'Spicy Olive' specialty olive-oil and balsamic-vinegar store now open in Oakwood

The Shops of Oakwood has an intriguing new option to explore.

The Spicy Olive, a southwest Ohio-based specialty-foods store that focuses on flavored and unflavored olive oils from throughout the world and aged balsamic vinegars from Italy, has opened its relocated store at 2510 Far Hills Ave. in Oakwood, in the tenant space that previously housed Madame Delluc Artisan Chocolatier.

Today through Sunday (Sept. 11-13), the store will celebrate its grand opening with a 10 percent off sale. A ribbon-cutting will take place at 10:30 a.m. today.

The Spicy Olive founder and owner Melanie Cedargren decided to relocate her northernmost shop from the Austin Landing retail development in Miami Twp. to the Shops of Oakwood.

“I think it will be a great location for us,” Cedargren said of the Oakwood store, which opened its doors to the public on Saturday, Aug. 1.

Spicy Olive operates two other locations in the Cincinnati area — a new store in Montgomery and the original location in West Chester.

The grand opening celebration sale will apply at all three locations.

“I am so pleased to celebrate the opening of our two new stores and the eighth anniversary of the opening of our West Chester store this weekend. All of our olive oils and balsamic vinegar are 10% off,” Cedargren wrote in a message to customers.

Cedargren, a breast-cancer survivor and Lakota High School graduate, was inspired to launch her business after a vacation to Europe.

"I noticed how good the olive oil tasted in Italy, and it didn't taste the same here," Cedargren told the JournalNews in 2017. "What I had in the pantry in my home didn't taste anything like what I had experienced when I was on vacation. That started to make me aware of it, and I started to question why it tasted so different. Then, I learned a lot about olive oil and the health benefits that are associated with it, and I decided that we deserve to be able to have fresh, good-tasting olive oil as well. And, that led to opening the store."

The Spicy Olive shop in West Chester includes a wine shop — and wine may be part of the new Oakwood store’s future.

“There has been some interest in wine in Oakwood, and I may add wines at a later date,” Cedargren told this news outlet in mid-July.

The hours for the new Oakwood store are Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, call 937-247-5969 or check out www.thespicyolive.com.

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Mark Fisher

Mark Fisher, a 1981 graduate of Ohio State University and a 1976 graduate of Beavercreek High School, is a third-generation Dayton-area resident who has worked for the Dayton Daily News since 1983. He covered higher education and K-12 education accountability issues for nearly 20 years before taking over the food and dining beat in 2006.