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SAVANTES COMPLETE OLIVE HANDBOOK

1 November 2024 by Judy Ridgway

“Olive Oil and Table Olive Production to Sales”This new book by Simon Field founder of Savantes and leading Australian olive farmer, really lives up to the promise in the title.  It does exactly as it says and tells the reader, in extremely useful and practical detail, how to produce top quality table olives and olive…

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It Starts with Veg

7 July 2024 by Judy Ridgway

This is the title of an imaginative new book from Ceri Jones, Food Educator at the Garden Museum in London and US trained Natural Chef. The subtitle is 100 Seasonal Suppers and Sides but it is the main title which sets the scene. Ceri takes a collection of 40 different seasonal vegetables and makes them…

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Amuse Bouche from Profile Books

30 April 2024 by Judy Ridgway

If you are planning a trip to France then Carolyn Boyd’s new book Amuse Bouche is the just the thing for you and if you had not thought of going there you may well after reading it. To my great disappointment I have just had to cancel a six day break in Normandy, but actually…

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Fruity, a little Bitter and Spicy

26 August 2023 by Judy Ridgway

Sub-titled A Producer’s Taste of the Global Olive Oil Industry , this new book by Simon Field, entrepreneur, founder of the Savantes programme and olive grower is a “must read” not only for anyone thinking of moving into the industry but also for everyone with any connection to it.  The book is crammed with pertinent…

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Spreading the Word……

4 August 2020 by Judy Ridgway

I am very pleased to announce the addition of another foreign language edition of The Olive Oil Diet, written in conjunction with my co-author Dr. Simon Poole.  This one is Bulgarian and it follows Turkish and Spanish editions as well, of course, the English edition. If you would like to buy one of these editions,…

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GFW Awards: The Winners and the Best of the Rest

30 June 2020 by Judy Ridgway

I was one of the judges for the Guild of Food Writer Awards International and Regional Section and was very pleased with the final nominations on which our panel of judges agreed.  However, there were some other outstanding books which didn’t quite make it into the final five and but which are well worth buying…

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Widening distribution for The Olive Oil Diet

7 November 2018 by Judy Ridgway

Great to be able to announce widening distribution for my book with Dr. Simon Poole, The Olive Oil Diet.  It was first published in the English Language by Robinson Books, a subsidiary of Little Brown. It is now on general distribution in the UK and also in the US. La Dieta del Aceite de Oliva…

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Planeta-olive-oil and the magical island of Sicily

4 July 2017 by Judy Ridgway

Terrace at La Foresteria Resort, Planeta

I am just back from a wonderful trip to Sicily as the guest of the Planeta family, producers of Paneta-olive-oil and I was bowled over by the rich history of the island .  The earliest visitors to put down roots were the Phoenecians, closely followed by the Greeks and then the Romans.  A few hundred…

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New Approach to cooking with olive oil

13 May 2017 by Judy Ridgway

I have just received a copy of Mary Platis and Laura Bashar’s book “Cooking Techniques and Recipes with Olive Oil” and I am very impressed.  The book is clearly presented and beautifully illustrated with a picture for every recipe but more importantly it offers a whole new approach to cooking with olive oil. The clue…

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The Olive Oil Diet; Book Review

15 March 2017 by Judy Ridgway

I make no apology for reprinting this book review of The Olive Oil Diet which was published in the internet magazine Medscape.  It was written by Dr. Melissa Walton- Shirley MD, a US cardiologist. In it she sums up everything that my co author, Dr Simon Poole, and I were trying to convey. “If you…

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Front cover of The Olive Oil Diet

The Olive Oil Diet
The best choice for a long and healthy life

My latest book, written with co-author Dr. Simon Poole, has just reached its third reprint. It is available from Waterstone's shops and online

IWFS Monograph

Around the World with Olive Oil
A look at quality, styles and flavour characteristics
This is a monograph for the International Food and Wine Society. It is available direct from the society

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