Why Olive Oil and Ice Cream is Dreamy By Shoshi Parks | The Olive Oil Professor

Why Olive Oil and Ice Cream is Dreamy

November 20, 2024

“I highly recommend [using] a grassy, fruitier extra-virgin olive oil—usually called a “finishing oil”—to give the ice cream an overall flavor balance,” says Bi-Rite Creamery managing partner and pastry chef, Kris Hoogerhyde. Hill has used EVOO from California producers DaVero and Gold Ridge Organic Farms, whose Picholine blend he says “superbly” complements the slightly different flavor and texture of soft-serve.