The Quail & Olive 2nd Annual Olive Growers Festival

The 2nd Annual Olive Growers Festival gives olive oil aficionados the opportunity to taste the 2015 harvest from local California olive growers. Chef John Pisto, host of Monterey's Cooking and owner of The Whaling Station will judge the Small Bites contest.

The seminar schedule for the 2nd Annual Olive Growers Festival is as follows:

Noon Small Bites Contest judging by Chef John Pisto

1:00 p.m. Controversy of Imported Oils seminar from California Olive Oil Council (COOC)

2:00 p.m. Health Benefits of Mediterranean Diet seminar with Dr. Stephen Brabeck, proprietor of The Quail & Olive and local cardiologist

3:00 p.m. Meet the Olive Oil Growers with Dean Griggs grower and producer of Tres Osos EVOO in Carmel Valley.

Chapparal Gardens will be on hand to present tastings of their award-winning fruit and balsamic vinegars. Visitors will also sample gourmet salts from Robert Kirklands Monterey Bay Salt Co., as well as taste olive jams and tapenades by Chef Andre Averseng from Paso Terra Restaurant.