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Learn all the extra virgin olive oil tips, health benefits, and recipes necessary to enjoy a delicious and healthful lifestyle with Award-Winning Author, Chef, TV Host, and Mediterranean Diet Ambassador Amy Riolo! Amy will outline successful strategies from her award-winning Mediterranean Diabetes Cookbook, The Ultimate Mediterranean Diet Cookbook,...

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Experts believe the American market for Italian olive oil can grow promoting high quality, traceability controls and authenticity standards. Marco De Ceglie, Chairman of the North American Olive Oil Association, says: “To support the value of authentic Italian olive oil, first we need more production and more continuity in availability year on year...

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In this week’s edition of Cibo & Cinema, a look at olive harvesting in Calabria with one of my favorite short films- Luigi Di Gianni’s 1967 “Tempo di Raccolta,” which documents a day in the life of Calabrese women as they work in the olive groves of the region.  The simple yet stunning beauty of those majestic centuries-old trees, Di Gianni’s choic...

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Extra virgin olive oil is a pillar of the Mediterranean diet, and is back in fashion and at the top of consumers’ preferences. According to Assitol, the Italian association of the oil industry, consumption has more than doubled worldwide in recent decades. A trend that remained positive even in 2020 despite the coronavirus pandemic. Estimates for t...

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On January 27, Eataly's 14th birthday, a global social media event will kick off the partnership between Eataly and ITA – Italian Trade Agency for the promotion abroad and internationalization of Italian companies, united in the aim of increasing global awareness and knowledge of the Italian culture of eating well. The event will take place on the...

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On January 25,  Italian Chef, Instructor and Food Writer Viola Buitoni will host a virtual discussion on the wonders of Italian olive oil. The event is part of “Food for Thought,” a new event program created by The Museum of Food and Drink and WNYC radio's Greene Space in New York City. “I like to speak to people who cook every day. Teach them how...

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Palatinum is the name of the extra virgin olive oil produced from the 200 olive trees growing on the Palatine Hill and Roman Forum. The organic olive oil, described as superb and extremely pure, is produced on a non-commercial basis but will be available to taste during educational workshops in the future. Behind the project is Parco archeologico d...

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An olive tree about one hundred years old has a chasm burned in the center of the trunk because of a lightning strike.  They call it “Fausto”, lucky, because it has returned to bear fruit thanks to five women from an anti-violence center, who participated in the ASPEm project - Social Agriculture for the Promotion of Empowerment of Women and Single...

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Italy’s Oleificio Zucchi bets on the U.S. market. The USA is the first foreign market for the growing exports of the Italian olive oil company that announces the opening of its own branch in New York: Zucchi 1810. Zucchi intends to start an articulated development strategy with the aim of increasing the presence and positioning of its brand in the...

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The first data on Italy’s olive harvesting show a drop in production compared to last September. And this will negatively affect the production of Italian olive oil. According to the forecasts of Ismea and Unaprol, the olive production of the 2020 – 21 campaign should reach 255 thousand tons, with a drop of -30% over last year. The olive harvest wa...

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