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The Fat Olive

Not all fats are created equal. We’re all about the healthy fats in the olive fruit, the ones that protect our bodies and help prevent all the bad stuff by filling us up with all the good stuff. Join us as we share delicious recipes, fun insights and intriguing views on what makes extra virgin olive oil so special.

Guide 15 | How to Read an Olive Oil Label: The Front Label

What can you learn about an olive oil before you ever turn the bottle over? Learn how to read the front label and understand what its most important terms really mean.

Guide 11 | How to Choose a Good Olive Oil

Choosing a good olive oil can feel uncertain at first. This guide offers simple, practical ways to recognize what matters — helping you move from confusion to confidence, one detail at a time.

Guide 8 | Does Extra Virgin Olive Oil Contain Heavy Metals, Microbes, or Allergens?

Phenolic compounds—often called phenols or polyphenols—play an important role in the flavor, stability, and health-supporting properties of extra virgin olive oil. This article explores what these compounds are and why they matter.

High-phenolic PJ Kabos extra virgin olive oil bottles — Robust, Phenolic Shot, and Medium Edition — with fresh green olives.

Guide 2 | Cooking with Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO): Stability vs. Nutrition

This chapter of the PJ Kabos Guide to Olive Oil explores how extra virgin olive oil performs during cooking—why it stays stable under heat, protects its antioxidants, and why the old “low smoke point” myth doesn’t match real science.

Plate of crispy feta bites drizzled with high-phenolic extra virgin olive oil, garnished with black sesame seeds and honey, served alongside a bottle of PJ Kabos Family Reserve Medium olive oil.

Feta Bites | PJ Kabos Recipe

Rooted in the Greek meze tradition... these bite-sized creations offer a contemporary twist on a timeless classic.

American Banana Bread | PJ Kabos Recipe

Are those bananas on your counter looking a little tired? Don’t throw them away—they’re perfect for making a moist, flavorful banana bread with high-phenolic olive oil.

Greek Stuffed Tomatoes (Gemista) | PJ Kabos Recipe

A beloved Greek classic filled with rice, herbs, and the flavors of the Mediterranean — slowly baked until tender and richly infused with high-phenolic extra virgin olive oil.

A bowl of traditional Greek braised green beans (fasolakia) with baby potatoes, tomatoes, feta, fresh herbs, and crusty bread, served on a bright Mediterranean table with olives, olive branches, and a place setting ready for dinner.

Greek Braised Green Beans (Fasolakia) | PJ Kabos Recipe

Discover how to make traditional Greek braised green beans (fasolakia), a classic ladera dish slowly simmered with tomatoes, potatoes, herbs, and generous amounts of extra virgin olive oil.

Classic and authentic Greek salad with tomatoes, cucumber, green peppers, red onions, Kalamata ta and oregano beside a bottle of PJ Kabos Family Reserve Organic Robust high-phenolic EVOO.

Authentic & Classic Greek Salad with Extra Virgin Olive Oil | PJ Kabos Recipe

Do you know what an authentic Greek salad actually is? You might be surprised to learn that vinegar isn't part of it! Discover how a few fresh ingredients and a generous amount of EVOO come together to create this nutritious Greek classic.

Maria Panagiotopoulou during one of her final visits to the family olive groves in Greece, smiling among the olive trees that inspired the PJ Kabos legacy.

PJ Kabos Family Legacy: Remembering a Grand Lady | PJ Kabos Journal

Remembering Maria Panagiotopoulou, the remarkable woman whose faith, love of family, and cherished olive groves became part of the enduring legacy of PJ Kabos.