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Podcast: The Culinary Institute of America
Episode: An Olive Oil Master Class with Mercedes Fernández Albaladejo
Description: In this Olive Oil Master Class, Mercedes Fernández Albaladejo gives us an overview of olive oil technical standards of quality and flavor insights for chefs and culinary professionals.
Mercedes Fernández Albaladejo works for the executive secretariat of the International Olive Council (IOC), the United Nations-brokered international commodity organization for olives and olive oil. After qualifying and working as a doctor, she joined the IOC where she was initially in charge of overseeing IOC-funded scientific research. Since 2005, she has headed the Standardization and Research Unit, which is responsible for developing and updating standards and methods for th...