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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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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A video (or more than one…) about the Olio Taibi organic extra virgin olive oil tasting at Dave’s Fresh Pasta will be available shortly on this blog. Until then, enjoy the pictures.

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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Olio Taibi is mentioned in the September/October issue of Lexington’s Colonial Times Magazine on a very nice article about the recently held first annual Taste of Lexington at the new aloft and element hotels by Westin in Lexington, MA.

It was a wonderful visit at the Lexington Farmers Market. Enjoy the pictures and the video.

This is Charlie Radoslovich, Head Farmer of the amazing Rad Urban Farmers speaking during the field trip of Kids Cooking Green

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

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 Events).  She holds two seatings, one from 5-6pm which is family friendly and the other from 7-10pm.  Once you check out the menu from the most recent O.N.C.E. in March, you will be counting the days until the next event.  We agree that JJ’s blog could be easier to navigate particularly because it covers a wide range of topics and has a wealth of information, making it easy to miss some of JJ’s gems.

The Poor Girl Gourmet is a great blog whose appeal is immediately obvious in this economy.  Her recipes will leave both your wallet and palate happy.

La Tartine Gourmande is a highly acclaimed food blog that happens to be locally produced.  This is a food blog that’s not to be missed.  The photos are exceptional and the recipes will have you running to your kitchen.  Author Béatrice Peltre is also a contributor to the Boston Globe’s food section.  Check out some of her recent contributions.

Hats off to all the local food bloggers who are taking the time to educate and inspire us to eat well.