Romanee
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[size=medium]Go Team Olive Oil! [/size]
Great olive oil + great aged balsamico + your choice or herbs and maybe grated Fulvi Pecorino Romano or curls of really good Reggiano Parmigiano … fresh coarse-ground Telicherry pepper … a little pink Himalayan sea salt (really). etcetera.
…all on a great salad … on a thick slice of lightly toasted tangy sourdough bread (Amy's in NYC) … or tossed with pesto-filled tortellini … drizzled on tuscan-grilled veggies, on pork chops, some meaty fishes … baked potatoes … even on some good potato chips! etcetera.
There are so many possibilities.
Oliviers & Co. has an ever-changing array of remarkable olive oils from around the world -- all extremely pricey, but delicious. My favorites are the grassy/herby ones.
O & Co. also has two different 250ml bottles of incredibly delicious balsamic vinegars that are dense, syrupy, concentrated, slightly sweet and low in acid -- absolutely yummy. Their production seems mysterious to me, since most much older balsamics sold in NYC -- many 20, 40 or 50 years old -- are thin and watery and lack the sweetness & concentration of these 2 from O&Co. There certainly is a fairly wide selection of very decent balsamics here in NYC these days, but the prices generally run from $140 and on up, often for tiny bottles -- so the O&Co offerings are a relatively bargain for such a sumptuous taste.
The one thing I have to check is that in the NYC stores they have a 12-year-old balsamico (forgot the price, but it's 69Euros online) and a nearly-as-good (delicious) 8-year-old (for about $32 in-store). The online store has the 12-year-old, but only a 3-year-old, unless the 8-year-old is new and not available online???
Anyway, the 8-year-old is about $32 in-store and worth every droplet -- whatever its age.
Oliviers et Co. online store -- with detailed product descriptions
Back to oils: except for an occasional indulgence in the really pricey O&Co oils, I usually buy a big bottle (a liter or more) of a nice Spanish olive oil (1 is smooth & buttery, another nutty & peppery - $12.99 for a liter+), or one of several Italian oils with a more peppery finish -- all at Murray's Cheese shop across Bleecker Street from O&Co., 2 doors West of Amy's breads, 3 doors East of Aphrodisia herb shop, next door to Lobster Place for great fresh fish.
What an outing that makes! I actually lucked out today -- a day of incredibly beautiful weather in NYC -- that I managed to escape from work for a decent lunch break, for a long walk to this small stretch of old-world Bleecker Street, and managed to hit all those spots to score exactly what I wanted from each. Humdinger.
Another very pleasant & moderately-priced Spanish oil is L'Estournel, which is also available in an organic version for a little more, and is available at Whole Foods and Zabar's. A lighter flavor and consistency for those who don't like a very peppery finish or heavy/greasy-bodied oil.
Great olive oil + great aged balsamico + your choice or herbs and maybe grated Fulvi Pecorino Romano or curls of really good Reggiano Parmigiano … fresh coarse-ground Telicherry pepper … a little pink Himalayan sea salt (really). etcetera.
…all on a great salad … on a thick slice of lightly toasted tangy sourdough bread (Amy's in NYC) … or tossed with pesto-filled tortellini … drizzled on tuscan-grilled veggies, on pork chops, some meaty fishes … baked potatoes … even on some good potato chips! etcetera.
There are so many possibilities.
Oliviers & Co. has an ever-changing array of remarkable olive oils from around the world -- all extremely pricey, but delicious. My favorites are the grassy/herby ones.
O & Co. also has two different 250ml bottles of incredibly delicious balsamic vinegars that are dense, syrupy, concentrated, slightly sweet and low in acid -- absolutely yummy. Their production seems mysterious to me, since most much older balsamics sold in NYC -- many 20, 40 or 50 years old -- are thin and watery and lack the sweetness & concentration of these 2 from O&Co. There certainly is a fairly wide selection of very decent balsamics here in NYC these days, but the prices generally run from $140 and on up, often for tiny bottles -- so the O&Co offerings are a relatively bargain for such a sumptuous taste.
The one thing I have to check is that in the NYC stores they have a 12-year-old balsamico (forgot the price, but it's 69Euros online) and a nearly-as-good (delicious) 8-year-old (for about $32 in-store). The online store has the 12-year-old, but only a 3-year-old, unless the 8-year-old is new and not available online???
Anyway, the 8-year-old is about $32 in-store and worth every droplet -- whatever its age.
Oliviers et Co. online store -- with detailed product descriptions
Back to oils: except for an occasional indulgence in the really pricey O&Co oils, I usually buy a big bottle (a liter or more) of a nice Spanish olive oil (1 is smooth & buttery, another nutty & peppery - $12.99 for a liter+), or one of several Italian oils with a more peppery finish -- all at Murray's Cheese shop across Bleecker Street from O&Co., 2 doors West of Amy's breads, 3 doors East of Aphrodisia herb shop, next door to Lobster Place for great fresh fish.
What an outing that makes! I actually lucked out today -- a day of incredibly beautiful weather in NYC -- that I managed to escape from work for a decent lunch break, for a long walk to this small stretch of old-world Bleecker Street, and managed to hit all those spots to score exactly what I wanted from each. Humdinger.
Another very pleasant & moderately-priced Spanish oil is L'Estournel, which is also available in an organic version for a little more, and is available at Whole Foods and Zabar's. A lighter flavor and consistency for those who don't like a very peppery finish or heavy/greasy-bodied oil.