Jun 8, 2017 | Australia, Competitions, Events, General Olive News, Olive business, Olive Oil News
Entries are now open for the 2017 Royal Adelaide Olive Awards, with organisers preparing for another highly competitive event. Last year saw the 20th anniversary of the competition, marked by a change of name and a number of new classes. The changes saw a dramatic...
Jun 8, 2017 | Australia, Competitions, Events, General Olive News, International News/Trends, Olive Oil News, Olive Oil Shows
Australia’s competition scene has now gone global, with the announcement of the inaugural Australian International Olive Awards. Replacing the Australian National Olive Competition, the AOA’s annual competition this year becomes an international event, including oil...
Jun 8, 2017 | Australia, Diet/Food, Events, Olive Oil News
It started with Hunter region olive oil meeting a hot pan. Then the East Maitland potatoes, spices, curry leaves, Mount Vincent eggplant, and coconut milk helped create a sizzling aroma that only beef and potato curry can do justice. What a great recipe! Not only...
Jun 8, 2017 | Australia, Olive Oil News, Other
Recently I was presented with a menu that offered bread served with EVOO. My companion immediately queried this acronym. I hesitated and then realised it is, of course, the ‘now’ term for extra virgin olive oil. What do we like best about this article? The lines: “So...
Jun 8, 2017 | Australia, Environment, Olive Oil News
Keeping the Sydney Opera House healthy and clean is an act of love by Steve Tsoukalas for the “other woman” in his life. Over the past 12 years, the 72-year-old cleaner and maintenance guru has been responsible for a green cleaning revolution at the Opera...
May 31, 2017 | International News/Trends, Olive Oil News, Olives and Health, Research
In the summer of 1965, a team of researchers at the University of Florida formulated a carbohydrate-electrolyte beverage to help their football players cope with heat and heat-related illnesses. Since the university football team is the Florida Gators, they named the...
