A serendipitous journey
Sharing my passion for olive oil
From professional tasting to hospitality, a personal journey shaped by curiosity, learning and the people behind exceptional olive oil.
01 · My story
A new chapter, rooted in sensory discovery.
My entry point to the olive oil world was the Institute of Food and Beverage Innovation at Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW), where I trained to become a professional olive oil taster (Sensorik-Lizenz Olivenöl), and then joined the Swiss Olive Oil Panel (SOP). In addition, I’m a certified olive oil sommelier and took a course on nutritional science at Stanford University. I was amazed with the beneficial properties of the unsaturated fats and the phytochemicals contained in olive oil.
So, after having worked for 17 years in the financial services sector, in Argentina (my home country), United States, Italy, Brazil and Switzerland, I gave up the office life to dedicate myself to my true passion: hospitality and olive oil.
Marisa Silva
02 · Training and community
Expertise built through practice.
“Let food be thy medicine, and let medicine be thy food”Hippocrates, founder of Western medicine
03 · Continue the journey
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