Pacific Sun Gourmet Olive Oil Blog
The True Value of Good Olive Oil
On March 17th I participated in an olive oil festival held at The Pasta Shop in Berkeley, CA. The Pasta Shop is a one-of-a-kind store where everything they carry has been carefully selected and all food items are of true excellence.
Part of the festival was a Q & A session with producers. Along with Dewey Lucero (our neighbor at Lucero Olive Oil) and Brady Whitlow from Corto Olive Oil, I took part in the panel and had a very pleasant talk with the attendees and my colleagues.
Interested in the details of our conversation regarding the valuation of olive oil? Read on.
Beer and Olive Oil – New Encounters, New Opportunities
Historically, beer and olive oil have had divergent paths. Beer flourished as a refined product mostly in Northern European countries, where butter or lard was used as an essential fat.
Not much experimentation with olive oil took place; consequently, it was not recognized as a culinary staple until very recently.
In our days, with the emergence of new olive oil regions like ours – a place without vast culinary tradition -- new opportunities are to be explored.
Read on to learn how we recently explored one of those opportunities by combining beer and olive oil to make a savory sausage dish.
