511737 Tue Apr 22 05:57:18 -0700 2008 7 14 Washington DC & Baltimore Area 0 3617854 Good morning, Could anyone recommend a place to get fantastic cured olives retail. I like big green olives and kalamata the most. Alternatively, can anyone recommend a place to get nice fresh (uncured) olives and then i can cure them myself. Tue Apr 22 05:57:18 -0700 2008 96252 daves_32 1 3618136 I love the Kalamata olives from Mastellone Deli on Harford Road. Wegmans also has a great selection. For me, the most convenient is the olive bar at Weiss market. They always have nice plump and tasty olives. Also, Chesapeake Wine Co. in Canton offers assorted olives that have been soaked in garlic and spices. Very tasty! Tue Apr 22 07:37:06 -0700 2008 3617854 141082 bmore_flavor 1 3618600 I like the olive bar at Shoppers Food Warehouse. Tue Apr 22 09:13:34 -0700 2008 3617854 89996 4X4 1 3618695 Wegmans has a pretty expansive Mediterranean bar which includes quite a variety of olives. Tue Apr 22 09:35:41 -0700 2008 3617854 174633 dcfoodie13 1 3618734 Wegmans (preferred) , or whole foods. there is also a greek grocery (afphrodite?) in Bayley's but i dont remember how their sleection was. Tue Apr 22 09:45:11 -0700 2008 3617854 10978 Foodgeek 1 3618742 If you are located in the District, Marvelous Market surprisingly has some really reasonable olives by the pound. Tue Apr 22 09:47:08 -0700 2008 3617854 18011 Jacey 2 3618868 I don't how long ago you were at your local Marvelous Market, but I was suprised by a change in the olive situation at the McLean branch. They no longer have the olives in vats for customers to ladle out. The McLean store, at least, has switched over to pre-packed olives. The day I went, they had two pint-sized containers of Turkish olives and one of Kalamata olives. Nothing else. I was at the store on a Friday and the folks there weren't expecting a delivery of olives until some time the following week. I don't know if the new system still packs the olives in olive oil. I think the use of oil rather than brine was the key to Marvelous Market's superior olives. Tue Apr 22 10:19:47 -0700 2008 3618742 61567 Indy 67 1 3618935 A&H seafood in bethesda Tue Apr 22 10:36:08 -0700 2008 3617854 13010 cleveland park