"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 ...

Zest of 1 orange (colored portion of peel), coarsely grated or cut into thin strips 3 large cloves garlic, peeled and quartered 2 tablespoons fennel seed 1 tablespoon finely minced fresh rosemary 1 ...

Row after row of grocery store products, ranging from basic everyday to gourmet and beyond can be overwhelming. Endless options abound filling the rows with everything from necessities to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...