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By: Faye

Faye — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:07:49 +0000

I once interviewed Thomas Keller, who doesn’t believe in cooking anything with olive oil. He says you just add it as a condiment added at the end.

By: Kat

Kat — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:36:46 +0000

Just a helpful tip about olive oil: if you cook with olive oil, it tastes different than it does in a raw state. In other words, if you’re using olive oil for salad or pesto the quality will matter, but if you’re cooking some lovely meat in olive oil, the flavor will not be as distinguishable. So in other words, you can save your good olive oil (but not too long unless your refrigerate) for salads–or popcorn!-and use your less expensive olive oil when you’re heating it up.

By: Paula Bernstein

Paula Bernstein — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:53:05 +0000

Can I be your chocolate taster?!

By: Aardvark

Aardvark — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:22:51 +0000

Worth a trip: Pastosa (7425 New Utrecht Avenue at Bay Ridge Parkway). Olive oil can become rancid with age, so best to get it at a busy store with high turnover. Pastosa qualifies; it’s an amazing source of what may be the finest fresh ravioli in Brooklyn and a broad array of Italian delicacies.

By: Faye

Faye — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:15:57 +0000

Does anyone actually leave Fairway with a bottle of plain old olive oil? Last time I was there, I got suckered into buying the Oro San Carlos Extremadura, which must be Spanish for “total BS.” Incidentally, despite being a professional cheapass, I do not share Ms. Melucci’s enthusiasm for populist oils, with the possible exception of Colavita.
I could drink Frankies’ 457 with a straw and sometimes do.

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By: beth arky

beth arky — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:13:37 +0000

Where are Fairway’s brands? I like ‘em just fine. Or were they over your price point?
(Note: I blog as bethina for 7Gen.)

By: Faye

Faye — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:51:45 +0000

Paula: sure! What do you want to test?

By: Paula Bernstein

Paula Bernstein — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:37:25 +0000

Wish I could have been there! Sounds like quite a treat. Any chance this will become a regular event?!