“I am starting the “Artichoke and Olive Oil with Anna Petkova” column with great excitement. I chose exactly this name because the artichoke and olive oil are very alike - quirky and multilayered, with amazing flavor and aroma characteristics that reveal themselves to us gradually - leaf after leaf, dish after dish. Both products require patience, love and curiosity to get to know them, and extra virgin olive oil also requires devotion to become an exciting part of our day, for health and creative inspiration.

Every month I will reveal secrets about this noble and bountiful life-giving liquid, also known as amber elixir and liquid gold. And gradually, I hope, the love for extra virgin olive oil will captivate you, just as it captivated me years ago. And there is no going back.

I wish you health and happiness with food,
Yours, Anna”

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We all keep at least one little bottle of this aromatic liquid in the kitchen cupboard, but have you ever wondered how long it can actually last there? With its yellow or green hue, balance of fruity and pungent flavors, and suitability for almost all dishes, olive oil is a valuable ingredient in every cook’s arsenal. Proper storage of a bottle of olive oil is the best way to preserve its quality.

It is our pleasure to invite you on a true journey that carries the spirit of history and is interwoven with the riches of the Mediterranean.

On 5.12 in Plovdiv, master baker Georgi Lefterov will welcome Elly’s Supreme Taste and its gold in small bottles – olive oil kissed by the Sun! You will witness a unique symbiosis between tradition and taste that has stood the test of time!

Today we have planned a journey back in time – far back to Ancient Greece, where the story of olive oil begins.

Imagine you are on Olympus. You are one of the gods and you hold all the power in the world. If you had to choose the greatest gift to humanity, what would it be?

Last year, 2019, the Cinema Gourmet program of the Sofia Film Fest included a cleverly conceived and masterfully shot documentary dedicated to the Andalusian province of Jaén, known as the World Capital of Olive Oil. The film told of the quiet revolution carried out by a new generation of talented olive oil producers, who successfully demonstrate that their traditional and emblematic picual olive variety can yield the highest-quality and most award-winning olive oils in the world.