"The olive tree is surely the richest gift of heaven." -- Thomas Jefferson The olives glisten in white bins like amethyst, jade and onyx. A man samples each one, making mental note of the flavor and ...

Olives are not an acquired taste, to reprise the common bias, except in one turn of that phrase. You acquire them; you taste them. Done. While we’re all too ready to use olive oil to cook our food, we ...

Enzo Carollo, an olive farmer in Castelbuono, Sicily, uses a wooden contraption he built to sift out leaves and twigs from olives he gathered in December 2022 to make olive oil. The back-breaking ...

Some things can be planned, others happen organically. It is refreshing in these chaotic times to hear a heartfelt story of family love for its traditional Sicilian food, a tenacious entrepreneurial ...

During harvest season in Sicily, you’ll see fields of olive trees draped in green mesh nets to catch heaps of bright green olives. Picking is accomplished with the help of rakes and handheld machines ...

Green and black olives, both from the same fruit, differ in ripeness, taste, texture, and nutrient content. Green olives are firmer and tangier, rich in oleuropein, while black olives are softer and ...

In Sicily, come summertime, the most memorable meals are taken al fresco amid fields and groves that offer up their bounty. By day, an aggressive sun presses down and nourishes the crops, white hot ...

AFTER years of friends asking for tips about where to buy the best olives and olive oil, table olive judge Gino Russo decided to set up his own business. Don't miss out on the headlines from CM iPad ...