Pacific Sun Wins Medals - Marc Beauchamp
this originally ran in the Redding Record Searchlight in July 2005Another fellow who's returned to his north state roots and improved our culinary quality of life in the process is Brian Kenny.
Kenny, 31, is sales and marketing manager for the award-winning Pacific Sun Olive Oil, made in Gerber. Kenny studied Greek and Roman archeology at the University of California at Berkeley, worked for Apple Computer and several dot.coms as a software engineer before returning to Redding and partnering with high school chum Brendon Flynn, whose family owns Pacific Farms.
The thick, full-bodied olive oil is available at Holiday Quality Foods, Sunset Market Place, Rene-Joule Patisserie, Orchard Nutrition Center, among other locations. At the recent Olive Oils of the World" competition at the Los Angeles County Fair, Pacific Sun entered five oils and got four gold and one bronze medal.
A good number of Kenny's customers are celebrity chefs such Chris Bianco, whose Pizzeria Bianco in Phoenix was recently rated No. 1 in the country by the New York Times. Kenny also sells the stuff to better-known celebrities, including musicians David (Talking Heads) Bryne, Boz Scaggs and Dave Matthews.
The oil sells from $11 to $18. It can also be purchased online at www.pacificsunoliveoil.com.
"It's as fresh as you can get," boasts Kenny.
"It's a raw food, technically. No additives. It's made for people to enjoy. It's really a food as opposed to a fat."
With several bottles in my cupboard at home, I concur.
Reporter Marc Beauchamp can be reached at 225-8221 or at mbeauchamp@redding.com.
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