Tag: olive oil

  • Sunday, January 24, 5:30 pm – Pressing for the Truth: Demystifying Olive Oil

    When the news about an international olive oil scandal became public knowledge a few years back, people were unsure of where to turn for “true” extra virgin olive oil. For over 20 years, Formaggio Kitchen has dedicated itself to creating and maintaining relationships with small olive oil farms from around Europe. It is these relationships (in addition to frequent visits!) that gives them confidence in the quality of every single one of their olive oil producers. One of the key figures behind their exceptional selection is Tim Bucciarelli, Formaggio’s olive oil buyer/importer. In this amazing and in-depth class on Sunday, January 24 at 5:30 pm, Tim will use his years of experience to explain the history of olive oil, the process of production and, most importantly, he will show you how to tell the difference between “good” and “bad” olive oil. In addition to a sampling of at least 8 different new harvest olive oils, Tim will also demonstrate some classic regional dishes that highlight olive oil. NOTE: This class is held at the classroom annex, not the retail location. The annex is located at 67 Smith Place in Cambridge, and they highly recommend reviewing the directions available at http://www.formaggiokitchen.com/classes/?utm_source=dont_forget_details_11_11&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=full_class_schedule_text. Please be aware of their cancellation policy. Register on line in advance. General Admission, $55.00 per person.

  • Thursday, February 5, 6:00 pm – Virgin Territory: Exploring the World of Olive Oil

    Discover everything you wanted to know about extra-virgin olive oils.  Nancy Harmon Jenkins, author of the just published Virgin Territory, will show you the ins and outs of one of the most important ingredients in the modern kitchen: what extra-virgin olive oil really is, how to choose it and use it, and why it’s critically important for good health and good food.  Together we’ll taste good and bad oils, try some tasty samples of fearless cooking with olive oil, and learn what to look for in the market.  $30, includes copy of book.  Sponsored by Boston University as part of the Pepin Lecture Series in Food Studies and Gastronomy.  Class will take place Thursday, February 5 beginning at 6 pm in 808 Commonwealth Avenue, Room 117, Boston. Register online at http://www.bu.edu/foodandwine.

  • Mondays, October 1 – December 3, 7:00 pm – 2012 Food & Science Lecture Series

    Members of the public are invited to attend a series of lectures by world-class chefs and food experts, inspired by the Harvard College General Education course “Science and Cooking: From Haute Cuisine to the Science of Soft Matter.”

    The lectures, while related to the course, are not a replication of the course content.

    All talks will take place in the Harvard Science Center at 1 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA (unless otherwise noted).
    All talks will begin at 7 p.m..

    Each talk will begin with a 15-minute lecture by a member of the course staff, which will discuss one of the scientific topics from that week’s class.
    Seating for all lectures (except the ticketed lecture with Ferran Adrià on December 3) is first come, first seated. In previous years, many of the talks were already full before they started, but we have a larger lecture hall this year, and can therefore accommodate more people.
    Questions regarding the public lecture series: candujar@seas.harvard.edu
    Lectures will be available for viewing live online. Watch the live stream. Past archives are available at http://video.isites.harvard.edu/liveVideo/liveView.do?name=Science_Cooking_2012
    Science and Cooking aprons will be available for purchase at all public lectures for $15 (cash or check).  More details may be found at www.seas.harvard.edu/cooking

    The schedule:

    October 1: Fina Puigdevall and Pere Planaguma of Les Cols, and Paco Perez of Miramar.

    October 8: Raul Balam Ruscalleda of Moments.

    October 15: Jose Andres, of Think Food Group, minibar, and Jaleo (also an Iron Chef)

    October 22: Wylie Dufresne of wd-50, and Top Chef Masters

    October 29 – Dan Barber from Blue Hill Farm

    November 5 – Joanne Chang of flour bakery

    November 12 – Jack Bishop, Editorial Director at Cook’s Illustrated and an editor on The Science of Good Cooking, with his associate editor Dan Souza

    November 19 – Nathan Myhrvold, former Microsoft CTO, co-founder and CEO of Intellectual Ventures, and author of the massively expensive Modernist Cuisine: The Art and Science of Cooking (image below)

    November 29 – David Chang of momofuku and Carles Tejedor of Via Veneto

    December 3 – Ferran Adria, elBulli Foundation

    Harvard thanks sponsors Alicia Foundation, Think Food Group, Whole Foods Market, and Xertoli.