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At Olive Oil Co. in Barrie and Newmarket, We Choose Local
By Catherine Kenwell There’s something to be said about the company you keep, and here at Olive Oil Co. in Barrie and Newmarket, we’re fortunate to be surrounded by like-minded businesses in all of our locations. We choose to keep our community close, and we enjoy...
Should I Cook With Olive Oil?
By Catherine Kenwell One of the questions we are asked most frequently is whether or not extra-virgin olive oil (EVOO) is suitable for cooking. Customers will tell us that they’ve read that EVOO develops dangerous toxins at high heat, or that it has a smoke point that...
How Do I Store EVOO? And How Long Does It Last?
By Catherine Kenwell Once customers discover their favourite EVOO or infused olive oil, the first questions they ask are, “What size bottle should I get—and how long does it last?” I often joke that they’ll use it up long before its ‘best before’ date because it’s so...
Red Wine and EVOOs – Drink Your Fruits and Vitamins!
By Catherine Kenwell During one of our private tasting events, our guests talked a lot about wine. Of course, we often think of wine as an integral part of our favorite social gatherings (alongside bread, cheese, an exquisite EVOO and a beautiful balsamic), but this...
How To Buy Balsamic Vinegar
by Catherine Kenwell How to Buy Balsamic – Discover the good stuff First-time customers are astounded when they taste our balsamic vinegar. In fact, when customers tell us they ‘hate’ balsamic, we take that as a challenge to change their mind. But why is it that many...
Let us Do You a Favour!
By Catherine Kenwell At Olive Oil Co. - we love to do favours. Especially when they’re wedding or celebration favours, also fondly known as ‘bombonieres’. We’ve become a ‘go-to’ destination for the best, most useful event favours…and once you decide what you’d like,...
