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When working in a tasting room, you never know who is going to walk through the door. The guests might be completely new to olive oil or they might be experts. They may want an in depth tasting or they may just be interested in one type. Fortunately, we have something for everyone. However, being […]

JOIN US AT THE GREEN VALLEY FARMERS MARKET TODAY BUY LOCAL! BUY CERTIFIED! KNOW YOUR PRODUCER! KNOW WHAT YOU EAT!   This Spring we attended a conference at the UC Davis Robert Mondavi Institute for Wine and Food Science, titled Fighting Economic Adulteration in the Market Place. The Secretary of California of Food and Commerce […]

Food fraud was recently defined in a report commissioned by the Department of Homeland Security and the National Center for Food Protection and Defense. Intentional or economically motivated adulteration includes the fraudulent addition of non-authentic substances or removal or replacement of authentic substances – without the purchaser’s knowledge – for economic gain of the seller. […]

Today at the Olive Farm we tasted our 2012 harvest oils and selected which oils were to a standard to be sent to competitions. This taste review of our oils allows us to compare new oils, compare how the oils tasted from initial harvest, and now after decanting and resting from milling. Competitions are important […]

Our cooking classes are so fun to plan. We think of unique foods and approaches that include fun and delicious foods. The result is always a grand time, lead by Chef extraordinaire Marvin Martin. He tells great stories while showing guests how to put together meals that cooks from beginners to experts can tackle. We […]

The Daily Republic wrote a great story about the Valentine’s cooking class here.   Our Chef Marvin Martin is a classy guy. He can cook, laugh, and teach all at the same time. Our Valentine’s class was lovely and everyone ate their fill of his lovingly made salads, soups, and lemon pasta with caviar. Can […]

Fraud in the olive oil business is making headlines around the United States and the world, thanks mostly to publicity surrounding Tom Mueller’s book “Extra Virginity,” which focuses on the adulteration of olive oil and big money that goes along with the scams. At the same time the problem has blown up in Italy – […]

Welcome to 2012. Here at Il Fiorello Olive Oil Company, we are pushing into the new year with great goals. We will continue to share what we know about extra virgin olive oil and part of that education will come with our cooking classes. (If you want to be notified about the classes, please email […]

The Fairfield Daily Republic stopped by Il Fiorello at the same time that Sen. Lois Wolk visited the mill and olive house. Sen. Wolk has been a staunch supporter of agriculture and agri-tourism, and has recently passed legislation strengthening protections for both consumers and producers of extra virgin olive oil. We were honored to have […]

Suisun Valley, Calif., is the spot to visit for anybody in Northern California. The leaves are changing (yes, the West does have beautiful changes – no matter what Easterners think!). Pumpkins are bountiful in Suisun Valley, as are great fruits and vegetables offered by valley growers. Here’s the great news. Families can come visit Saturday […]