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Vini Vidi Vici
(I ate tomatoes fresh from the vine, I saw, I conquered) In Testaccio in Rome, where we used to live, there is a fabulous produce market open six days a week. It has every fresh thing you could...
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Meet our new olive grove: Lavanda Blu
For centuries, food artisans across the Italian countryside have been quietly producing some of the finest food in the world. For them, it’s a way of life. Every time we discover another such hidden...
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Announcing the winners of our Waitrose Competition
We are pleased to announce the winners of our Waitrose competition in the UK. The lucky winners of an olive tree adoption with spring package are as follows: Anna Carr of Enfield Barry Shaverin of...
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Taste your olive oil like a pro
Tasting oil is really very subjective. The most important thing is whether it gives you a warm glow inside, but of course there’s much more to find if you care to search it out. It’s a bit like going...
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Italians don’t just have a better life – they have a longer one too!
A report last month in medical journal The Lancet showed that, although Italians smoke more, earn less and have a more dire economy than most of us, they live longer. They came second out of twenty...
View ArticleA quick lesson in olive oil terminology
The olive oil market is very competitive and tricksy marketers sometimes like to bamboozle customers with inaccurate or meaningless terminology. Don’t be bamboozled: here is everything you need to know...
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Welcome Agnese to the Nudo family
Our new olive groves, with many trees well past their centenary years, are in the south eastern corner of Sicily, overlooked on the north by Mount Renna, and on all their other sides by the equally...
View Article4 Ways olive oil can make you healthier
Olive oil is good for you. The chemicals, nutrients and health giving components of olive oil are well researched and conclusively proven but highly complex. For your edification, here are the four...
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How Nudo Darjeeling was born
Ever since we founded Nudo nearly 10 years ago, our mission has been to bring producers and consumers closer together. In a world of faceless packaging, homogenous food of unknown provenance and bland...
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Family, food and Fellini: a snapshot of an Italian Christmas
I never miss a chance to grill Italian friends about the details of their family Christmases. I love the little twists and flourishes that different families add. Here is just one example from my...
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