Owner Robert Palleja has set plans in motion to open a third location of his olive oil and tasting vinegar specialty shop, Di Olivas. Located at 115 N. Euclid Ave., in the Central West End, the shop is slated to open sometime between mid-December and early January.
This will be the Palleja’s first move into St. Louis proper. The two other Di Olivas locations are located in St. Charles and West County. “My wife and I had been looking to make this move for a long time. It was just a matter of timing and of finding an appropriate location,” Palleja said.
The Central West End location will offer the same products as the other two, which includes roughly two dozen different olive oils (flavored and unflavored) and about three dozen vinegars. The shop is also going to feature hand-painted ceramic tanks used for pressing olive oil from Deruta, Italy, and a designated space for cooking demonstrations.
“What makes this store so special is our commitment to finding and buying the best products. Not only do we sell award-winning olive oils, we also try to participate in the actual production of the products as much as we can,” Palleja said.
This article appears in November 2016.