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Valentines Day …

Author: Midge | February 1st, 2012

He loves me… He loves me lots…?

Need to get the message across and worried that roses just arn’t going to cut it this year? Well, fear not! Olives Et Al are here to save the day with a veritable feast of gifts and goodies that will appease even the most demanding valentine.

Here’s what to do (in easy steps):

We’ll be closed on Friday 27th…

Author: Midge | January 25th, 2012

We’re sorry but HQ in Sturminster Newton will be closed on Friday 27th Jan – we’re not going to have any electricity so it’ll be all dark and the phones and computers won’t work, but we’ll be open again as usual on Saturday. Read on to discover what’s going on in Olives Et Al @ HQ and Olives Et Al @ The Potting Shed this week…

All about Putney…

Author: Midge | January 7th, 2012

As requested, here’s a list of recipes and all the things we like to do with one of the greatest and most popular Olives Et Al sauces Putney!

Calories in an olive…?

Author: Midge | January 4th, 2012

Being seasoned snack muncherers, us lot here at Olives Et Al are very adept at packing away the odd bar of this or bag of that, especially over Christmas, but here we are in cold ol’ Jan and whilst snuggling up on the sofa with something (and someone) yummy might seem like the preferable occupation, every other ad on the box is a reminder that in only a few weeks, the weather will get warmer and it will be time, once again, to take off that mercifully baggy woollie and expose what’s underneath…

PRIZE WINNERS!!

Author: Midge | December 12th, 2011

Woo Hoo!! Great big CONGRATULATIONS to Steve A who won our PRIZE WINNER’S HAMPER Competition!!

We’ve had a cracking week at Olives Et Al this week – SO many exciting things afoot for Christmas and 2012! How about our What are you up to next year? Big plans for 2012? Hop onto Twitter and Facebook and tell us all about it – we’re on there loads and try really hard to respond as much as possible – it’s always great to hear from delis, farm shops and all lovers of all things Olivey!

The Olive

Author: Midge | November 5th, 2011

Love them or loathe them, olives have been a hugely important part of civilisation for thousands of years and there’s something very special about being part of the annual olive oil harvest. As part of the prize for Deli Of The Year 2011 winners, Arch House Deli, from Clifton, Bristol. Giles took David and Debbie (and some other olive loving guests) on an incredible trip to Extremadura in western Spain to visit Olives Et Al’s premier olive oil supplier’s Naturvie…

Extra Virgin Olive Oil Facts

Author: Midge | October 28th, 2011

Did you know that Extra Virgin olive oil isn’t just a buzzy posh ingredient for the budding Jamie Olivers among us or a pretty bottle to decorate the kitchen with. There are many, many health benefits to Extra Virgin Olive Oil…

Autumn at Olives Et Al

Author: Midge | October 14th, 2011

At Olives Et Al, there’s much more of a point to Autumn than just filling in the gap between Summer and Christmas and one of the best bits about this time of year is that we can all happily relax our stomach muscles for a while, safe in the knowledge that ‘bikini squeezing into season’ has passed and ‘got to fit into that little black number’ season isn’t upon us yet!

Screen Bites

Author: Midge | October 7th, 2011

This week sees the start of the fantastic Screen Bites Food Film Festival in village halls across Dorset, South Somerset and Wiltshire for the next four weeks and Olives Et Al are very proud to be the main sponsor again.  We’ve supported Screen Bites since the beginning, 7 years ago, as it’s a wonderful opportunity, as the evenings draw in, to get out locally with your mates to watch a selection of the best internationally acclaimed foodie feature films with the best Movie Munchies ever!  

There are lots of fantastic films…

Great taste……

Author: Midge | August 26th, 2011

We’re absolutely chuffed to bits that our little stars have picked up so many Taste of the West awards this year.  Our Kiln Roasted Harissa Almonds and Genovese Pesto came top of the class, both scooping GOLD awards, not bad for our pesto’s very first time in front of the judges (although  Giles has been perfecting the recipe for 18 years – so he has got it pretty spot on!).

Our Captain Tiptoes Chilli