Gastro Club&Events
Experience together
Fascinating flavours and mesmerising experiences are to be shared!
Forthcoming classes & events
We have some olive oil events in place for you. Have a look and choose yours.
By completing the olive oil course, the participants know:
- how to choose extra virgin olive oil for various purposes in their daily life;
- how to follow pillar principles of the inclusive Mediterranean diet without deprivation;
- how to make #extravirginoliveoil an ally for preparing nutritious and variety food every day
Learn more about the event: https://cpo.nbu.bg/bg/kursove-i-obucheniq/kratkosrochni-onlajn-kursove/zehtin-i-sredizemnomorska-dieta
A master baker (Nikolai Spasov @KOMAT bakery), a chef-instructor (Victor Svetoslavov @HRC Culinary academy) and an olive oil sommelier (Anna Petkova @My Pure Olive) join their passion & knowledge for artisanal & genuine food in this ½ day masterclass at the HRC Culinary academy in Sofia.
Join this unique format where we will learn about the magic of extra virgin olive oil & sourdough bread, taste artisanal EVOOs (Spain on focus) & cured olives (Greece, Italy), make focaccias & friends, have fun & laugh a lot.
Partners of the event: Elly’s Supreme Taste & Olimport
Sign up for the event: https://www.facebook.com/events/146796327975980/?ref=newsfeed
Two masterclasses dedicated to: 1. theory – olive oil commercial categories & how to choose EVOO, EVOO uniqueness for health & beauty, EVOO as an unparalleled helper in the kitchen & for all heat applications, biodiversity & factors for EVOO mastery, EVOO & food paring potential, 2. how to taste EVOO & distinguish high quality (3 artisanal EVOOs + 2-3 mediocre & defected EVOOs), 3. how to pair different EVOO styles & varieties with food (a different bite with each oil)
Sign up for the event: https://casavino.bg/kursove-i-degustacii/mc-olive
Past events
Two masterclasses dedicated to: 1. theory – olive oil commercial categories & how to choose EVOO, EVOO uniqueness for health & beauty, EVOO as an unparalleled helper in the kitchen & for all heat applications, biodiversity & factors for EVOO mastery, EVOO & food paring potential, 2. how to taste EVOO & distinguish high quality (3 artisanal EVOOs + 2-3 mediocre & defected EVOOs), 3. how to pair different EVOO styles & varieties with food (a different bite with each oil)
Italy & Greece on focus with tasting session of 2 Tuscan artisanal EVOOs blends (Antinori – Peppoli DOP Chianti Classico & Santa Cristina), Koroneiki monocultivar EVOO from Peloponesse & Koroneiki monocultivar EVOO from Zakhintos and a pairing dinner menu with the 4 EVOOs.
Partners of the event: WineMarket & The Greek store Milos
A tasting bar to dsicover artisanal EVOOs from Greece, Itay, Croatia, Turkey & Spain along with a demonstration of preparing two simple sauces with different EVOO styles & varieties for salad (Chiavalon blend, Istria, Croatia) & dessert dressing (La Cultivada Picual, Cordoba, Spain)
EVOO & food pairing ideas
Have you ever imagined that the olive cultivars for crafting EVOO are more than 1200? And each one is carrying its very unique DNA with authentic expression of Fruitiness, Bitterness and Pungency? So much similar to the world of wine and its rich biodiversity!
In “Sun & Olive Oil – stories and recipes about fascinating flavours of the Mediterranean” Anna created a mapping with 3 EVOO profiles to inspire and guide you when cooking at home – Sunny olive oils, Golden center olive oils and olive oils Beyond.
Sunny olive oils
with delicate fruitiness and pungency
Golden center olive oils
with medium fruitiness and pungency
Olive oils Beyond
with intensive fruitiness and pungency, often with well-expressed harmony, complexity and persistence
Now that you have this guide at hand, EVOO and food pairing will be easy and turn into discovery, creativity and ultimate delight for the senses.
Let’s share many flavour journeys together!
Our EVOO selection this month
Anna selects a distinct EVOO and shares its characteristics and pairing ideas with you!
CHIAVALON Atilio
May ’23
MPO comes to your home
Sometimes there is nothing more precious than someone to surprise you, and inspire you while cooking a lunch or dinner for your family and friends, sharing some tips about the preparation of the dishes, having a tasting session of a selection of high quality distinct EVOOs, and experimenting with their pairing with the food.
Cooking together is even more fun if you and your friends love to discover, learn and experience the magical flow of food creation.
My Pure Olive and Anna will design a tailormade Mediterranean menu aligned with your taste preferences or surprise you by setting together a broader thematic frame, e.g. Citrus joy, Winter flavours, Spring greens, Little bites, The yellow of summer, etc.
Our speciality is to always bring on stage seasonal products, their flavours and wholesomeness, and make them shine with curious flavour combinations and elaborated EVOO pairings. 3 special EVOOs and a 3 course menu* to explore and delight in!
*Anna’s recipes are nonmeat and take you in the world of Nature’s biodiversity: veggies, greens, herbs, spices, nuts, legumes, grains, cheese & yogurt, fish. #MedDiet – what else?!
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Gastro trips
Soon to come!
