Awards & Recognitions
Ethical Awards President
President (2024, 2023). (Olio Nuovo Days, Paris, FR)
‘Olive Oil Personality of the Year’
2023 - The Italian Association of Olive Oil Restaurants (AIRO). (ITA)
‘Pentola D'Oro Buonissimo Award'
2023 -The Italian Chamber of Commerce of Ontario. (CA)
‘Obsessed with Olive Oil’
Host & Co-Producer Winner Arcosanti Film Festival (USA)
’The World of Olive Oil on PBS”
Co-Host (USA)
Chapter President
ONAOO International Canadian Chapter President
C.C.I.A.A. of Florence, Italy
National Directory of Technicians and Experts of Virgin and Extra Virgin Olive Oils at the C.C.I.A.A. of Florence, Italy
Certified Panel Taster
ANAPOO tasting commission panel
Speaking Engagements
Yale University
Schwarzman Center - New Haven, CT
Master class, panel discussion, and 220-person olive oil tasting.
Consorzio Olio DOP Chianti Classico
New York / Toronto / Radda In Chianti
Master class and Chianti Classico extra virgin olive oil tasting.
Ferrandi Culinary School
Paris, FR
Keynote Speaker, olive oil tasting, and sustainability through regenerative olive oil
Jornada de Oleoturismo y Calidad
Alcañiz, ESP
Keynote Speaker
Italian Trade Commission
Toronto, CA
Press, and hospitality executives master class and tasting
North American Olive Oil Association
Las Vegas, NV
Documentary presentation and Q&A
Slow Food
Valli Orobiche & Mugello
Extra virgin olive oil is not a condiment
Women in Olive Oil
Charlottesville, USA
Documentary presentation and Q&A
Devour! The Food Film Festival
Wolfville, CA
Master class and olive oil tasting
Mediterranean Diet Roundtable
Notre Dame, USA
Communicating quality in olive oil
A.I.R.O.
Florence, ITA
Communicating quality in olive oil
Italian Routes. Beyond Roots 2025
Fiuggi, ITA
Panel discussion on quality and sustainability
Spanish Chamber of Commerce
Toronto, CA
Tasting olive oils of Spain
Lebanese Embassy
Ottawa, CA
Olive oil tasting and panel discussion
ICCO and Union Camere Lazio
Toronto, CA
Master class and oils of Lazio
International Olive Oil Competitions
Los Angeles International Olive Oil Competition
USA
EVO IOOC
Italy
Olio Nuovo Days - Southern Hemisphere
Paris, FR
South African Olive Awards
South Africa
Olive d’Or
Montreal, CA
Orciolo d’Oro
Milan, ITA
Olio Nuovo Days - Northern Hemisphere
Paris, FR
Olio Nuovo Days - Liwa
Liwa, UAE
Olivonomy
Paris, FR
Abandoned Grove
Abandoned Grove rescues, regenerates, and sustains olive groves from abandonment. Each harvest from these groves symbolizes a cycle of land rejuvenation, propelling our movement toward No Grove Abandoned.
It was founded in Toronto, Canada, and Florence, Italy.