AN OLIVE IS NOT JUST AN OLIVE

02 November 2012

By Hattie Ellis In the olive souk in Marrakech, it’s clear that an olive is not just an olive. Piled high in bowls, the olives come in every type and flavour. Wrinkled black fruit go into salads of orange and mint. Chicken and fish tagines are ‘smothered’ in a sauce of green olives. Cracked violet [...]

Bob’s Borough Blog: Back to Black for Christmas Olives

05 December 2011

Party season is upon us and now’s the time that friends and colleagues will be passing on the invites to the Christmas and new year parties. Working in the food industry it’s easy to be sniffy about some of the food and drink that people sometimes lay before you. Personally I’m not a food fascist.  [...]