Please join me on Friday, May 21 @ 8pm for a special tasting of Olio Taibi Extra Virgin Olive Oil and for “an evening of Italian luxury indulgence.” All About Italy will feature wine and cheese tastings, Italian luxury cars, live music, and even a fashion show! I will be presenting Olio Taibi’s Nocellara and Biancolilla EVOOs. Don’t miss this special night of Italy’s finest!

The event will take place at Montage on 75 Arlington Street in Boston. Online tickets are sold out but you can still get in by showing up (early) at the door with $40 cash. I hope to see you!

Today only (Monday, May 10), Olio Taibi organic extra virgin olive oil from Sicily will be a featured deal by GROUPON in Boston! Only $25/bottle and free shipping anywhere in the country. This is a unique opportunity to try both olive oils, Nocellara and Biancolilla. Get some for you at home, and gift some to your foodies friends and family.

Check out the details here. Tell your friends! Hurry, supplies are limited.

This video clip featuring Jamie Oliver, the renowned chef and food activist, is an extremely powerful call to arms. I can’t recommend it highly enough. Watch this with your children, your parents, your family, and forward this to anyone that you care about.

“Diet related disease is the biggest killer in the United States right now here today. This is a global problem…We need a revolution.”

Jamie has dedicated himself to saving America’s children, who now have a shorter lifespan than their parents due to preventable diseases related to what we are eating and feeding our kids.  If you haven’t signed Jamie’s petition calling for a Food Revolution, please do so now.  The NYTimes Magazine featured an article on Jamie’s efforts to revolutionize the way children in Huntington, West Virginia, the unhealthiest metropolitan area in the United States, eat.  His television program about this effort will air next Friday, March 26.   Check out the trailer here.

Thank you for sharing this with me, Angelisse.

This March, there are two great opportunities to support the Lexington Farmer’s Market.  On Saturday, March 6, you can join author Debra Samuels at her home for a Korean Dinner night.  Tickets are limited so reserve your seat in advance.

Also, on Mondays in March, dine at Via Lago from 5 to 9pm and 20% of the proceeds will benefit the Lexington Farmer’s Market. Please join me in supporting this great organization.  Buon appetito!

Happy New Year! May 2010 bear lots of health, peace and prosperity to all.

2009 has been a splendid year and I am proud to announce nothing less than three new additions to the outstanding list of world-class food artisans that have added Olio Taibi in their select list of ingredients:

• Tony Maws Chef/Proprietor of “Cragie on Main” and James Beard Nominee for Best Chef, Northeast
• Kevin Rafferty of Toscanini’s, makers of “The best ice cream in the world” as recognized by The New York Times
• Lourdes Smith of Fiore di Nonno, maker of the most spectacular handmade fresh mozzarella and burratine that anyone can find west of Italy. Now filled with Olio Taibi.

In addition, I am thrilled to announce that on Tuesday, January 5th, 6-8pm I will be atCentral Bottle in Cambridge, MA for a three-way tasting of Olio Taibi. We’ll start with the special Central Bottle blend of Nocellara and Biancolilla Organic Extravirgin Olive Oil, then we will sample the delicious burratine filled with olive oil, and we will finish it all off with the Olive Oil ice cream from Toscanini’s. I cannot imagine a better way to start 2010. Please join us for this one of a kind event.

Special thanks to the magic Maureen, Dave, Liz and Nick of Central Bottle for making all of the above happen. You guys deserve the Sicilian honorary citizenship!

I’m still blogging at The Olive Oil Blog and welcome recipes and comments.  For those of you on FoodBuzz, please buzz me. I am also on Twitter @theoliveoiblog. Soon, I’ll also be on Facebook. Stay tuned!

All the very best for 2010!

Giuseppe Taibi and the Taibi Family

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A bottle of Olio Taibi EVOO makes a great holiday gift for any food lover!  And now, you can get a FREE bottle of Biancolilla EVOO on amazon.com.

BUY THREE NOCELLARA EVOOs AND GET ONE BIANCOLILLA EVOO FREE, here’s how:

To obtain this promotion, put three Nocellara EVOOs and one Biancolilla EVOO in your shopping cart.  At checkout, apply the promotional code OTBUYTHR and the discount will appear.

Happy Holidays!

I just created my foodbuzz account. To celebrate, I’ll ship a free sample of my family’s artisan olive oil to the first 10 people who Buzz me!

UPDATE: This givaway is now over. I will announce the winners in this blog soon. Thanks everybody for your enthusiastic participation and support. Please subscribe to this blog and follow my twitter updates to be the first to know about the next givaway.

Cradles To Crayons is a wonderful nonprofit organization whose vision statement reads as follows:

Our vision is that one day, every child will have the basic things they need to be safe, ready to learn and feel valued.

I am proud to report that the Taibi family supports such a wonderful organization by donating 1 case of Biancolilla Monocultivar Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil to the silent auction that will take place today, Tuesday No. 3 at 6:30pm at aloft hotel, 727 Marrett Road, Lexington.

There will also be the opportunity to meet Prof. Raj Sisodia, Bentley University, author of “Conscious Capitalism”.

Music, Drinks, Appetizers, Silent Auction to benefit Cradles to Crayons: Come and network with the Lexington Business Community, members of the Lexington Newcomers Club, LexFun and Lexington Women of the World for a good cause! Feel free to drop off Winter Clothing at the hotel.
Tickets are 35$ or 60$ per couple, RSVP: Lexington@cradlestocrayons.org

SATURDAY:
Winter Clothing Drive: Saturday, Nov. 7 from 9am-1pm at St. Brigid’s Parish, 2001 Mass Ave, Lexington.
Please donate “gently loved-in great condition” Winter Clothing & books (kids 0-13) to keep kids warm in low-income communities/shelters in MA.
Help sorting cloths and reserve a time slot (9-11 or 11-1) for your family by emailing to: Lexington@cradlestocrayons.org
Or drop-off at 42 Ward Street, Lexington by this Friday.
Your support is immeasurable in the crusade to deliver winter wear from the homes of families with means to the hands of kids who would otherwise go without.

Together we can ensure that every child in our state has the chance to feel safe, valued and ready to learn.

Special thanks to:

Sandra Faillace, Dara Brice and Preeta Banerjee

Lexington Cradles to Crayons Committee

Lexington@cradlestocrayons.org

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I am very excited to announce the imminent opening of Central Bottle, the new ‘wine + provisions’ spinoff from celebrated Cambridge restaurant The Blue Room. Maureen, Liz, David and Nick dreamed of opening Central Bottle during their summer trip to Venice, Italy, one of the most magical places on earth. Check out Central Bottles’ great web page where they also put a live countdown to opening day on November 11. Here is a quote from their web page that says it all:

Our focus is on small production, handcrafted, sustainable, organic and biodynamic wines from all over the world. We intend to feature high quality wines that offer great value from responsible producers and offer a well-chosen selection of microbrew/craft beers.  And tasty cicchetti and gourmet food items.

It is our goal to educate and experiment with the marriage of food and wine by demonstrating a few widely accepted guidelines as well as exploring new ones with our customers

In addition to wine, Central Bottle will feature also a line of private label provisions, all hand-made by them, such as cranberry mustard, and caponata (my favorite overall Sicilian food). Wait, there is more. What about olive oil? You guessed right! I am proud to report that Central Bottle has chosen Olio Taibi to be their only provider of organic extra virgin olive oil. The first shipment of Olio Taibi has arrived and bottling is under way. When I went to visit the Central Bottle team I was so energized by their high entrepreneurial energy. They had the ’startup smile’ in their face

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I am pleased to announce that today 10/28 from 5pm to 7pm Eastern Time, I will be at Dave’s Fresh Pasta in Davis Square, Somerville, MA for a free tasting event featuring Olio Taibi organic extra virgin olive oils Biancolilla and Nocellara. Please come and taste my family’s artisan olive oils. I look forward to seeing you and your friends.

Dave’s Fresh Pasta official website

Dave’s Fresh Pasta is located at 81 Holland Street Somerville, MA 02144. Tel. 617.623.0867 email: info[at]davesfreshpasta.com

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Our friends at Slow Food are extending their membership drive.  A donation of any amount will make you a member. And, as the result of a generous supporter, all donations are being matched dollar for dollar until October 15. Please consider making a donation and joining this important organization.

Tomorrow, Tuesday 9/22 I’ll be visiting my neighborhood’s Lexington Farmer’s Market in Lexington, MA. I hope to see you there!

Our friends at Oldways, a think tank that promotes healthy eating, drinking and lifestyles, have designated the month of May as “Mediterranean Month.” Well-known for their advocacy work around the health benefits of the Mediterranean Diet, Oldways has outlined a number of ways to get involved and eat Mediterranean, including:

1) A Recipe Contest: share your favorite recipe using at least two Mediterranean Diet ingredients;

2) Mediterranean Menu Ideas: a sample menu for seven days of breakfasts, lunches and dinners;

3) Budget Friendly Recipes and Shopping Tips: suggestions on how to save money at the grocery store and over a dozen inexpensive recipes; and

4) Calendar Tips: tips for how to enjoy Mediterranean Month each day of May.

Although there are only a few days in May left, we encourage you to consider every month as Mediterranean month. So get out there and eat Mediterranean! Buon appetito!

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 Blog will cover news that I find relevant or controversial, share family recipes as well as recipes from both professional and home chefs just like you, and highlight research findings about the many health benefits of olive oil.  I hope to inspire both food for your table as well as food for thought.