Quarter 2—Chilean Harvest
Sandwiched between the Andes Mountains and the Pacific Ocean is Chile, a slender, sinuous country that for me, has become an invaluable hunting ground for premium extra virgin olive oil.
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Quarter 1—Spanish Harvest
Greetings from Spain! This land has been an olive oil–producing powerhouse for millennia. Cultivated olive trees were introduced to Spain and Portugal an estimated 3,000 years ago, by the Phoenicians. It was the ancient Romans, though, who really got the millstones rolling.
Chicken that Fancies Itself Spanish
Don’t let its tongue-in-cheek name fool you. This dish is delicious on a cool evening.
Our Story
A Magical Night for an Olive Oil Virgin My name is T. J. Robinson. In past years, before I found my current calling as “The Olive Oil Hunter,” I was an award-winning chef and food journalist. One autumn evening several years ago, during my first tour of Sicily while on assignment for a food newsletter, […]