Oliviers&Co. and Va Bene Pasta Deli
Forge Special Partnership

Oliviers&Co. items on display at the Central Square boutique

Oliviers&Co. items on display at the Central Square boutique

ONE of the world’s best olive oil brands and one of Manila’s top artisan Italian restaurants meet in a special collaboration that had Va Bene Pasta Deli’s executive chef and owner Massimo Veronesi personally curate a special menu of dishes created using different Oliviers&Co. (O&Co.) products.

Both the Oliviers&Co. boutique and the top-rated Va Bene restaurant are located at Central Square, located at the corner of 30th St. and 5th Ave., Bonifacio Global City. On their own, both are well-known and highly respected brands—Oliviers&Co. is famous for its flavored gourmet olive oils, which are sourced from different countries; and Va Bene is critically acclaimed for the high-quality food it serves.

Oliviers&Co. specializes in gourmet olive oils, condiments and seasongs

Oliviers&Co. specializes in gourmet olive oils, condiments and seasongs

A sample of the Oliviers&Co. items at the Central Square boutique

A sample of the Oliviers&Co. items at the Central Square boutique

France-based olive oil company Oliviers&Co. sources its olive oils from the best places in the world, including France, Spain, Italy, Greece, Croatia and Portugal. At a certain time of the year annually, olive oil producing companies using hand-picked olives from their own farms submit samples to Oliviers&Co. and only the best are selected “by taste, by nose and by luminescence” and retailed under the O&C brand. The boutique also sells specialty condiments and seasonings, such as Blueberry Balsamic Condiment and Fig Condiment.

Top artisan Italian restaurant Va Bene Pasta Deli

Top artisan Italian restaurant Va Bene Pasta Deli

Va Bene Pasta Deli executive chef and owner Massimo Veronesi

Va Bene Pasta Deli executive chef and owner Massimo Veronesi

Va Bene offers a plethora of culinary delights with its decadent menu that gives diners a taste of true Italian food. It serves fresh pastas, such as fettuccine, tagliolini and pappardelle in different flavors, served with a choice of pasta sauces prepared a la minute. Each dish is prepared in such a way that the diner would feel like being transported to the lovely streets of Italy under the Tuscan sun.

For the special collaboration between O&Co. and Va Bene, Chef Massimo created dishes using O&Co. products as main ingredient, thus giving the dishes an extra special burst of flavor.

Tuna Carpaccio with O&Co. Lemon Specialty Oil

Tuna Carpaccio with O&Co. Lemon Specialty Olive Oil

Tuna Carpaccio with straciatella cheese, celery, dill and capers, finished with O&Co. Lemon Specialty Olive Oil. It served as the perfect appetizer to prepare the taste buds for the bold flavors to come.

Aglio E Olio with O&Co. Lemon Specialty Olive Oil

Aglio E Olio with O&Co. Lemon Specialty Olive Oil

Aglio E Olio. Homemade linguine pasta with sautéed “aglio e olio” clams, plus zucchini, and finished with O&Co. Lemon Specialty Olive Oil. It is simple but is astonishingly full-flavored.

Tomato Risotto with O&Co. Affiorato Oil

Tomato Risotto with O&Co. 2017 Affiorato Oil

Tomato Risotto. Chef Massimo made Carnaroli risotto and cooked it with sun-dried tomatoes, fresh basil and buffalo straciatella cheese, and finished with O&Co. 2017 Affiorato Oil. It has a creamy texture with a burst of fresh Mediterranean flavors.

Summer Panna Cotta with O&Co. Blueberry Balsamic Condiment

Summer Panna Cotta with O&Co. Blueberry Balsamic Condiment

Summer Panna Cotta. The refreshing vanilla orange panna cotta topped with O&Co. Blueberry Balsamic Condiment gives diners a taste of summer, combining tart and sweet flavors to make it a refreshing dessert.

Olive Oil Ice Cream with O&Co. Affiorato Oil

Olive Oil Ice Cream with O&Co. 2017 Affiorato Oil

Olive Oil Ice Cream. Another interesting dessert, it is vanilla ice cream made more delectable with a drizzling of O&Co. 2017 Affiorato Oil, topped with honey and chopped almonds and lemon zest.

Strawberry an Fig with O&Co. Fig Condiment

Strawberry an Fig with O&Co. Fig Condiment

Strawberry & Fig happens to be the third sweet treat. This time, the vanilla ice cream is on a bed of sliced fresh strawberries, then finished with a drizzling of O&Co. Fig Condiment.

“The use of premium extra virgin oil balances and complements the taste of the food. For each dish, I chose the oil with the right characteristics to give it an unexpected, delectable flavor,” says Chef Massimo.

Exclusively distributed by Specialty Food Retailers Inc. (SFRI), a member of the SSI Group Inc., Oliviers&Co. has boutiques at Central Square, Bonifacio High Street and Greenbelt 5.

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