The Ultimate Olive Oil Experience with Carol Firenze February 27, 2011

How do you recognize good olive oil? What is the difference between fruity, bitter, and spicy taste? Which oil goes better with fish and which with meat? How do you store olive oil? What are the uses of olive oil other than cooking? Find the answers to these questions and more as Carol Firenze takes us through the olive oil's impact through history on commerce, health, and the culinary world. There will be a tasting of 3 different types of olive oil. Learn how to match the right olive oil with any dish being prepared. By the end of The Ultimate Olive Oil Experience you will become as passionate about olive oil as she is.

Carol Firenze, is a noted author and lecturer on the history, uses, mythology, and tasting of olive oil. She received her Olive Oil Consultant Certificate of Accomplishment from the Italian Olive Oil Center in New York and is a former Board member of the California Olive Oil Council. A life long educator and international management consultant, she is the author of "The Passionate Olive - 101 Things to do with Olive Oil". Visit www.thepassionateolive.com for more information.

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