Cooking with olive oil is like cooking with wine. Never use a wine or olive oil that does not taste good to you. An inferior one will leave an aftertaste. If you do the taste test and compare the “pure” to the “extra-virgin” and the you’ll understand the difference. When cooking with olive oil, save [...]

We’ve got some amazing new products coming in, just in time for Summer. These products will be great on salads, breads, and even with various cheeses. Stay tuned for more details on the new upcoming products! Delectable Summertime Salads Roasted Walnut Oil Gourmet Salad Mango Raddicchio Caprese with Basil Vinaigrette Spinach, Avocado, and Mango Salad [...]

Its flavor and health benefits have made extra-virgin olive oil a fast-growing commodity and an essential ingredient for chefs and home cooks everywhere. About 2.7 million tonnes of olive oil are produced every year, most of them in Spain, Italy, Greece and Portugal but also in Tunisia, Morocco, Australia, South Africa and California. On Canadian [...]

Our CEO and VP are currently touring Tunisia as apart of a wonderful trade mission regarding olive oil. Tunisian olive oil is growing in popularity, and this little known country has a wonderful tale of history and beauty. We will be in Tunisia for a week, where we will discover Tunisian history, olive oil, and [...]

If you’ve ever known anyone who is a self-proclaimed foodie or gourmet, then you know someone who is likely very passionate about fine cuisine, food, and the great ingredients that go into them. This person likely prides them self on knowing how to make things taste great, or on knowing where to find things that [...]

photo credit: lepiaf.geo With what many are calling a full-scale recession in effect, it’s no surprise that people are pinching pennies and saving in anyway they can. The food industry hasn’t been immune to the world’s new penny-pinching mentality. Major decreases in people eating out are nothing short of catastrophic for restaurant owners everywhere. Call [...]

Every trade has it’s tools, and even the easiest of tasks generally require something additional to complete. Construction workers have their hammers, web designers have their computers, artists have their paint brushes, and of course cooks and chefs have their utensils, pots, pans and ingredients. If you haven’t noticed by now, cooks have one of [...]