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Italy's best olive oil from Rome at Sabina

17 April, 2020

In some ways, the Italian olive oil industry is in crisis, but leaving aside the negative, Italy produces a quarter of the world’s olive oil. Meaning that Italian olive oil doesn’t just come from Umbria, Puglia or Tuscany. Today we…

Culinary tours and Italian cooking classes

15 April, 2020

While this might be confusing for Italians who can’t understand why you want to cook while on holiday, culinary tours in Tuscany and other regions, are nothing new for tourists to this country. Generally aimed at promoting local specialties, the…

Pasta recipes: dried tomatoes

14 April, 2020

Dubbed by the guys on Gustoblog as a “new recipe”, it’s no news to me, having had experience with a more international style of Italian cooking. Below, we give you the run-down on pasta with sundried tomatoes.Ingredients: any kind of…

No part of the olive gets thrown out at Relais La Fontanina of Ostuni

5 April, 2020

The properties of oil as a elixir of youth and of great dining are slowly beginning to be rediscovered and wisely united. Granted, the gastronomy of natural cosmetics got there first, but oh well. You can try them out on…

Olive oil festival in Cetona, Tuscany

2 April, 2020

The Tuscan olive oil festival of Cetona, in Val di Chiana takes place this weekend from December 5 to 7 after many days of hard work to finish the olive harvest for this year. The extra virgin olive oil festival…

Carosello: extra vergin olive oil from Tuscany takes us on a tour of the Tuscan countryside

31 March, 2020

This is a very romanticised view of Tuscany and you would be forgiven for thinking it’s a tourism initiative. While in part it does tour Tuscany, it’s all sponsored by Carapelli Olive Oil. Today’s Carosello gives us a glimpse of…

2008 Olive-pruning National Championship

29 March, 2020

I’ve always wondered about the various competitions, sports and passtimes created around the world and this is a new one for me; Italy has just announced the winners of the National Olive-tree Pruning Championship. Central Italy is covered with the…

Olive oil Easter egg from Italy

24 March, 2020

While an olive oil Easter egg might not have much effect on Italian children who prefer Kinder Surprise Easter eggs, it could be an interesting match for olive oil buffs who also like chocolate.The unusual oil and chocolate match was…

Food festivals and Italian olive oil: Lake Garda olives

23 March, 2020

The best Italian olive oil does not just come from central and southern Italy. While you may be used to seeing the olive groves across the hills of Tuscany and Umbria, there is a pocket in northern Italy that makes…

May: pesto season in Liguria

22 March, 2020

In Italy, especially on certain days of the week in towns throughout the country, you can find markets which sell fresh and local produce and they’re really great places to shop. You can mix it with the oldies who’ve been…