Much of the olive industry is doing whatever it takes to get those olives from the tree to your table as quickly as possible, but there is one family-run farm taking the time–and the salt–to do it right. Les Moulins Mahjoub has been using “traditional food preservation techniques of the Mediterranean” for over three generations.…
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A Conversation About Art & Business with Zingerman’s Ari Weinzweig
On January 28th, 2019 we hosted Ari Weinzweig, author and co-founder of Zingerman’s, to share his thoughts from his newly-released pamphlet, “The Art of Business.” We featured a live cracking and tasting of a wheel of 30-month old Valserena Parmigiano Reggiano, wine tasting, and more! Ari shared his latest thinking on business, art, and how…
à la feuille – The Secret to Les Moulin Mahjoub’s One-of-a-Kind Olive Oil
Les Moulins Mahjoub: creating a one-of-a-kind Southern Mediterranean olive oil, all by hand, with a rich history of Berber tradition …If you know [the] efforts [that] must be made to achieve an authentic first cold press [olive oil] in its supreme mystery, [then you can] rejoice the soul of the oil master.” —Majid Mahjoub of…
La Cabezuela cheeses: what dreams are made of!
“We believe strongly in the necessity to recover the good food, traditions [and] history of our territory…through its amazing cheese.” Juan Luis Royuela, co-owner and director of Quesos La Cabezuela Sometimes words like passion, determination, focus and commitment get tossed around rather casually, and sometimes they get put into concrete action and a dream can…
Belvís de las Navas: Magic in a Bottle
Belvís de las Navas Extra Virgin Olive Oil—a little magic in a bottle! High above Marbella, Spain, nestled between the Sierra Blanca mountain range and the foothills of the Sierra de las Nieves, the enchanting Belvís de las Navas estate and their olive oil are something out of a fairytale—with a little dash of mystery…
Les Moulins Mahjoub, Makers of Ancient Tunisian Olive Oil
Les Moulins Mahjoub—a Tunisian company committed to family, farm, history, organic, uncompromising taste and the revival of Berber tradition and cuisine. And, their New Harvest Olive Oil is here! This winter, the Rogers Collection crew travelled to Tunisia to visit the Les Moulins Mahjoub farm. The journey led them to a family and community…
The Beauty of Raw Milk Cheese
Get Ready for a Raw Milk Cheese Culinary Adventure! We at Rogers Collection are really excited to offer an incredibly delicious and well-varied selection of raw milk cheeses. Eleven, to be exact! From delicate to robust, from subtle to intensely aromatic, from creamy to firm, these handcrafted cheeses will make your heart sing! Raw milk…
Marqués de Valdueza Artisanal Raw Honeys in Four Unique Flavors
Marqués de Valdueza Artisanal Raw Honeys in Four Unique flavors… Any combination make a special holiday gift! Since 1624, beekeeping has been an important part of crop pollination at Marqués de Valdueza “MdV” and has been a vital part of the Spanish estate’s operations. By now, you are familiar with their olive oil (Marqués de…
Halen Mon Smoked Water
You know Halen Mon‘s carefully hand harvested culinary salts. But have you tried their new addition to the food and beverage scene? Smoked water! This inventive new product is not for quenching thirst, but rather for adding the perfect amount of smoke to flavor culinary dishes and cocktails. Water is filtered and “smoked” in Anglesey, Wales. Producing the water is a 10-day process…
Trikalinos Sardines
The Trikalinos journey began way back in 1856 when the Trikalinos brothers started Grey Mullet Avgotaraho production and trade in Etoliko, Greece. Avgotaraho—or Bottarga as the Italians call it—are whole mullet roe sacks, dried and preserved in beeswax. I could go on and on about how delicious and healthy Trikalinos’ Avgotaraho is, but I’ve already…