by Maria Koinaki | 22 Jul 2014 | Recipes
by Chef Marcus Bean “I really like spaghetti carbonara, so this is the perfect dish to combine two things I love, creamy pancetta, good quality linguine, the crunch of the asparagus all finished with a good grating of parmesan. Great for a quick meal for family and...
by Maria Koinaki | 22 Jul 2014 | Recipes
by Chef Marcus Bean “I love this as it’s one of the first asparagus dishes I put on the menu at the pub. We use wild watercress from a local stream across the field from the pub, soft poached Shropshire quails’ eggs and some punchy wasabi. It’s a firm...
by Maria Koinaki | 18 Jul 2014 | post
Last week we were exhibiting at the BBC Good Food Summer Show at the Birmingham NEC. We take part in lots of shows around the country as it is very important for us to engage directly with the public to showcase our brand and get feedback on our products. This time...
by Maria Koinaki | 15 Jul 2014 | post
We’re bouncing off the walls here at Olive Branch HQ as we find out we’ve won the silver prize in the Prix les Épicures, a French fine food awards scheme, similar to the Great Taste Awards in the UK. The French gastronomic world is home to some of the...
by Maria Koinaki | 11 Jul 2014 | post
Olive oil is one of the few oils that contains natural antioxidants, particularly one called polyphenol. Polyphenols have natural anti-inflammatory properties which have a host of beneficial effects from healing sunburn to lowering cholesterol, blood pressure, and...
