UGHHH. The Olive Scene makes me regret that i'm not a bigger cook, because this place rules. What a gorgeous store. The staff helped me immediately when I walked in. I wanted to buy everything in this well-arranged and delightful place.
If you love to cook, you're going to get a kick out of coming in and sampling all the olive oils, balsamics and vinegars. They have little sampling cups and freshly baked bread to try everything. There's also a little water stand towards the register (thank god, because by the time I hit the register, I needed it). I loved that they have a variety of flavors and basically three or four sizes of every oil. I settled with a small Tuscan oil, the small Raspberry vinegar and the small Strawberry vinegar. My god. The raspberry and strawberry are beautifully potent. I mixed them on a salad tonight and it was incredible. I appreciate that you can get them in smaller sizes to try them out.
I'll totally come back to this store. The Olive Scene is a no-brainer for a beautiful hostess gift or present for the person who loves to cook. They also have dish ware, chocolates, pasta, pasta accessories, salts... truly anything you can think of. This store inspired me to start being a more adventurous cook!