Olive 'n Vinnies Market

09/03/2026

Looking for a spot to host your next get-together? 🫒

Our Glen Ellyn market opens up for private events, corporate happy hours, birthdays, team building, women's networking nights, you name it. Groups of 20 to 25 get the whole space to themselves, a guided tasting through our oils and balsamics, and Michelle's stories and pairing tips along the way.

It's food, fun, and flavor, made for bringing people together.

Dates fill up fast, book or get info here: https://oliveandvinnies.com/pages/private-event-space-in-glen-ellyn

09/03/2026

600+ hot sauces. A custom-built tracking app. And a drive from Aurora to find a bottle they didn't already have. 🌶️

Meet Roy and Karen, hot sauce collectors extraordinaire, who found us through our friends at Gindo's Spice of Life. Roy keeps his entire collection logged in his own app, flavor, heat level, maker, all of it. He says Mary and Chris at Gindo's are hands-down his favorites.

When he came in, he double-checked the app and found 4 sauces he didn't have yet. His pick of the day? Our own Thai Coconut Chili hot sauce.

We love meeting people this passionate about flavor. Thanks for making the trip, Roy and Karen, and thank you to Gindo's Spice of Life for the introduction!

09/03/2026

Summer's almost over, so let's use it. Michelle's here with a fruit salad trick that actually works: whatever fruit you've got (strawberries, blueberries, peaches, mango) chopped up in a bowl, then a drizzle of Blood Orange Fused Olive Oil and Wild Blueberry Dark Balsamic. That's it. That's the whole recipe.

09/02/2026

Fluffy, golden, and impossibly bright. This is the brunch stack that looks like it came from a very good cafe and tastes like something worth slowing down for. 🥞

Our Lemon Ricotta Pancakes lean on two products that do all the flavor work before you even turn on the stove. Blood Orange Fused Olive Oil goes right into the batter, replacing neutral oil and perfuming every bite with a warm citrus note that plays beautifully against the ricotta. Then, instead of maple syrup, a generous drizzle of Aged Wild Blueberry Dark Balsamic on top: thick, jammy, and just sweet enough.

The blood orange is pressed right into the oil at harvest, so the citrus flavor goes bone-deep. The wild blueberry is aged into the balsamic until it's thick and fruity without being cloying. It's the kind of combination you genuinely can't approximate with grocery store ingredients.

One move makes these impossibly fluffy: whip the egg whites to soft peaks and fold them in gently. Don't skip it. Warm the balsamic for 20 seconds before drizzling and it gets even more pourable and fragrant. Easy enough for a Tuesday, elegant enough for a special morning.

Get the full recipe and taste why the Blood Orange EVOO surprises just about everyone. 🍊🫐

Lemon Ricotta Pancakes with Blood Orange EVOO + Wild Blueberry Balsamic — Olive 'n Vinnie's Market ← Back to All Recipes Recipes · Brunch · 30 Minutes Lemon RicottaPancakes withBlood Orange EVOO+ Wild Blueberry Drizzle Fluffy, golden, and impossibly bright — this Mother's Day brunch hero is ...

09/02/2026

Michelle's got a fix for that afternoon slump: Door County Coffee, now brewing in the shop. We're carrying over 12 varieties, so whether you like it bold, sweet, or somewhere in between, there's a bag with your name on it. Swing by and grab one (or three) — in store only for now, so come see us!

09/01/2026

Door County Coffee has officially landed at Olive 'n Vinnie's, and we've got over 12 flavors on the shelf right now. From a smooth 100% Colombian to the rum-and-vanilla notes of Jamaican Me Crazy, there's a bag worth taking home. Come in, take a look, and find the one that's calling your name.

09/01/2026

Fresh shelf finds just landed. We've got new cookbooks and card decks in, think "Boards & Spreads," "Batch Cocktails," "Pizza Night," "Mocktail Party," and a stack of others that'll have you planning your next get-together before you've even checked out.

They're the kind of colorful, fun reads that make you want to cook something the second you open them. Come flip through them yourself, they're on the shelf now.

08/31/2026

You ask Michelle this all the time: with 65 flavors on the shelf, how do you pick just one?

Her go-to move used to be a few quick questions on the spot, standing right there at the tasting bar. Now that same process is a curated guide online. Answer six short questions and get a flavor recommendation picked specifically for you.

Great for gifting, great for your own pantry, and honestly just great if you've never been quite sure what to grab.

08/31/2026

Weekend breakfast just got easier. 🧇

These Crispy Belgian Waffles come out golden on the outside, tender in the middle, and they skip the whole melt-the-butter-and-wait-for-it-to-cool routine. The trick is our Natural Butter Fused Olive Oil, which has real butter flavor fused right into the oil. It goes straight into the batter, no creaming, no browning, no waiting.

One other secret to that light, crispy texture: beat the egg whites separately and fold them in gently. It's a five-minute extra step that makes all the difference between a good waffle and a great one.

Serve them warm with maple syrup and fresh fruit, or go savory and skip the sugar for waffles that hold their own next to fried chicken. They freeze beautifully too, so a slow Sunday batch becomes a fast weekday breakfast.

Grab the full recipe and see why the butter olive oil swap is about to change your baking. 🫒

← Back to All Recipes Recipes · Breakfast · 30 Minutes Crispy BelgianButter Olive OilWaffles Golden and crispy on the outside, tender in the middle, made with Natural Butter Fused Olive Oil instead of melted butter. ⏱ 30 Min 🧇 Serves 4 ⭐ Easy Natural Butter Fused Olive OilButtermilkVanill...

08/31/2026

Straight from Nashville, TN to your kitchen. 🍞

Soberdough Brew Bread is about as easy as homemade bread gets: pour, stir, bake, and you've got a fresh loaf in about 45 minutes. No kneading, no proofing, no bread machine required.

It's in the shop now, or grab it online and pick it up in store (or have it shipped, your call). Shop it at oliveandvinnies.com!