NOTES, STORIES & EVERYDAY RITUALS
Stories from Crete, a closer look at olive oil quality, and ideas for the everyday table.
Technical Dossier
An olive oil lab report puts acidity and peroxide value into precise figures. Beside a tasting glass, those numbers offer a useful starting point—but the bigger picture also includes flavour, handling and storage.
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Technical Dossier
An olive oil lab report puts acidity and peroxide value into precise figures. Beside a tasting glass, those numbers offer a useful starting point—but the bigger picture…
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Technical Dossier
In early winter, under the hum of fluorescent lights at the cooperative lab in Chania, a technician unscrews a small glass vial and carefully pours a trickle of…
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Uncategorized
Early one morning in November, just after the first proper rain of the season, the nets are dragged beneath the olive trees in Kafouros. Pale green and purple fruit…
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Premium Retail
At the Kafouros olive press outside Chania, the new season’s oil arrives in battered blue barrels and spotless stainless drums. Some buyers take a quick sniff, but the…
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Technical Dossier
Late one November morning on the Kafouros family land, a stainless steel ladle dips into a fresh batch of SPHERA olive oil resting in a bulk tank. A small, amber glass…
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High-Phenol Olive Oil
At our table in Kafouros, lunch always begins with hunks of day-old sourdough and a small white bowl slicked with green-gold olive oil. If we’ve just bottled a batch of…
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Recipes
Baked feta with cherry tomatoes, thyme and olive oil is a simple Mediterranean dish where tangy cheese softens in the oven alongside sweet tomatoes and aromatic thyme,…
Serves 4 as a light meal or starter · 30 minutes
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A hearty, simple Mediterranean lentil salad that balances roast peppers, parsley and a good dose of extra virgin olive oil. Ideal for lunch or as a side.
Serves 4 · 45 minutes
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This chickpea purée is a straightforward Mediterranean staple, highlighting the warmth of cumin, the sharpness of fresh lemon, and the richness of olive oil. It’s…
Serves 4 as a dip or side
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Juicy grilled peaches paired with tangy feta, fragrant basil, and a generous drizzle of SPHERA olive oil make for an easy, elegant summer dish. Perfect as a starter or…
Serves 4 · 16 minutes
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A simple Mediterranean shared board with crusty bread, tender white beans, leafy greens, and good olive oil. Comforting and elegant, it’s built with ingredients that…
Serves 4 · 25 minutes
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A vibrant citrus salad that combines the sweet and tart flavours of fresh oranges and grapefruit with the richness of good olive oil, fresh mint, and crunchy pistachios.…
Serves 4 · 15 minutes