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Nicolas Alziari

by Tara Vassiliou

Alziari olive oil has been produced and sold in Nice, France for over 140 years. The company's products now sell in over 19 countries and the Alziari ‘grand crus’ range continues to be held in high regard.

Posted on February 01 2012

Critical Information for Olive Oil Decision Makers

by Lori Zanteson

Top olive oil experts will share insights to help distinguish good quality olive oil from bad at a January 12 conference presented by the Culinary Institute of America and the UC Davis Olive Center.

Posted on December 06 2011

How Fairway Market Sells So Much Olive Oil

by Steven Jenkins

Want to know how Fairway sells so much olive oil? It’s not the mind-numbing variety, nor the nearly overwhelming barrage of informational signage and colorful posters that accompany this remarkable array.

Posted on November 28 2011

The Olive Merchant

by Charlie Higgins

Even in a city rife with nostalgia, where crumbling European-style haciendas offer constant reminders of its glory days, La Casa de Las Aceitunas is a dusty gem you’d be hard pressed to find anywhere else.

Posted on June 17 2011

Olivier Baussan’s Première Pression

by Alice Alech

The entrepreneur's newest project is a chain of olive oil shops emphasizing education and transparency.

Posted on May 10 2011

La Tête dans Les Olives

by Guillaume Le Roux

"You hear about it, you collect data but the only pertinent information is the one that your mouth will give you when you try (the oil). It erases all the past and sets the scale of values" - Cedric Casanova

Posted on April 20 2011

What to Choose at Gastronomia Volpetti

by Lucy Vivante

One of Rome's best specialty food shops, Gastronomia Volpetti can be a little intimidating to the uninitiated. When it comes to olive oil, best to stick with the Umbrian.

Posted on April 18 2011

Fairway Market’s Steven Jenkins Started with a Map

by Lara Camozzo

"Year after year, I’d get in a car with my maps and drive down all the little roads seeking out villages that gave their names to certain foods." Steven Jenkins

Posted on February 03 2011

Making Sense of Olive Oil Testing

by Liliana Scarafia

Liliana Scarafia from California's Agbiolab provides a perspective drawn from the UC Davis Study results that may be useful for retailers and buyers seeking to reduce the risk of mislabeled olive oil.

Posted on September 25 2010

Interview with Ari Weinzweig, Zingerman’s

by James Militzer

In 1982 Ari Weinzweig opened a small sandwich shop in his college town. Today, Zingerman's is a $36 million "community of businesses" that happens to sell a lot of olive oil.

Posted on September 19 2010

Grand Central’s Mediterranean Market

by Cristabelle Tumola

Oliviers & Co. invites fast-moving New Yorkers to slow down and enjoy the flavors of the South of France.

Posted on May 10 2010

150 Years Before the “Mediterranean Diet”

by Trafton Kenney

In 1822 Paris purveyor A L’Olivier opened in the Marais selling olive oil and cod liver oil during the Bourbon Restoration.

Posted on April 06 2010

We Olive Shops

by Megan Gordon

At We Olive stores, there are bulk casks to fill up your own bottles and a larger center bar where shoppers can saddle up and taste a variety of oils.

Posted on March 31 2010