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Mar. 19, 2013

New York International Olive Oil Competition Issues Last Call for Entries

Olive oil producers around the world who have not registered for the New York International Olive Oil Competition have until Friday.

Mar. 12, 2013

Davis Researchers Put Olive Oil 'Fridge Test' to the Test

Researchers have hopefully put an end, once and for all, to the myth of the home "fridge test" to determine olive oil quality.

Mar. 11, 2013

Brooklyn’s New Olive Oil Destination

Checking in with Greg Bernarducci and Elizabeth Weiss, who opened their olive oil specialty store in Brooklyn last fall.

Feb. 17, 2013

'Space Laser' Can Detect Fraudulent Olive Oil

A new laser device developed to detect carbon on Mars, could be used detect food fakes, including fraudulent olive oil, here on earth.

Feb. 15, 2013

Olive Oil Fridge Test? Don't Count On It.

Dr. Oz urged his 3 million viewers to test EVOO by chilling it, but experts say the “fridge test” for olive oil is a long-standing myth.

Feb. 13, 2013

Origins of Domesticated Olive Tree Revealed

A new study pinpoints the transition from the wild olive trees to their cultivated descendants in time and space.

Feb. 12, 2013

7th 'Olio Capitale' Coming to Trieste

The only Italian expo completely dedicated to promotion of extra virgin olive oils will take place in Trieste March 1-4.

Feb. 10, 2013

Olive Stones 'Ideal' for Noise Barriers

Scientists in Valencia have developed a new use for leftover olive stones - in sound barriers to reduce rail and road noise.

Jan. 31, 2013

Harvest at a Tuscan Oliveto

My father has been traveling to Italy to spend a week picking Olives in the Tuscan hilltops at an Oliveto run by a childhood friend of his.

Jan. 30, 2013

Nudo to Marks and Spencer: Find Your Own Tree

Olive oil maker Nudo says the British retailer Marks and Spencer stole his tree design. You decide.

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Jan. 30, 2013

An Interview with Juan Echanove

Committed to the cause, Juan has never faltered in his determination to spread the peculiarities of our raw materials.

Jan. 27, 2013

Olive Extract Jeans Said to Moisturize Legs

Wrangler is generating buzz in Europe with women’s jeans infused with olive extract.

Jan. 27, 2013

Olive Oil History: Packaging, Transportation and Sale

The main hub of oil production in ancient Baetica was centered in the Valle Medio del Guadalquivir where potter centres made the large and heavy oil amphorae to transport oil.

Jan. 23, 2013

International Lineup for New York Olive Oil Seminars

Culinary professionals, food industry executives, aspiring chefs and journalists will learn more about olive oil than they thought possible.

Jan. 22, 2013

Record Attendance, Sales at Les Garrigues Exhibition

Organizers say 60,000 liters of extra virgin olive oil were sold at a popular fair held in Les Borges Blanques over the weekend.

Jan. 17, 2013

Plato’s Sacred Olive Tree Vanished

Another seeming victim of the great financial crisis in Greece: an olive tree that once shaded Plato and his students.

Jan. 16, 2013

Ultrasound Prevents Olive Oil from Going Solid in the Fridge

An ultrasound treatment can prevent the harmless but unsightly crystallization that occurs when olive oil is kept cold.

Jan. 15, 2013

Fairway Market, International Culinary Center Present Olive Oil Competition Preview

A press preview of the New York Olive Oil Competition will be held on January 24 at The International Culinary Center in New York.

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