The Passionate Olive: 101 Things to do with Olive Oil
If all you’re doing with olive oil is cooking, you’re missing out on at least 100 other uses. Carol Firenze, author of “The Passionate Olive – 101 Things to do with Olive Oil” will present how to use your Extra Virgin Olive Oil around La Casa (the house) to clean, polish, and preserve; in La Cucina (the kitchen) to drizzle, marinate, sauté, and bake; in Il Bagno (the bathroom) to beautify and treat your skin, hair, and hands; and, in La Camera da Letto (the bedroom) as she encourages you to use your own imagination, while discussing uses as old as civilization itself.

The World of Olive Oil: Getting Passionate about its Influence and Sophistication
No plant, with the possible exception of the grapevine, has enjoyed the degree of fame, mysticism and magic as the olive tree, the olive, and olive oil. Following the same sophisticated path as wine, olive oil is now taking center stage. In fact olive oil is now perceived to be the new wine among those “in the know”.

Carol Firenze begins by taking her audience through the amazingly rich history of the olive tree and olive oil. The historical development of olive oil actually mirrors the history of Western Civilization. She will discuss its impact on the history of commerce, religion, health, beautification, and culinary practices. Carol will then highlight over 100 every day uses and will clearly explain the definitions of Extra Virgin, Virgin, and Olive Oil.

From tasting parties to bringing your own bottle with you to a restaurant, olive oil is following the same sophisticated path that wine followed decades ago. Through the sharing of her family’s recipes, formulas, and stories, Carol’s wish is that, by the end of her talk, her audience will also become passionate about olive oil.

Olive Oil: The Secrets of Beauty, Health and Longevity
A secret is something that is kept hidden from others or known only to ones self or a few. It can also be a method or a formula on which success is based. In today’s world, there are countless studies that tout ways to improve one’s health, beauty, and longevity. Interestingly, there is a common thread that connects many of these studies. The thread or “secret” …can you guess… is olive oil.

For thousands of years, olive oil has been dependably discreet, its attributes known and shared by such enlightened individuals as Hippocrates, the Father of medicine; Democritus, who developed the theory of cause and effect including the cause of longevity; Cleopatra, who concocted herbs with oil to lure her lovers; and many others, such as Sophia Loren, who drink the liquid gold as part of their daily ritual. Yet, only recently has the secret really been told. Carol Firenze will share secrets from the dawn of civilization, through the Renaissance to present day.

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