Green olives are younger and underripe, while black olives have been aged for longer and are either ripe or overripe. They have slightly different tastes as a result, with green olives tasting ...

Picked ripe, kalamatas are slit ... they're a good choice for those who don't like strong-flavored olives. Black, ripened ...

The names of the dishes roll across the tongue like ripe black olives: Carpaccio di Tonno. Ribollita Toscana. Sformato di Zucchine. And the flavors? Like little time bombs, set to shower the ...