by Maria Koinaki | 15 Apr 2013 | post
Mezze is a selection of small dishes served in the Mediterranean as breakfast, lunch or even dinner – in Greece, mezze – or mezedes as it is locally known – will differ from region to region. If you are by the sea you can count on it being seafood. If you are in the...
by Maria Koinaki | 18 Feb 2013 | post
This recent horse meat scandal has been a game changing moment in the way we shop and how we consider the food we put into our bodies. The might of the supermarket has been ever increasing in recent years as they spread their coverage from out of town hypermarkets, to...
by Maria Koinaki | 6 Jan 2013 | post
We wait 12 months for Christmas to arrive and in a flash of indulgence the festive season passes by with memories of innovative dishes, once a year ingredients (Brussel Sprouts!) and from time-to-time; some daring new tastes. Christmas 2012 saw Olive Oil Jam celebrate...
by Maria Koinaki | 5 Nov 2012 | post
You might have heard recently that Olive Branch has been crowned a BBC Good Food Small Producer Champion, representing the very best of artisan producers here in Britain. In recognition of our outstanding product quality and knowledge about good quality Olive Oil, we...
by Maria Koinaki | 10 Oct 2012 | post
Over recent months, there has been a lot of publicity about what constitutes ‘true’ olive oil. There have been a number of incidents of poor quality oil being mislabelled as extra virgin and even one case in 2011 where the olive oil of one mass market brand found in...
