Olive Oil: From Tree to Table

My whole life I have loved the Olive, big black California canned olives, green Spanish, the Greek olives with the pits still in them makes me hungry just writing this. Now that I am an adult I have really learned to enjoy the Olive from the olive itself to cooking with olive oil. The great thing about Olive Oil: From Tree to Table is you learn about the history of the Olive from its origins in the Middle East to it's evolution through Greece and Spain and it's arrival here in the United States in California. In the book there are great pictures that give you an idea of how olive trees and olive groves look from around the world. The first half of the book explains the hows and whys of olive oil from taste and grades of olive oil, to how to buy and store your olive oil. The last half of the book covers how to cook with olive oil and contains many very good tasting recipes which I have tried because I found out long ago just because it is in a book and someone claims it to be a cooking book does not make it so. You can believe me when I say that I have followed some recipes I got from a few cooking books and the results could have injured someone if they happen to get hit by it or even made the dog ill. So the long and short of it is that Olive Oil: From Tree to Table is every informative looks great in your cooking book collection, and has pretty darn good tasting recipes in it.

Who knew tha olives are so wonderful? For years I was familiar with canned pitted or plain black olives and several green ones. Then they started showing up in better shops and I had no idea how to use them or what they were UNTIL this book. It is a really great read for anyone interested in olives. We have gone to Italy to cook twice and this book makes some of our adventures real and a great addition because we know what we are looking at and for. Bravo!

An excellent overview of the olive oil production process, offering much depth of knowledge about how it's made, how to choose it and appreciate it, and a lot of excellent recipes, all with wonderful photos. I keep it on my coffee table because it's gorgeous to look at.

Difficult to read because of the overuse of highly technical language. Lack of specifics.

Saw a review and was so excited- love late in life cooking with olive oil what could be better? Nothing this book was a nothing which made me very sad

This is my favorite cook book- easy recipes with innovative flavor. I entertain and cook often, so I have the experience to know that this is a must have book if you love olive oil and the wonderful flavor it imparts on food, plus the obvious health benefits. Buy this book and pick a new recipe now and then- worth it!

I teach cooking at an olive oil store and wanted to supplement my resources. Includes olive oil information, tips, and recipes.

I was sold on this from the great recipes for really fresh-tasting food.