This is the start of a new series of posts looking at the extra virgin olive oil that is actually on the shelves at the time of tasting. I am very lucky to have samples of evoo sent to me from time to time direct from the producers and of course this oil is likely…
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Looking for top class oils? Find a good website
If you do not live in a major city or near to one of the few grocers who pride themselves on their collection of olive oils it is becoming very difficult to source first class extra virgin olive oil. The answer could be a producer’s website but it can be time-consuming looking for those with…
Listen to Judy and Simon talking about The Olive Oil Diet
If you would like to hear some more in-depth discussions about the olive oil diet and the central place of olive oil in the Mediterranean Diet listen to me talking to Katharine Tate, the Health Teacher on UK Health Radio Listen also to my co-author, Simon Poole, talking to Jeremy…
Birth of a Book
My new book The Olive Oil Diet was published by Robinson Books on 15th September 20116 and I have been looking back on the three year lead up to its publication. I first met my co-author for The Olive Oil Diet, Simon Poole, way back in 2013 and immediately discovered that we had a strong mutual…
Dates for the Diary
Friday 2nd September, 2016 Olive Oil Tasting and Appreciation Course Venue: Shepherds Bush, London Time: 10.00am to 4.30 pm Details Thursday 4th September, 2016 Publication date for my book Quick and Delicious Vegetarian Meals Thursday 15th September, 2016 Publication date for my book with Dr. Simon Poole The Olive Oil diet Friday 23rd…
Flavoured olive oil labelling anomaly
Flavoured oils are very popular and I can see why. Here you have an instant flavouring to perk up a quick pasta dish or give added interest to a simple salad. That’s really useful when you have rushed home from work and need to put together an interesting meal at speed. Other people who are…
Three of the Best
I am really encouraged by the range of aroma, taste and flavour and downright quality of extra virgin olive oil this year. Over the last few weeks I have been busy tasting a variety of evoos from around Europe and most of them are pretty good. However, just a few of them really stand out…
Extra virgin olive oil tasting day in London
Karen Cryan is a real olive oil enthusiast “There’s nothing like a good Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO) and I tasted sixteen of them at Judy Ridgway’s olive oil tasting class held in London last year”. Here Karen describes her quest for olive oil knowledge and reviews one of my olive oil classes. “My zeal…
Dramatic designer bottles catch the Eye
This is the latest in eye-catching designs for the Galateo & Friends Signature range of Italian extra virgin olive oils. It is by the internationally acclaimed artist, Lazaro Rosa Violan and joins three other specially commissioned evoo bottle designs for this company. Lazaro opened his design studio in Barcelona in 2003 and since then has…
Adopt an Olive Tree
From time to time I get emails from olive growers offering the chance to adopt an olive tree in their grove. The idea of adopting an olive tree sounds quite intriguing and so I thought I would have a further look at the idea. First of all I wondered why would anyone want to adopt…