Oil and crust……
Honest Toil Extra Virgin Olive Oil
A funny joke has turned into the best idea here at Fallow. If you have visited us before you will know we are lovers of tasty olive oils and often spend our days tasting, finding the perfect oils to hit our shelves. Or, really is it just an excuse to taste gorgeous olive oil and eat sourdough?
Fellow shopkeeper Penny ( who owns and runs Kanitani Toys ) and I decided that in another life we would own an olive oil tasting bar, somewhere you head to afterwork or pre-dinner for a tasting platter of hand selected oils and artisan bread. A nod to a wine bar, but with olive oil instead. Gifting a bottle of Olive Oil instead of a bottle of red has become increasingly popular, especially as so many are choosing to be alcohol free these days. So what to gift your host? A bottle of cold pressed single farm Olive Oil 100% Koroneiki olives from Greece, that’s what.
We giggled about an empty shop inside the Needlemakers which is the direct neighbour to Oil and Dust ( an exquisite art materials supply store, run by Gabby and Pat ) We played on their brand and imaginarily called it Oil and Crust. Perfect.
But…. we can only dream, and an Oil and Crust Bar isn’t in this life (yet!) so we had to improvise and created Oil and Crust Friday Tastings .
Every Friday here at Fallow, I crack open a bottle, I bring the sourdough, and I encourage our customers and visitors to try the oil. We will always have stock available to purchase and it’s a great way to try before you buy. If not, at least you have had your health kick polyphenols for the day!
Lots of our oils have a strong peppery taste and this reflects high levels of Polyphenol – known as potent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory benefits of EVOO.
At the moment we stock 6 or so different oils and we will rotate these each Friday giving the opportunity to taste them all. We will provide tasting notes from each oil, so you know what you are tasting and where it has come from too.
We welcome you to Fallow on a Friday, join us for Oil and Crust.