About Helen Koutalianos Helen Koutalianos was a food columnist and Greek cooking instructor who now runs Basil Olive Oil Products with her husband Basil; the company imports extra virgin olive oil from a grove in Greece that Basil's family has owned for four generations. Books by Helen Koutalianos From the Olive Grove Mediterranean Cooking with Olive Oil by (author) Helen Koutalianos & Anastasia Koutalianos