by Denise Tucker | Feb 28, 2018 | Fun with Food, Health Benefits
By Catherine Kenwell and Gay Ainsworth While Barrie Olive Oil doesn’t endorse any particular diet over a healthy lifestyle in general, our staff are keen to try and follow what they deem to be healthy diets and lifestyles. In this series, we’re sharing their...
by Denise Tucker | Feb 13, 2018 | Fun with Food, Health Benefits, Uncategorised
By Catherine Kenwell We have an interesting, diverse and opinionated team at Barrie Olive Oil, especially when it comes to food, diet and lifestyle. While we’re all focused on eating for health and enjoyment, we have differing ideas on how to maintain good-for-us...
by Denise Tucker | Jan 4, 2018 | Fun with Food, In the News
By Catherine Kenwell Thank you. From Barrie Olive Oil, we thank you, and trust you enjoyed a Merry Christmas and a happy holiday season. This holiday time of year is, for many, filled with wonderful traditions. Families gather, friends get together, and parties and...
by Denise Tucker | Nov 25, 2017 | Health Benefits
By Catherine Kenwell Delicious. Healthy. Simple. For us, those words aren’t just a tagline—they’re a way of life that is at the heart of what Barrie Olive Oil is all about. Let’s break it down. We all love to eat delicious food. Mouth-watering, tongue-tingling, great...
by Denise Tucker | Nov 12, 2017 | Community Events
By Catherine Kenwell I met Denise on a frigid January Monday, one of those dark-all-day winter days. I’d actually made a wrong turn and ended up on Collier Street, in front of the original BOO location. I was familiar with the store’s concept as I’d purchased from...
by Denise Tucker | Oct 28, 2017 | Fun with Food, Health Benefits
By Catherine Kenwell Our customers love our products. But they’ll sometimes come in and tell us they won’t use our extra-virgin olive oil (EVOO) for cooking. Why not? They tell us: “EVOO has a low smoke point.” “EVOO isn’t healthy when it’s heated.” “It’s not safe to...
by Denise Tucker | Oct 8, 2017 | Health Benefits
EVOO for Healthy Brains and Bodies By Catherine Kenwell We’ve all heard that the Mediterranean Diet can keep our hearts healthy. But are you familiar with the DASH Diet to treat and prevent high blood pressure and diabetes, or the MIND Diet, which helps our brains...
by Denise Tucker | Sep 15, 2017 | Uncategorised
We Love It When Our Customers Run the Show! By Catherine Kenwell At Barrie Olive Oil Co, we work hard to educate ourselves, not only on our products but on cooking and healthy eating. We know our products are delicious, healthy and simple, and we are passionate about...
by Denise Tucker | Sep 2, 2017 | Fun with Food, Health Benefits
Olive oil—or olive juice? By Catherine Kenwell Think of orange juice. Freshly squeezed, right? Fresh, unadulterated, nothing-but-the-fruit not only tastes the best but is the best for our health. The best, most juicy, most perfectly ripe oranges will garner the best...
by Denise Tucker | Aug 23, 2017 | In the News
By Catherine Kenwell We fresh fill them, you use them, you wash and dry them and we refill them…at Barrie Olive Oil, what’s not to love about our bottles?! There’s a message in our bottles, and that message is an environmental one. Barrie Olive Oil Co. has a bottle...
