UC Davis Olive Center Olive Oil Flavor & Quality: Next-Generation Benchmarks for Specialty Retail, Supermarkets & Foodservice

Type of Event	Class, Workshop
Location	The Culinary Institute of America Greystone Campus Saint Helena, CA United States
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	Designed to help culinary professionals and decision makers at restaurants, foodservice and product development companies, and specialty food distributors, the Culinary Institute of America and the UC Davis Olive Center will present a one-day educational seminar on these important issues. The event will be held on January 12, 2012 at the CIA’s Greystone campus in St. Helena, California. According to the CIA, this one-day course will feature an impressive roster of top experts from the United States, the Mediterranean region, and Australia to present insights on how to separate the good from the bad. The seminar hopes to provide attendees with information on: Learn why much of what is sold in the United States as “extra virgin olive oil” is actually a lower grade—and in some cases, not even olive oil. Understand how to protect yourself & your customers from defective oil flooding the market, & ensure that your company secures the “real thing.” Acquire the methods that are boosting sales of this high-value product in supermarkets, specialty retail and restaurants. Discover modern production methods that achieve olive oil excellence akin to what revolutionized the wine market more than 30 years ago. Taste what “fresh” means in the olive oil market, and why good olive oil is more perishable than you have been led to believe. Discover with leading chefs how to pair the very best oils from California, Spain, Italy, Greece and Australia with a variety of foods to create memorable culinary experiences. The seminar is limited to 130 participants and costs $295.
Date	Jan 12, 2012