Date: Thursday 1st March Time: 7.30pm-9.30pm Venue: Isle of Olive, 6c Ada Street, Hackney, London E8 4QU Having evolved alongside in the gastronomic tradition of southern europe and the middle east, wine and olive oil are two of the most precious nectars refined by man over centuries. They both express uniqueness of place and time, [...]
The latest and most exciting addition to our olive oil selection! The Argali Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil is produced by Giovanni Bianchi at Gargaliani; a small town in West Peloponnese, situated on a small rising that overlooks a vast valley of olives. This beautiful view of green olive groves contrasts with the deep blue of the [...]
Date: Wednesday 9th December Time: 7pm-8.30pm Venue: Isle of Olive, 6c Ada Street, Hackney, London E8 4QU During December, shops on Broadway Market and Ada Street will be staying open late every Wednesday leading up to Christmas, hosting special events and giving the local community the opportunity to do some late night Christmas shopping and [...]
Date: Wednesday 3rd December Time: 7pm-10pm Venue: Isle of Olive, 6c Ada Street, Hackney, London E8 4QU To mark the beginning of the festive period leading up to Christmas, we put on a tasting event taking taking attendees on a journey through the flavours of Greece! [...]
Date: Monday 3rd – Saturday 8th November Time: 4pm-6pm Venue: The National Geographic Store, 102 Brompton Road, Knightsbridge, London SW3 1JJ Incredible Crete was a week long event promoting the region of Crete in the UK, which took place at the National Geographic London Store in Knightsbridge. During the event we facilitated tasting sessions, where [...]
Preparation time: 1hr Serves: 12 pieces Square baking tray: 21cm x 21cm v v 4 eggs 1.5 cups of sugar 3/4 cups organic extra virgin olive oil 2 cups self raising flour 3 tbs tahini 3 tbs fig syrup {συκόμελο} v v Preheat the oven to 180˚C. In [...]
Preparation time: 1hr 15mins Serves: 24 pieces Square baking tray: 30cm x 24cm 150ml organic extra virgin olive oil 1 tsp. cinnamon 1 tsp. ground clove 1 tsp. nutmeg 100g brown sugar (or white, if you prefer) 750ml freshly squeezed orange juice Zest of 2 oranges 800g self raising flour 200g sultanas 1 Tbsp [...]
Serves 6-8 Suitable for vegetarians and vegans 1/2kg medium beans 1 cup organic extra virgin olive oil 1 tin tomatoes 1-2 fresh tomatoes 1 onion 2 carrots 2 celery sticks Unrefined sea salt Black pepper Soak the beans overnight in water and a small teaspoon baking soda. The next day remove the beans [...]
80g feta cheese 100g organic extra virgin olive oil 1 bay leaf Wild thyme Rosemary Black pepper Cut the feta cheese in cubes and place it in a jar with the herbs and pepper. Then pour the olive oil, until the cheese is completely covered. Close the jar and allow it to infuse, it [...]
