num_pages: 316
description: Winner of the James Beard AwardUntil one stops to notice, an olive is only a lowly lump at the bottom of a martini. But not only does a history of olives traverse climates and cultures, it also reveals fascinating differences in processing, production, and personalities. Aficionados of the noble little fruit expect miracles from it as a matter of course. In 1986, Mort Rosenblum bought a small farm in Provence and acquired 150 neglected olive trees that were old when the Sun King ruled France. He brought them back to life and became obsessed with olives, their cultivation, and their role in international commerce.
language: English
title: Olives: The Life and Lore of a Noble Fruit
titlecomplete: Olives: The Life and Lore of a Noble Fruit
genres: Microhistory, Science, Nonfiction, Food Writing, Food and Drink, Food History, Cooking, History, Food, Spain
ratings_count: 167
publisher: North Point Press