The Oil according… Valeria Piccini and Maurizio Menichetti

The testimonies of Valeria Piccini and Maurizio Menichetti owners of restaurant Da Caino in Montemerano, published in The Land of Olive Oil 2014. Valeria “Since I was a child I have grown up surrounded by my grandfather’s and my dad’s olive groves. With Maurizio we took over their management to produce our own oil following the entire production chain to ensure a better quality. I have been working in the kitchen for 35 years. I…

The oil according… Gennarino Esposito

The testimony of Gennaro Esposito chef of the restaurant Torre del Saracino in Vico Equense in the book–guide The Land of Olive Oil 2014. “I am a child of agriculture and during the olive harvest I often searched for my mother to help her. All this took place in a climate of great celebration. At the end of the day, my uncle chose the best olives. He was a man who thought outside of the…

The Land of Olive Oil 2014. The value of oil as a sign of territorial civilization

The preface by Fausto Borella published in The Land of Olive Oil 2014. One thing is certain. For Extra-virgin olive oil producers, oil changes every year depending on variable factors related to climate, territory, or extraction method. Never before this year has it been as complicated and expensive to produce their precious food in terms of yield. Nevertheless, the veterans of good oil and emerging companies or those already present within this book continue to…

The Land of Olive Oil 2013. I never travel without my Olive Oil

The text by Fulvio Pierangelini published in The Land of Olive Oil 2013. Many years ago, as a child, I dreamt of eating voluptuous chocolate-like spreads or even the first “harmless” pre-packaged snacks with enclosed metal disks depicting animals or footballers for my afterschool snack. What I inevitably received was bread and sugar water or even more often, bread and oil. I wasn’t very happy at the time but, today, I am grateful to my…