It is Tuesday the 24th of March in the year 2026, and there are two things you need to know: Lotsa Pasta’s anniversary, and Mira Mira’s, an amazing olive oil from Albania.
First, the text from Lotsa Pasta’s social media post.
Life, what a beautiful experience! On March 4, 1982 we began an experience that we never could have dreamed would become our daily life. However, from the opening of our door that first day until this 44th year, we have truly gotten to live out our dream each day as we continue opening our door every morning.
Our wish to share the gift of good food and the joy that comes with it has blessed us with such a wonderful extended LP family. Our customers and friends who support us every day throughout this journey make it possible to continue.
Our yearly Anniversary way of thanking each one of you is here again. We humbly invite you to join us on Tuesday, March 24th from 10 am – 6 pm (online 8 am – 6 pm) for 20% off storewide as a chance to say THANK YOU!! Thank you for being part of our lives (and now our Children’s lives) and allowing us the opportunity to share lives and meals with you!
Sincerely, Vicki, John & all of us here at LP
(Online promo code – LPSALE2026)
Lotsa Pasta’s 44th anniversary is enough reason enough to celebrate on an otherwise nondescript Tuesday, but there’s another angle to the day, because a few weeks back I had the pleasure of meeting Bree Cameron and Adrian Michels, importers of Mira Mira’s Small Batch Extra Virgin Olive Oil.
“Small Batch, Early Harvest, Extra Virgin Olive Oil from the Albanian Riviera. We are one of the first to produce and bring TRUE small batch olive oil to the United States, as well as make blends of rare and native olive variants.”
Bree and Adrian are living most of the year in Albania, running a seasonal hostelry in Vuno (near Saranda, across from Corfu) and importing olive oil sourced from smallholdings nearby.
How small are these batches? Go here and learn more. With the help of Google’s satellite photos, you can almost count the individual trees.
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