100% Extra Virgin?
I make olive oil. I know every single step of the process inside out, from sapling to mature tree, from the plucking of the fruit to the winding of the press. I also know how much all this labour of...
View Article5 Facts about extra virgin olive oil
I love reading other people’s recipes – I’ll browse for hours through books on Italian antipasti and spend evenings on blogs about cupcakes – and I don’t even bake! Although I love it, there is one...
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Extra Virginity: An interview with Tom Mueller
Tom Mueller is an investigative journalist. The only thing he loves more than tasting delicious food is sniffing out a great story. At his home in Liguria, these two passions came together for his...
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Sea bass with capers and lemon oil
This is a very versatile dish – you can substitute many other fish, such as swordfish or grouper. The most important thing is that it’s fresh and from a sustainable source. The fish steams itself in...
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Cantucci with pistachio and mandarin olive oil
This biscuit is a tasting tour of Italy minus the carbon emissions. The pistacchio is a superb Sicilian sensation, the mandarin olive oil a creation unique to the Apennines in Le Marche, the almonds...
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Announcing the winners of our Waitrose Competition
We are pleased to announce the winners of our Waitrose competition in the UK. The lucky winners of an olive tree adoption with spring package are as follows: Anna Carr of Enfield Barry Shaverin of...
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Italians don’t just have a better life – they have a longer one too!
A report last month in medical journal The Lancet showed that, although Italians smoke more, earn less and have a more dire economy than most of us, they live longer. They came second out of twenty...
View ArticleA quick lesson in olive oil terminology
The olive oil market is very competitive and tricksy marketers sometimes like to bamboozle customers with inaccurate or meaningless terminology. Don’t be bamboozled: here is everything you need to know...
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Red, white & green summer salad
It’s a crucial time of year in the Nudo olive groves in Marche and Sicily. In June the trees were covered in tiny cream white flowers and now farmers across Italy are crossing their fingers that...
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