NOTES, STORIES & EVERYDAY RITUALS
Stories from Crete, a closer look at olive oil quality, and ideas for the everyday table.
Travel & Gifting
The tin of olive oil hardly looked impressive when I wrapped it in brown paper and slipped it beside my shoes, but when I handed it over in a London kitchen, its green-gold promise easily bested any box of baklava or painted ceramic. The Cretan olive oil gift is an act rooted in nourishment, not just nostalgia for bright days and blue Aegean views.
13 stories
Travel & Gifting
The tin of olive oil hardly looked impressive when I wrapped it in brown paper and slipped it beside my shoes, but when I handed it over in a London kitchen, its…
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Premium Retail
On the shelves of a grocer in Chania, opaque dark glass bottles crowd beside slender, pale tins, each shaped with intent. The hand of design is subtle but insistent,…
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Hospitality
At the end of October in Kafouros, the first green olives are pressed before sunrise. Their juice runs sharply bitter and grassy, nothing like the golden mellow oils…
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History & Culture
In our kitchen near Kafouros, a loaf of sourdough from the village baker rests on the wooden table, its crust still warm from the stone oven. There’s no fussiness—just a…
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Crete
Just after dawn in December, the Kafouros family tip heavy green crates from the back of the pick-up truck onto the mill’s receiving ramp. The low clatter, the dusty…
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Crete
In my aunt’s Kafouros kitchen, there’s always a sturdy rectangular tin tucked beneath the stone shelf. It holds the previous autumn’s pressing—a soft green-gold oil that…
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