Articles Tagged | "Curtis Cord"

Pouring on the Olive Oil for Thanksgiving

by Lori Zanteson

For Thanksgiving, olive oil is flowing in the creative minds and kitchens of chefs and home cooks alike. EVOO elevates holiday flavors without changing the beloved classics.

Posted on November 19 2012

New Study Finds Some Foodservice Olive Oil ‘Not Fit for Consumption’

by Curtis Cord

Many restaurant and foodservice “extra virgin” olive oils are so bad, a taste panel found them unfit for human consumption, according to a new report from the UC Davis Olive Center.

Posted on September 18 2012

An Olive Oil ‘Battleground’

by Curtis Cord

It’s no surprise that a California bank would jump in the ring over the proposed olive oil marketing order. What’s unsettling is how fast its press release got spun into headline news.

Posted on September 02 2012

Olive Oil Importers Lobby Congress to Oppose Marketing Order

by Curtis Cord

A new group called the Alliance for Quality Standards is urging lawmakers to oppose the adoption of an olive oil marketing order proposed by California producers.

Posted on August 18 2012

Golden Bless, Part 3

by Gus Kolias

Our business is only a year old and we have a long way to go to take over the world, but we are working on it.

Posted on June 25 2012

Casa de Hualdo Wins Top Prize at Extrascape

by Curtis Cord

The high-density Spanish farm was found to have the best olive oil and landscape combination at the first Extrascape competition. Azienda Marina Colonna was recognized with a special prize.

Posted on May 03 2012

An Internet Lesson in Olive Oil Tasting

by Curtis Cord

Fabrizio Vignolini trains Italy's olive oil experts. Now his venerable school in Imperia has opened its doors to a world that needs to know what's in those little tasting cups.

Posted on April 11 2012

Pompeian First for USDA Quality Monitoring Program for Olive Oil

by Curtis Cord

Pompeian olive oil is the first participant in the USDA's Quality Monitoring Program for olive oil which includes monthly audits and lab tests.

Posted on April 05 2012

Non-Member Chemists Kept Out of Olive Council Meeting

by Curtis Cord

Extra Virginity author Tom Mueller wrote in his blog that experts from non-member countries were kept away from this year's annual meeting.

Posted on March 23 2012

American Olive Oil Producers Draft Federal Marketing Order

by Curtis Cord

American olive oil producers are drafting a federal marketing order that would set higher quality standards, redefine grades and require new testing of all olive oil produced here.

Posted on March 18 2012

Through the Blue Glass to the Origins of Great Olive Oils

by Curtis Cord

Extrascape looks through the cobalt glass to the origins of great oils and recognizes the importance of the farm and its landscape.

Posted on March 07 2012

USDA Surveys the Chemical Profiles of American Olive Oils

by Curtis Cord

A new study illustrates the chemical diversity of olive oil varietals in the U.S. to fine-tune standards and prevent trade restrictions for American exporters.

Posted on February 23 2012

Australian Tabloid Exposes Bad Olive Oil (And It’s Australian)

by Curtis Cord

It seemed like a segment from last summer that also starred the globetrotting Paul Miller and a healthy dose of sensationalist reporting. But there was one very surprising difference.

Posted on February 19 2012

California Senators Hear Industry’s Call for a ‘Level Playing Field’

by Curtis Cord

Dan Flynn, Tom Mueller, Mike Bradley, Bob Bauer. It's no wonder one senator called it the "most interesting informational meeting I've ever been to."

Posted on January 28 2012

Food Industry Pros Attend Napa Valley Seminar on Olive Oil Quality

by Curtis Cord

A sold-out seminar at the Culinary Institute of America's Greystone campus gave food buyers a better understanding of olive oil quality issues.

Posted on January 15 2012

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