Welcome, we are The Grumpy Olive!

food lovers | creators | eaters

We’re Simona and Cristina, sisters with a passion for all things food, cooking and baking, and a newfound love for drinks and mocktails.

The Grumpy Olive is our happy place where we share recipes that everyone can make, even the worst of cook or baker because we believe everyone can cook (just like Chef Gusteau!).

  • portrait of two girls in a white kitchen with kitchen tools
  • portrait of two girls in a white kitchen with kitchen tools
two glasses of cucumber basil mocktail on marble coasters and on a marble background, around ice, basil, cucumber slices and an ice tongs
a bowl of ponyo ramen with noodles, spring onions, ham and egg. under a yellow towel, chopsticks, bowls with ingredients on a marble background

We are here to keep you fed and entertained, too.

We started this adventure in 2020 as a trio with our middle sister Fred, but she has decided to move on to greener pastures with her studies.

We are constantly caffeinated and surrounded by our pets, TJ the Birman cat, Otis the Dachshund and Miso the Whippet – special mention to Molly, our mum’s dog, who’s always with us.

Meet The Team

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Simona

The one doing (most of) the cooking and developing of recipes, will inhale a cake in one second and can’t resist cookie dough.

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Cristina

The photographer and videographer behind all content of this blog. Also an avid reader and lasagna lover, won’t resist a snack, ever.

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TJ & Molly

Quality checkers, sniffing out the good stuff, and loving all the gluten goods. They are just too good to be true, frenemies and lovers.

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Otis

Head of tasting department, he will try everything. He is the barking king of this house and no snack goes unnoticed.

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Miso

Head of unboxing and special deliveries, has a picky palate and is the fastest of the whole house (especially for food).

Shop our favorites

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two hands holding a plate of miso chicken with aubergine on a plate of rice, under a towel, green onions and garlic seeds in bowls, on a marble background
spirulina matcha latte being made, spirulina cold foam being poured, a plant, a milk jug and chansen in the background, on a marble background

What do we do?

recipe Development | social media | food photography

We like to focus on food that is good for the soul, so you will find recipes that are delicious, easy to follow and not always too healthy, but what can we do? We do love sugar around here!

Comfort food, but made easy and (mostly) quick with recipes that are foolproof and developed to become some of your new favorites.

Collaborations + Partnerships

Let’s Work Together

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