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By Jim Donovan, Check out the supermarket aisle for olive oils, and you’ll find dozens of brands. So how do you know which one you’ll like? 3 On Your Side’s Jim Donovan has a few suggestions for your next meal. Good Housekeeping says all extra virgin olive oils are not created equal. “Recently we tasted […]

Sunshine in a bottle By Kim Mikus Shops devoted to fresh olive oils and balsamic vinegars are ripening. The number of stores featuring a wide variety of extra virgin olive oils is increasing as shopper’s look for healthier alternatives and more flavorful oils for cooking. Food celebrities hyping the virtues of EVOO — extra-virgin olive […]

Cibo Specialty Foods Issues Nationwide Alert on Potential Botulism Risk Associated with Specific Lots from Eight Varieties of Dal Raccolto Brand Olives Contact: Mickey Colombo 718-967-6858 Cibo Specialty Foods, a division of Colavita USA, L.L.C. of Linden, N.J., is voluntarily recalling the following olive products sold under the “DAL RACCOLTO” brand. Immediately stop using the […]

The First international olive oil competition in North America, « Olive d’Or » will be presented at the 2007 edition of SIAL Montréal and will follow the rules and standards set by the « International Olive Oil Council ». « Olive d’Or » is open to all extra virgin olive oils with less than 0.8% […]

By Teresa J. Farney, Lauren Stuart is to Franco Lombardi’s olive oil what Johnny Appleseed was to apples. Last summer, the Colorado Springs cooking teacher took a culinary trip to Tuscany, met olive oil producer Lombardi, tasted the oil pressed from the olives grown on his land and began passionately spreading the word about his […]