Tales from the Grove:
The Chemical Story of Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Eastward Ho! Country Club
325 Fox Hill Road
Chatham, MA 02633
508-945-9230
$45 per person
$20 for young alumni (2010-2016)
Complimentary for new students and their families and current students
Includes meal, tax, gratuity and olive oil tasting.
Entree options: Mojito & Lime Seasoned Organic Salmon Filet
or Roasted Breast of Chicken Stuffed with Spinach & Gruyere Cheese
Cash bar available
$20 Association dues (optional)
Association dues help offer a book award to deserving local high school graduates.
Register
R.S.V.P. by July 29, 2016 and indicate your choice of entree.
Join us for an exploration of the history, cultivation, harvesting, and processing of olives and olive oil with two chemists who have travelled the world to learn all they could. What can we learn about the freshness and authenticity of oils based on some simple chemical tests that can protect us from rancid or fraudulent oils? How do we train our senses to appreciate some of the world's finest extra virgin olive oils and what is the difference between cold press or first press? What are scientists learning about the health benefits of this "liquid gold"? Learn some tips about cooking with olive oil and hear of some of the non-traditional and surprising uses of this vital substance.
Patricia B. O'Hara is the Lisa and Amanda Cross Professor of Chemistry and has been at Amherst College since 1983. Her current research is in biophysics, where she and her students use fluorescence spectroscopy to detect macromolecular dynamics and function. Most recently, she has expanded her interest in food science, developing a course in Molecular Gastronomy and writing and teaching about Olive Oil Chemistry. She served Dean of New Students at Amherst College from 2010-2014. She and her husband Rich spent the 2014-2015 academic year exploring the production of olive oil around the Mediterranean and in the Southern Hemisphere. Their upcoming book, "The Chemical Story of Olive Oil From Grove to Table" will be available in 2017 from the Royal Society of Chemistry Press.
Questions? Please contact Jeff Dykens '75, P'08 at jdykens@capecodhealth.org or (774) 836-3436.