If you like olives, take a look at Mario Pitted Green Olives seasoned with Thyme & Garlic or Mario Pitted Thyme-seasoned Kalamata Olives. Members of the Times-Union Consumer Panel sampled both kinds, ...

Kalamata olives, loaded with heart healthy fats, are my all time favorite olive — I’ve been known to eat an entire jar of pitted Kalamatas in a sitting. When I’ve been able to show olive-eating ...

These aren’t my mama’s olives. Not the pickle-like sharpness of the pimiento-stuffed olives that swam in Mom’s occasional martinis. Not the pitted, crow-feather-black olives that cuddled between ...

When the weather is hot, and it’s too stifling to cook or move, this salty, briny olive concoction will hit the spot. It’s called olivada. Similar to tapenade, minus the anchovies, the star ingredient ...