From the monthly archives:

April 2009

Local food bloggers are full of advice – The Boston Globe

April 30, 2009

The Boston Globe just published a terrific article on local food bloggers. Cuisine en Locale, one of our favorite local blogs, is written by JJ Gonson whose passion for cooking and eating local is both inspiring and contagious. For those of you in the Boston area, JJ occasionally hosts an “underground supper club” called O.N.C.E. (One Night Culinary [...]

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Spaghetti alla Trapanese

April 29, 2009

This is one of my favorite Sicilian pasta recipes. Trapani is a city on Sicily’s western tip that is famous for its seafood and gourmet sea salt. As you’ll see, there are only a few ingredients in this dish and the preparation is quite simple, but the outcome is delicious! Serve with a green salad, [...]

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Saute Your Broccoli with Extra Virgin Olive Oil

April 29, 2009

The World’s Healthiest Foods, an initiative of The George Mateljan Foundation, has put together a great primer on extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) in a comprehensive and well-researched piece that covers everything from EVOO’s history and health benefits to serving and storage suggestions. The most extensive section of the piece is the one discussing EVOO’s many [...]

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Welcome to The Olive Oil Blog!

April 29, 2009

Hello, I’m Giuseppe Taibi, 4th generation olive oil producer. I import Olio Taibi, my family’s own organic extra virgin olive oil, artisanally made in Montaperto, Sicily. I opened this blog because I feel the need to share my thoughts about the wonderful and somewhat mysterious world of olive oil production and utilization. The Olive Oil [...]

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