The 2008 International Olive Oil Festival has already taken place. If you did not get to attend the event this year don't worry because the folks at BocaRaton.com captured it on video. The video is about 20 minutes in length and includes footage of many of the exhibitors, the 60' bocce ball court, some live music, and best of all The Godfather awarding gold, silver, and bronze medals at the tasting competition which was also sponsored by BocaRaton.com click the photo below to be directed to the video of the 2008 Olive OilFEST.
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THE INTERNATIONAL OLIVE OIL FESTIVAL Mediterranean & Organic: Food, Wine, and Arts Experienc 2009 date and location to be announced by September 2008. Accepting bids from sponsors and city planners.
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EXHIBITORS
Olive Oil Brands from around the globe
Related Gourmet Food Products
Industry Specialists
Organic Grocers
Restaurants
Major Foodservice Corporations
Brokers
Distributors
Artists
Craft Vendors
Non-Profit Agencies
Film Producers
A Big Fat Lady who decided to share her recipes
ENTERTAINMENT
Live music including: crooners, Mediterranean, opera, classic rock and more.
Coronation of the Olive Oil King and Queen.
Pizza Tossing Contest
Extra Virgin - Clean Jokes & Comedians
Bocce Ball Tournament for Cash Prizes
Olive Pit Spitting Contest (Italian Rules Apply)
Celebrity Chefs
Free Food Sampling
Wine Tastings
A GOOD CAUSE
Benefiting The American Heart Assn.
Benefiting Broward Film Society
Benefiting NIAF
Benefiting Cinema Paradiso
Promotion of the Mediterranean Diet
Olive Oil, Branches, Trees, and Olives help to foster peace amongst people
Education - Educate yourself on Olive Oil & Healthy Living
Help Small Artisan Olive Oil Producers make a profit
Olive OilFEST will feature olive oil exhibitors from around the globe offering free samples of their product. The beautiful lady in the picture represents Apollo Olive Oil.
Olive OilFEST will offer an opportunity to sample olive oils from every olive oil producing nation including exotic places such as: Peru!!!
Olive OilFEST plans to unveil some of the best up and coming Mediterranean chefs and to highlight certain celebrity chefs.
This years International Olive Oil Festival will be held in conjunction with The Florganic Organic Food Festival and will be held on May 3-4 of 2008. The event will be hosted in the prestigious Las Olas neighborhood in Fort Lauderdale. Exhibitors and vendors selling art, food, and kitchen gadgets, several chefs and personalities, brands of olive oil from all over the world and several thousand olive oil loving patrons. Early bird vendors take precedence on booth availability. info@oliveoilfest.com
Olive OilFEST will feature two regulation Bocce Courts in the middle of the festival
Olive OilFEST will present over two dozen bellydancers such as Laurel Kadouri
Olive OilFEST will feature Mediterranean musicians such as Flamenco Guitarist Claude Kadoch who sings fluently in 15 languages.
Olive OilFEST is proud to present Tarantella Performer - Alesandra Belloni
Olive OilFEST plans to feature the Demetrios Kamaria Greek Dancers
Come dance to the tunes of Havana Soul Orchestra - Cuban, Big Band, Salsa, Italian, and Mediterranean Tunes.
Peter Crush, The Godfather Impersonator from GodfatherImpersonator.com has been retained to announce who will be crowned: Olive Oil King 2008. Sunday at 2pm come witness the awarding of medals, gold, silver, bronze, and Olive Oil King.
You will have interests in Olive OilFEST for many generations. Plant vines for your children and olive trees for the grandchilden.
The International Olive Oil Festival plans to offer food and fun for everyone. olive oil tasting competitions, vendor booths, wine tasting, live ethnic music from olive oil producing nations, performances such as: Tarantella dancing, Greek and Israeli dancing, belly dancing, Chilean & Argentinian folk dancing, bocce ball etc. Also, agricultural booths, and other food exhibits in related food industries including: Wine, Vinegar, Pesto, Pasta, Olive Products, Bakeries and Bread, Organic Grocers, Cultured Vegetables, Restaurants. The replacement event to the Fort Lauderdale Air and Sea Show May 3-4, 2008.
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