World of Olive Oil

Scores Follow Live Updates from Beyond Extra Virgin IV

by Denise Johnson

Olive oil pros and enthusiasts around the world who couldn't make it to the three-day Beyond Extra Virgin conference tuned in to the Twitter updates streamed live on Olive Oil Times.

Posted on September 22, 2010

UNESCO “Cultural Heritage List” to Include the Mediterranean Diet

by Lucy Vivante

The Intangible Cultural List was started in 2003 and now comprises some 166 entries, including Croatian Lace Making, Argentinean Tango and Tibetan Opera.

Posted on August 23, 2010

EVOO and A-Rod: The Dawn of Olive Oil’s Era of Testing

by Curtis Cord

The lawsuit was announced in typical American fashion, complete with a celebrity chef. Maybe this is what it needed to come to. Nothing happens here without buzz.

Posted on August 13, 2010

New Casaliva from “Grotto of Catullus” will be Pure Poetry

by Lucy Vivante

The restoration of an ancient olive grove will preserve the Sirmione landscape so beloved by the Latin poet.

Posted on August 12, 2010

Cooking with Olive Oil in China

by Lorenzo Logi

The rise in the use of cooking oils has been provoked by the economic growth of the past two decades which has made oil, once scarce and prohibitively expensive, common and affordable.

Posted on August 04, 2010

Coldiretti’s “Green Oscars” Encourage Agricultural Innovation

by Lucy Vivante

Coldiretti, Italy's largest farming group and lobby, held its fourth Oscar Green Awards to support and encourage innovation in agricultural pursuits.

Posted on July 20, 2010

Snapshot of Olive Oil Choices in One American Neighborhood

by Denise Johnson

I thought I'd head down to my local Stop & Shop, behold the selection and confirm that the monounsaturated revolution had reached Boston.

Posted on July 16, 2010

In America, Olive Oil from Coast to Coast

by Cristabelle Tumola

You can thank the booming California industry for the buzz around olive oil in the States these days, but East Coasters aren't exactly virgins to the concept.

Posted on July 14, 2010

Rediscovering the Origins of Olive Oil in Turkey

by Umut Egitimci

Recent research reinforces Anatolia’s prominence in the history of olive oil, while consumption in Turkey remains well below that of its Mediterranean neighbors.

Posted on July 12, 2010

Crete On The Half Shell

by Byron Ayanoglu

Byron Ayanoglu found that olive picking on Crete, while hard work, has elements of fun and celebration.

Posted on July 02, 2010

An Olive Oil Cultural Center And Museum in Jaén

by Daniel Williams

The project, known as “Almazara Escaparate”, has an estimated budget of more than 1,300,000 Euros.

Posted on July 01, 2010

Olive Oil Production Branches Beyond Tradition

by Associated Press

The boom is fueled by two developments, a growing appreciation of extra-virgin olive oil as a healthier fat and technological advances.

Posted on June 14, 2010

Marseille and the History of Olive Oil

by Will Dunn

As the gateway from the Mediterranean to the French canal system, Marseille was the point through which olive oil exported from Spain, Italy, Greece and the Middle East flowed.

Posted on June 10, 2010

Symbolism of Olive Oil

by Dr. M.P. Graziani

In her first article for Olive Oil Times, Dr. MP Graziani takes a look at the strongest currents in the long history and rich symbolism tied to olive oil.

Posted on May 24, 2010