Olive oil has long been lauded for its healthy fat content, hunger-healing properties, and ability to convert family rooms into roller rinks with a strategic spill and the aid of a mop. Discover the lesser-known uses of this party in a bottle with today's Groupon: for $12, you get $30 worth of olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and other gourmet market products at Kalamazoo Olive Company, located on Central Avenue in St. Petersburg.

Kalamazoo Olive Company supplies a venerable variety of gourmet goods ranging from luxuriously smooth olive oils to tangy tapenades and gastronome-gratifying dips. As you jauntily peruse the open storefront, stop at each tasting station to sample one of Kalamazoo’s opulent oils. A mildly fruity yet peppery Chilean arbequina olive oil ($14.95 for a 375 ml bottle) tastes heavenly atop fresh, warm bread, while the basil-infused Tunisian chemlali olive oil ($15.95 for a 375 ml bottle) adds a nice zip to homemade hummus and pasta dishes. The roasted garlic oil ($15.95 for 375 ml) will help you determine which guests at your next dinner party are secretly vampire gourmands, and the small-batch pressed walnut olive oil ($12.95 for 200 ml) adds a nutty decadence to the dull sanity of everyday dishes. Decadent dips include the sesame-honey-mustard dip, the champagne-garlic-mustard dip, and the roasted-pineapple-and-habanero dip (all $9.95), the latter of which packs the sweet-and-spicy balance of a mama's-boy punk rocker. Otherwise, splash a taste of tart with a traditional 18-year aged balsamic vinegar ($19.95 for 375 ml) or attempt one of the fruit-fused white balsamic varieties such as peach, coconut, or pineapple (all $11.95 for 375 ml). Pasta sauces and cheese balls are also available to try on a daily basis.

Kalamazoo opened its brightly lit, cleanly laid-out storefront earlier this year to satisfy Tampa-area foodies and to tempt pre-foodies with the taste of high-quality olive oil and balsamic vinegar. The friendly and knowledgeable staff will help you pick out an acidity-adding or smoothness-supporting elixir for your own home. The staff members can also arrange food choices into a gift basket and ship them to a friend's home anywhere in the nation, or show you how to throw a jar of olives into the air and swallow them all in one graceful swoop.

Not valid toward alcohol; in-store purchases only.