Growing up in Singapore and helping my mother in the kitchen from a young age, I was used to seeing her cook with canola, sesame and sunflower oil or other refined plant-based oils . I also remember going to Longhouse Food Court at Upper Thomson Road (anyone else remembers this amazing place?) and seeing the […]
There are many articles extolling the health benefits of EVOO and stating the advantages of using EVOO in our cooking and food preparation. But did you know that there are other uses of EVOO outside the kitchen, including skin care and even to improve your romantic relationships? Now that we are in circuit breaker mode, […]
In a previous article, we touched on the nutrition profile of Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO). Here we take a closer look at some of the important nutrients it contains, and why they make it so good for our health and wellbeing. It’s 100% natural – nothing added or taken away True EVOO is simply […]
Knowing that my family runs an olive mill in the Molise region of Italy, people often ask me what life as an olive farmer is really like. They imaging that it consists of 11 months of doing nothing except watching the olives grow, followed by a couple of weeks of crazy hard work for harvesting. […]
The unique and unforgettable taste of our Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO) is no accident. It’s the result of several factors that come to fruition every year at harvest time. The tradition goes back hundreds of years at our family’s olive farm near Colletorto, a small town in Molise region, Italy. Critical factors when harvesting […]