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Feb. 25, 2015

Restaurants Embrace Crete's Celebrated Diet

Visitors to Crete can be persuaded by its small restaurants to enjoy a traditional Cretan diet featuring high quality, extra virgin olive oil.

Feb. 25, 2015

Proposal to Include Apulia's 'Plain of Olive Trees' on Unesco List

Three municipalities have joined forces to protect an area with a concentration of thousand-year-old olive trees.

Feb. 15, 2015

New York Conference to Offer Diverse Perspectives on the Culture of Olive Oil

The third NYIOOC Conference will look at the cultural context of olive oil today, before daring to predict where it will be in the years to come.

Feb. 9, 2015

Power Plant in Spain Fueled by Olive Oil Waste

A new power plant in Andalucia is generating electricity and saving the environment by using waste from olive oil production as fuel.

Jan. 22, 2015

Monte Testaccio: Remnants of an Ancient Trade

One of the most vivid reminders of the thriving olive oil trade in antiquity is Monte Testaccio in Rome.

Jan. 19, 2015

On the Eroticism of Olive Oil

Like a forbidden fruit, the olive will be the center of attention in Italian artist’s Valerio Marini’s latest exhibition, appropriately titled “Erotic Oil.”

Jan. 15, 2015

Is That Olive Oil in Your Cocktail?

Mixologists are blending EVOO with vodka and gin-based drinks to add a luscious, fruity twist.

Jan. 15, 2015

Researchers Trace Mediterranean Diet's Origin to Ancient Greek Medicine

The Mediterranean diet may have been conceived by early doctors as a form of medicinal treatment.

Jan. 13, 2015

In Land of Milk and Honey, Distaste for Bitter and Pungent Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Consumers at a trade fair in Zurich disliked the bitter and pungent taste of high quality EVOOs.

Jan. 12, 2015

Olive Oil Conditions Hair Better

Olive oil causes less capillary adhesion when used in hair, conditioning without causing hair breakage.

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Jan. 8, 2015

Young Artist Pounds Olives to Paint Pictures

Olives are used as a paintbrush by Areej Lawen, a young Palestinian artist from Nazareth, to paint her art works over a piece of cloth.

Jan. 8, 2015

Production Unit Opens in Kilis, Turkey

An organic olive oil production unit will offer employment possibilities to the recently settled Syrian refugees.

Jan. 6, 2015

Researchers Studying System for Controlled Olive Oil Distribution

A University of Florence team will analyze the effect of controlled conditions on olive oil chemistry and quality.

Jan. 5, 2015

Seggiano Suspends Olive Tree in City Wall

In Seggiano (Tuscany) you can visit a Museum where an olive tree producing the local olive oil (Olivastra saggianese variety) was installed

Dec. 29, 2014

Pottery Find Proves Olive Oil Used in Israel 8,000 Years Ago

New evidence suggests olive oil was used in Israel and possibly the Mediterranean basin as early as 8,000 years ago.

Dec. 15, 2014

Submerged Village Might Be Home to the First Olive Mills

Archaeologists are excavating a 7,500-year-old underwater village that may have been the oldest olive oil production center in the world.

Dec. 15, 2014

Planeta's Cooking Secrets

The Sicilian wine and oil producers have let go of their closely-held family recipes.

Dec. 4, 2014

Rome Journal: Teaching Kids About Healthy Eating

The importance of healthy eating from a young age is seen as a necessity in Italian culture. Italy is one of the healthiest countries in the world and the key lies in the education of healthy eating at a young age.

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