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Podcast: The Culinary Institute of America
Episode: Olive Oil in the Plant-Forward Kitchen Interview Series: Mercedes Fernández Albaladejo
Description: In this interview, Mercedes Fernández Albaladejo discusses the health benefits of olive oils, different categories of olive oils, factors that go into olive oil varieties, pairing the right olive oil with the right dish, and more!
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 fo...