Olive Oil

Food & Drink

Demystifying Extra Virgin Olive Oil With Skyler Mapes and Giuseppe Morisani

by Alexa Ahern | Thu, 10/20/2022 - 08:16

Olive oil has incredible depth and variety. If you aren’t carefully selecting and correctly using extra virgin olive oil, now’s the time to start. We talked to…

Food & Drink

Spice Up Your Kitchen With These Seven Italian Aphrodisiac Foods

by Silvia Donati | Thu, 02/10/2022 - 04:18

The debate on aphrodisiac foods remains open, with some claiming it is just the power of suggestion, while others swear by the efficacy of certain foods.…

Food & Drink

One Farmer Shares His Top Secrets to Producing Excellent EVOO

by Georgette Jupe | Fri, 11/26/2021 - 00:23

We all know how lovely, truly excellent EVOO (extra-virgin olive oil is), but it is an easy product to imitate and produce in mass quantities that take away…

Food & Drink

The Sublime Extra Virgin Olive Oil of Lake Garda, Highlights of the Eastern shore

by Luciana.Squadrilli | Wed, 09/22/2021 - 18:30

Imagine a place with enchanting mansions and their own private piers, luxury hotels, and panoramic campsites, romantic lakeside promenades, or bike trails…

Food & Drink

How to Pick and Taste Good Extra Virgin Olive Oil

by Silvia Donati | Tue, 06/15/2021 - 05:56

Extra virgin olive oil is the healthiest fat around - it promotes cardiovascular health, it works as an antioxidant, it reduces inflammation and supports your…

Food & Drink

How to Get Italian Olive Oil Straight to Your Door

by Georgette Jupe | Fri, 10/30/2020 - 06:13

Autumn is one of Italy’s most brilliant seasons, a time when the weather mercifully cools and the joy of harvest season awaits. Olive oil season is one of the…

Culture

Autumn Traditions: The Tuscan Olive Harvest

by elisascarton | Wed, 10/14/2020 - 03:27

Tuscany in Fall is hard to forget. After months spent welcoming tourists and taking well-deserved breaks on sunny seasides, attention is turned inwards.…

Food & Drink

Italy’s Autumn Food Festivals Not To Miss

by Silvia Donati | Thu, 10/11/2018 - 09:50

Autumn is here, and with it the products typical of the season which, in Italy, are celebrated at the numerous ‘sagre,’ ‘fiere’, ‘feste’, - food festivals in…

Food & Drink

Olive Harvest in the Veneto

by Myra Robinson | Thu, 11/09/2017 - 06:20

Here’s an unusual bit of vocabulary for all would-be Italian speakers: frantoio. This word means not only an olive press, but the farm which produces the olive…

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The Foodie Guide to the Unsung Foods of Emilia-Romagna

by Silvia Donati | Fri, 06/30/2017 - 00:00

Emilia-Romagna is widely regarded as a region with some of the best foods and cuisine in Italy: that’s because such delicacies known worldwide as Parmigiano…