Here’s a provisional list of events media surrounding Extra Virginity and highlighting premium olive oil from around the world. Please drop by or tune in wherever you can!
JUNE 2012:
10 – 14 June, 2012
TerraOlivo, the 3rd International Conference on “The Olive Oil Revolution Quality, Culinary and Health”
APRIL 2012:
18 – 23 April, 2012
Olive Japan 2012, member of the Jury
28-29 April, 2012
103rd AOCS Annual Meeting and Expo, panel member
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JANUARY 2012 : CALIFORNIA & SEATTLE EVENTS
12 January, 2012
Olive Oil Flavor and Quality (one-day seminar) at:
THE CULINARY INSTITUTE OF AMERICA at Greystone
Napa Valley, California
presented by The Culinary Institute of America, The UC Davis Olive Center, in collaboration with the National Association for the Specialty Food Trade
14 January, 2012
11am-2pm Book Talk & Signing, oil tasting & food pairing, and encounter with 4 of the world’s best olive oil producers, at:
WILLIAMS SONOMA Store
340 Post Street, San Francisco, CA 94108
(415) 362-9450
Olive oil educator Alexandra Devarenne will guide tasting, and producers are Lucero Olive Oil (California), Castillo de Canena (Spain), Castelas (France), and Il Boschetto (Italy).
RSVP at 415-362-9450.
2pm-4pm Book Signing & Tasting at:
THE PASTA SHOP at the Rockridge Market Hall
340 Post Street, Oakland CA 94108
(415) 362-9450
4.30pm – 5.30pm New Tuscan Olive Oil and Panel Discussion at:
OLIVETO RESTAURANT
5655 College Avenue, Oakland, CA 94618
(510) 547.5356
5.30pm onwards Dinner at:
OLIVETO RESTAURANT
5655 College Avenue, Oakland, CA 94618
(510) 547.5356
16 January, 2012
8.30am FANCY FOOD SHOW New World Olive Oil panel
6:30pm onwards Dinner at:
BOULETTES LARDER, Ferry Plaza, in celebration of DASKARA extra virgin olive oil from Palestine
18 January, 2012
11am-1pm “Extra Virginity—Quest for Quality, Meeting and Raising Standards of Excellence” – discussion with CHOW.com’s founder Jane Goldman.
PURCELL MURRAY, Brisbane, California.
London-based, Middle Eastern and Mediterranean culinary expert Anissa Helou will curate a luncheon of mezze from the Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean.
19 January, 2012
9:15-9:45, speaking at The Olive Conference at the Dixon fairgrounds, Dixon California
21 January, 2012
1-3pm Olive Oil Talk and Book Signing at:
THE BOOK PASSAGE, Ferry Plaza, CA
22 January, 2012
10am-3pm Olive Oil Talk, Tasting & Book Signing at The True Olive Connection, Santa Cruz
24 January, 2012
Olive Oil Talk, Olio Nuovo Tasting and Book Signing at:
1-3pm McEVOY RANCH Store in the Ferry Building, San Francisco
26 January, 2012
1:30pm testifying as expert witness on olive oil quality before the CALIFORNIA SENATE, hearing to at the State Capitol in Sacramento, Room 3191
28 January, 2012
5pm Olive Oil Talk, Reading and Book Signing at Elliot Bay Book Company, Seattle
29 January, 2012
1.4pm Olive Tasting and Talk at Oil & Vinegar Store, Bellevue WA
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2011 EVENTS
4 December 2011
9:30-9:50am PST, KFWB NEWS TALK 980
“Food & Wine with Chef Jamie Gwen” (taped interview, to be aired soon)
11am-12:30pm PST — COSTCO, 1600 El Camino Real, San Francisco, CA
3-4pm PST — OMNIVORE BOOKS ON FOOD, 3885A Cesar Chavez Street
San Francisco, CA
5 December 2011
6-9pm PST – themed olive oil dinner at FIG AND OLIVE MELROSE PLACE, 8490 Melrose Place, West Hollywood, CA
6-7:00PM Attendees from the public will enjoy an olive oil tasting and cocktails.
From 7-9:00PM: Discussing the sublime and scandalous (especially the sublime) aspects of great olive oil with restaurant owner Laurent Halasz, through an intimate guided four-course olive oil tasting ($85 per person).
6 December 2011
6-8:30pm PST – Book discussion and signing, and olive oil tasting with themed tapas-style food, at Oliana, a specialty olive oil store in West Hollywood, CA
7 December 2011
4-7pm PST — Book discussion and signing, and olive oil tasting with themed tapas-style food, at Antica, a specialty olive oil store in Seal Beach, CA
8 December 2011
10am PST — KAZG RADIO, “Culinary Confessions” (live radio)
7-9pm PST – Themed olive oil dinner and discussion of EXTRA VIRGINITY and olive oil lore past & present with Darrell Corti, historic figure and conoisseur in the olive oil world. (In Sacramento, CA, see www.cortibros.biz for details)
10 December 2011
3-7pm PST – Book signing and oil tasting, celebrating the culinary, health and cultural depth of a range of great olive oils, and pointing out what needs to change in the industry to ensure fraud is curtailed. AMPHORA NUEVA, 2928 Domingo Ave, Berkeley, CA
12 December 2011
NPR Fresh Air with Terry Gross (exact time TBA)
NPR Marketplace report with Kai Ryssdal, discussing oils great and terrible while shopping for olive oil (exact time TBA).
13 December 2011
6:30-8pm EST – Book event and cooking educational with local oil authority Nicholas Coleman at Eataly, 200 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY (details to follow).
14 December 2011
9-10am EST – WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO (NPR), “The Joy Cardin Show” (live interview)
5-7pm EST – Book event and olive oil tasting at FILLING STATION
Chelsea Market (details to follow)
19 December 2011
6-9:30pm EST — FIG AND OLIVE, 420 West 13th Street, New York, NY.
- 6-7:30PM: Book Signing, Olive Oil Tasting, Cocktails
- 7:30-9:30PM: VIP dinner for 40 people, a conversation about EXTRA VIRGINITY
20 December 2011
noon-1pm EST – AMERICAN PUBLIC MEDIA, ”The Splendid Table” (live radio interview)
MORE TO FOLLOW
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