A 2008 short film mourned Umbria's vanishing hand-harvest. Behind the elegy sits the real tension of olive oil: romance versus arithmetic, and…
There are international prizes just for organic olive oils, drawing hundreds of entries from dozens of countries. But what does ‘organic’ actually…
Olive oil is the one ingredient that does almost everything in a Mediterranean kitchen — dressing, cooking medium, flavour and, yes, a…
Making olive oil produces a dark, potent liquid waste that has vexed the Mediterranean for centuries — and, increasingly, a resource that…
Does olive oil really help you live longer? Untangling the honest science of the Mediterranean diet from the 'juice of the gods'…