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Aug. 29, 2012

UC Davis Chef Eschews Butter in Favor of Local Olive Oil

The executive chef of catering at the University of California at Davis believes olive oil can do everything that butter does, only better.

Aug. 28, 2012

Socca (No Ball Required)

The traditional Niçois dish resembling a crispy pancake is made from the most basic of ingredients: olive oil, chickpea flour, water, salt and pepper – it’s simple to make, and delicious.

Aug. 27, 2012

5 Suggestions to Eschew Butter for Olive Oil

You might be surprised how your grown-up palate will prefer the flavors of olive oil with those old childhood standbys.

Aug. 8, 2012

Return to Rationality

The financial crisis has created many woes, and now it has forced the need to look back to forgotten things and practices that can take us out of the swamp.

Aug. 1, 2012

Olive Oil Producers Waste No Time Entering New York Competition

Olive oil producers around the world wasted no time registering their oils for entry today in the first New York International Olive Oil Competition.

Jul. 25, 2012

International Olive Oil Competition Coming to New York

Leading experts will assemble next April for the New York International Olive Oil Competition where they will identify, and honor, the world's best extra virgin olive oils.

Jul. 17, 2012

Did Someone Give You the Evil Eye? There's One Way to Find Out

You got a strange look just before everything started to go wrong. Better grab your olive oil and know for sure.

Jul. 13, 2012

Flynn Brings Olive Oil Education to D.C. Festival

The UC Davis Olive Center attended the 46th Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington this month to talk with visitors about olive oil quality.

Jun. 28, 2012

New University Courses in Portugal Focus on Olive Oil Quality, Sustainability

Three universities and the International Olive Council are collaborating in a series of courses to be held this summer in Portugal.

Jun. 25, 2012

The Volcanic Olive Oils of Campo de Calatrava

In Spain's Campo de Calatrava region, not even the passage of time, which has gradually disguised most of the signs and symptoms, has succeeded in erasing clues of a troubled history.

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Jun. 20, 2012

Todd English to Promote Chilean Olive Oil

The Chilean association Chile Oliva has formed a partnership with James Beard award-winning chef Todd English to promote Chilean oils around America.

Jun. 16, 2012

The Beauty of Olive Trees

We can all appreciate the beauties of nature, but it takes an enlightened soul – like artists' ones always are – to capture all the strenght and the poetry that lies in a ladybird, or in an olive tree.

Jun. 16, 2012

The Importance of a Good Cap

In Italy, producers, chefs and restaurateurs are choosing anti-fraud bottle caps to guarantee and preserve extra virgin olive oil quality.

Jun. 10, 2012

Epic Olive Trees

The olive tree is perhaps the perfect tree - hardy, beautiful and useful. It is due to these traits that some of the world’s oldest living things are olive trees, with specimens today still thriving after millennia.

Jun. 10, 2012

High Olive Pollen Hits Allergy Sufferers in Jaén

Jaén, Spain is home to over 65 million olive trees resulting in serious consequences for those with allergies in the province.

Jun. 9, 2012

Olive Oil Decoy

Have olive oils become a major commercial decoy for the food industry?

Jun. 9, 2012

Resurgence of a Centenary Tradition

When the people of Moreda de Álava say they are going to organise a party, you can be sure they’ll keep their word.

Jun. 7, 2012

Researchers Find New Technique to Prevent Olive Oil Fraud

A research team at the University of Córdoba is studying a new analytical technique to qualify extra virgin olive oil and prevent fraud.

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