So, this book was interesting, but it could have been shorter by a third. The author kept repeating himself, telling us the same stories what felt like twice, and continuing to remind us that a) extra virgin is a special grade not all olive oils should get b) but it's a valuable commodity so there's lots of fraud c) lots of the olive oil we use is pretty much garbage.

And then proceeded to not tell us HOW to find out what the good olive oil is. Just...taste it. Uh - no. Most grocery stores don't sell it in small enough quantities to taste enough so you can tell the difference between the months it takes Americans to go through a small quantity.

Basically, it was interesting, but mainly just preachy, and could have been much shorter if he didn't think we were all idiots who needed reminding of the basic facts three times per chapter.