by Editor | Aug 17, 2016 | General, Olive Oil Education, Olive Oil Standards, Olive Oil Tasting
From KeHE Distributor’s On Trend magazine comes an article co-authored by Maria Reyes, David Neuman and Alexandra Kicenik Devarenne. KeHE has a strong commitment to olive oil quality and is doing great work to raise the bar in retail selection. Partnering with...
by Alexandra Kicenik Devarenne | Oct 30, 2012 | General, Olive Oil Education, Olive oil processing, Olive Oil Tasting
Everyone knows that an army marches on its stomach, but it took Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to highlight on the fact that diplomacy does as well. California extra virgin olive oil was among the foods chosen to showcase the best of American cuisine at the launch...
by Alexandra Kicenik Devarenne | Feb 15, 2012 | General, Olive Oil Education, Olive Oil Standards, Olive Oil Tasting
January 2012 is likely to be remembered as a watershed month in the US olive oil industry. It seems that at long last, we can glimpse a light at the end of the tunnel. The catalyst for much of what happened was unquestionably Tom Mueller and his book Extra Virginity:...
by Alexandra Kicenik Devarenne | Jan 11, 2012 | Language of Olive Oil, Olive Oil Education, Olive Oil Standards, Olive Oil Tasting
One of the problems faced by quality olive oil producers and their supporters is that a lot of time is spent preaching to the choir. We have conferences, symposia, seminars and short courses, with audiences consisting mostly of olive oil producers, an occasional chef,...
