Emily Lycopolus

Olive Oil Sommelier, educator, and author of 8 cookbooks, Emily Lycopolus is the Olive Oil Critic.

With a degree in Life Science from Queen’s University, her love of science and discovery has blended with her deep love of food and flavour. Along with an MA in Cultural Anthropology, her kitchen is also a lab for discovery and learning. After being introduced to olive oil on her husband’s family olive grove, her life has been dedicated to the ingredient since.

What is an Olive Oil Critic? Emily is who you want to teach you how to read a label on a bottle of olive oil, share tips on how to taste the differences in one olive oil to another, and how best to use each one ~ Emily’s expert palate can be found sharing her passion with consumers, olive oil producers, gourmet and grocery retailers, as well as judging at International Olive Oil competitions.

Calling Victoria, BC home, Emily hosts private workshops, cooking classes, guided tastings, educating retail and culinary professionals alike all about olive oil.