The Tubby Olive Grand Opening: September 7th!

It is official!  The Tubby Olive will open its doors on September 7th at 10am!  So have a wonderful and relaxing Labor Day weekend, get the kids off to school and come on over to 17 S. State St for a morning of sipping Delicious Olive Oils and Balsamics.

We look forward to seeing you and hope you will become one of our regular customers.  Our hours are: M-F 10am to 6pm, Sat. 10am to 5pm, Sun 12pm to 4pm.

Taking Notice of Others Taking Notice

The Tubby Olive is, once again, making great progress getting the shop ready to open our doors.  We have also noticed a couple blogs mentioning us.  Over at breadwinecheese, there is a post from June with a picture of our window display with just a sign announcing our immenent opening.  Also, chowhownd has a post that notices us.  Seeing the supportive comments is really a great feeling and makes us even more eager to open.

Speaking of which, stay tuned to this blog as we plan to make an announcement in the very near future...

Coming Into Focus

As The Tubby Olive prepares for the grand opening, we continue to get deliveries each day; it's like a holiday with packages arriving from all over the country.  More importantly, it is the telltale signs of our nascent venture coming more and more into focus.

In addition to the excitement of seeing the pieces fall into place, we have been doing further experiments to find pairings and easy applications of our olive oils and balsamics.  For instance, adding Red Apple Balsamic when cooking your chicken or apple sausage provides a lovely balance and contrast in tastes.  This oil also works well when drizzled over a chunk of gouda cheese.  Roasting vegetables with Tuscan Herb Olive Oil provides a fabulous infusion of flavor to any dish.  And roasted beets take on a new life with a drizzle of Lavender Balsamic. These are just a few possible applications out of endless possibilities.  So stay tuned; plenty more are forthcoming.

We're preparing to 'dress' our large,beautiful window very soon, so take a walk down State Street in Newtown for the latest 'work of art"!!

Delivery Day

This has been a very exciting day at The Tubby Olive!  Around 10a.m.  a mammoth truck pulled up to our door loaded with 52 Fustis (the beautiful steel tanks imported from Italy that will contain our delicious oils and vinegars) and all of the gourmet olive oils and balsamic vinegars!  Can you imagine getting excited about a water cooler?  We were  thrilled to see this beautiful, sleek machine.

Then came the gift items like little tidbit plates, linen dish towels with olive oil related illustrations, cocktail napkins and some very nice trays- one with olive branches, the other says "All You Need" with pictures of bread,cheese, herbs,wine and of course...Olives.

So things are moving along, but there are many more details to complete.  We want everything to be just right when we welcome you to The Tubby Olive.

New Media is New

As the rise of new media has enabled teenagers, college students, and now businesses to connect with friends, family, and communities both local and abroad, we are excited to embrace this technology and develop relationships and interact with the people and businesses around us.

You can now follow The Tubby Olive on:

The Awning is Up

If you were walking around State Street in Newtown over the past few days you may have noticed a change in the retail landscape:

(hint: it has something to do with The Tubby Olive)