The Olive it! roadshow heads to Brighton!
The Olive it! roadshow took place in Brighton on 30th June and 1st July!
We offered a selection of lucky winners the chance to bag places on an exclusive culinary masterclass with celebrated Spanish chef Omar Allibhoy. Hailed by Gordon Ramsay as the “Antonio Banderas of cooking”, he hosted an exclusive hands-on cookery tuition session teaching a variety of tapas inspired recipes using everyone’s favourite Mediterranean ingredient… table olives! Learning how to use the mouth-watering flavours of olives to add a twist to everyday dishes at infamous Brighton Cookery School, in the heart of Brighton.
The bespoke classes saw guests cooking up a variety of exciting dishes before sitting down to enjoy sampling a mouth-watering feast accompanied by carefully selected wines. To find out about our next roadshow visit us on Twitter @OliveIt_UK, Facebook @OliveItUK or Pinterest @OliveItUK.
Olive cooking course with Omar Allibhoy in Edinburgh!
Olive cooking course with Omar Allibhoy
In December Olive it! headed to Edinburgh and hosted a once in a lifetime olive cooking course with celebrated Spanish chef, Omar Allibhoy.
The evening started with a welcoming glass of wine before Omar demonstrated how to make an unusual olive-based dessert: candied pitted olives and cherries in sweet sherry wine. The second dish showcased was a true winter warmer: queen olive-stuffed meatballs with tomato and olive sauce. Finally, the group had a go at making a coarse paté of mixed olives, manchego cheese and pistachios – perfect for pre-spring nibbles.
An olive masterclass with the master of tapas Omar Allibhoy!
The Olive it! roadshow took place in Cardiff on 12th and 13th of November! We offered a selection of lucky winners the chance to bag places on an exclusive culinary masterclass with celebrated Spanish chef Omar Allibhoy. Hailed by Gordon Ramsay as the “Antonio Banderas of cooking”, he hosted an exclusive hands-on cookery tuition session teaching a variety of tapas inspired recipes using everyone’s favourite Mediterranean ingredient… table olives!
Learning how to use the mouth-watering flavours of olives to add a twist to everyday dishes at infamous gastronomic hotspot Giovanni’s, in the heart of Cardiff, Wales. The bespoke classes saw guests cooking up a variety of exciting dishes before sitting down to enjoy sampling a mouth-watering feast accompanied by carefully selected wines.
To find out about our next roadshow visit us on Twitter @OliveIt_UK, Facebook @OliveItUK or Pinterest @OliveItUK.
Olive it! at BBC Good Food Show London
Olive it! Exhibited at the BBC Good Food Show at London Olympia on November 13th – 15th. From live demonstrations by your favourite TV chefs to 100s of the UK’s finest producers, the BBC Good Food Shows served up a feast of culinary inspiration!
We hope you visited our celebrity chef, Jose Pizarro, cooking up an olive storm! Jose served delicious olive samples, recipes and our inspiring recipe books.
You can visit the BBC Good Food Show website for all things show related here: www.bbcgoodfoodshowlondon.com
Win! An exclusive culinary masterclass with Omar Allibhoy!
Olive it! is giving a selection of lucky winners the chance to bag places on an exclusive culinary masterclass with celebrated Spanish chef Omar Allibhoy. Hailed by Gordon Ramsay as the “Antonio Banderas of cooking”, he will host an exclusive hands-on cookery tuition session teaching a variety of tapas inspired recipes using everyone’s favourite Mediterranean ingredient… table olives!
Learn how to use the mouth-watering flavours of olives to add a twist to everyday dishes at infamous gastronomic hotspot Food at 52, in the heart of Clerkenwell, London. The bespoke classes will take place on Thursday 15th and Friday 16th October (12.30-3.30pm) with guests cooking up a variety of exciting dishes before sitting down to enjoy sampling a mouth-watering feast accompanied by carefully selected wines.
To find out how to enter, visit us on Twitter @OliveIt_UK, Facebook @OliveItUK or Pinterest @OliveItUK.
Olive it! 2015 Catering Competition Final
The final of the 2015 Olive it! Catering College Competition was held at the Good Housekeeping Institute Dining Room in Soho, London on Wednesday 27 May. A wonderful evening was had as 8 student chefs battled it out to be crowned the olive champion.
During the live cook off, the eight finalists had just 3.5 hours to recreate their olive-inspired menus and present their final dishes to some of the most influential names in the industry, including the six judges; TV chef Omar Allibhoy, olive sector representative Ignacio Pérez, Lisa Jenkins of The Caterer, hospitality expert Joel Fagg, Maria Jose Sevilla, director of Foods and Wines from Spain, Spanish author and presenter and Urvashi Roe at The Botanical Baker blog and owner of the Library Café in Enfield.
The judges expressed their admiration for all of the finalists’ dishes and their innovative flair, saying that the level of expertise was remarkable, especially as the students were under extreme time pressure.
Congratulations to Kieran McGarrigle from Westminster Kingsway College on winning the title of the Olive it! 2015 student catering champion. He demonstrated the versatility and flavour of olives extremely well in all three of his courses. In joint second place were James McGrath and Louis Chisholm, both from the Colchester Institute.
A huge thanks to all our judges, and applause to all our finalists. They truly are the stars of tomorrow!
Olive cooking course with Omar Allibhoy
In December Olive it! headed to Bristol and hosted a once in a lifetime olive cooking course with celebrated Spanish chef, Omar Allibhoy.
The evening started with a welcoming glass of wine before Omar demonstrated how to make an unusual olive-based dessert: candied pitted olives and cherries in sweet sherry wine. The second dish showcased was a true winter warmer: queen olive-stuffed meatballs with tomato and olive sauce. Finally, the group had a go at making a coarse paté of mixed olives, manchego cheese and pistachios – perfect for festive nibbles.
Olive it! at the BBC Good Food Show
This November saw Olive it! share the delights of European table olives with an appreciative crowd at the BBC Good Food Show at Olympia, London. Here are a few highlights from the three day event, which included live cooking demonstrations from renowned chef Omar Allibhoy.
Daily Express – The Super Snacks
A handful of olives is the perfect snack!
The Guardian – Olive choux buns
Ruby Tandoh’s intreguing yet delicious olive choux buns
