight years raising an olive grove from a sandy, secluded piece of ground in the Panhandle’s Jackson County. That’s 220 trees planted, irrigated and nursed through summer grasshopper invasions and winter cold spells, with only what help he could cajole from friends and in spite of doubts that […]

Mission San Jose Chamber of Commerce’s Olive Festival will return for its sixth annual run today (Oct. 6). The event, always on the first Saturday of October, will take place behind the historic Old Mission San Jose Museum starting at 10 a.m. In addition to food and crafts where olives are the featured ingredient, there […]

By Joan Leotta, In the past 20 years, olive oil has become more popular in American kitchens for its health benefits and its simply incredible taste, even though the silken “juice” of the olive costs more than other vegetable oils. In fact, many California olive oil producers call it liquid gold. For example, a small […]

Want to taste the world’s most expensive olive oil? You can at Quattro in the Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley, 2050 University Ave. in East Palo Alto, CA. Made in Tuscany, Manni organic extra virgin olive oil can be found at only 25 other restaurants around the world. Founder Armando Manni carefully selects only establishments […]