When the call was put out to “Cook, Snap & Share your most memorable travel recipe” to win a Sri Lankan food adventure, I heard it loud and clear and jumped at the chance to enter. My most memorable travel recipe is a simple one— yet poignant and oh so memorable to me. It’s taken…
In the gorgeous countryside of Italy, there are two crops that the area is known for: wine and olives. Following in the old world’s footsteps, California’s very own Sonoma Valley celebrates the lesser known olive market and season through their Eleventh Annual Feast of the Olive Dinner. Standing as one of the season’s main events, this occasion boasts…
The other night I attended a San Francisco press event featuring two chefs toquing it out for the title of Olive Chef. In one corner of restaurant newbie, Txoko, we had all the way from Washington D.C., Iron Chef America champion, Katsyua Fukushima. In the other corner was home-town fave, Chef Ian Begg, one of…
Come visit the Private 550-Acre Ranch in Petaluma WHAT: Olive oil enthusiasts have the rare opportunity to visit the 550-acre McEvoy Ranch on Sunday, December 4 during McEvoy Ranch’s annual Holiday Open House. Enjoy live music and light refreshments, including McEvoy Ranch’s just-bottled 2011 Olio Nuovo and other estate produced specialty foods. In addition, do…