Media Coverage
We're in the news! Here is a list of articles and media coverage on our products and our newly published cookbook, From the Olive Grove. Again, thank you to our customers and colleagues for their continued support.
2011
Studio 4 on Shaw TVJune 2011
Garry Steel on Studio 4 with Host Fanny Kiefer
Fanny Kiefer talks with Health and Cooking Expert Garry Steel about delicious Fabulous Greek Muffins using Basil Olive Oil products.
Garry Steel on Studio 4 with Host Fanny Kiefer
Fanny Kiefer talks with Health and Cooking Expert Garry Steel about delicious Fabulous Greek Muffins using Basil Olive Oil products.
City Food MagazineFebruary 2011
Review: From the Olive Grove Cookbook
From the Olive Grove: Mediterranean Cooking with Olive Oil is reviewed in the February issue of City Food Magazine.
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Review: From the Olive Grove Cookbook
From the Olive Grove: Mediterranean Cooking with Olive Oil is reviewed in the February issue of City Food Magazine.
From the Olive Grove
by Helen and Anastasia Koutalianos, (Arsenal Pulp Press, 2010)
Our favourite local cookbook,and one we plan to cook our way through in 2011. Well-loved, delicious recipes from the Greek family who bring Vancouver its best olive oil, along with contributions from friends and customers who also happen to be some of [Canada's] top chefs.
2010
January MagazineDecember 2010
Best Books of 2010: Cookbooks
From the Olive Grove: Mediterranean Cooking with Olive Oil makes the Best Books of 2010: Cookbooks from January Magazine
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Best Books of 2010: Cookbooks
From the Olive Grove: Mediterranean Cooking with Olive Oil makes the Best Books of 2010: Cookbooks from January Magazine
"In the press material for From the Olive Grove, it talks about how co-author Helen Koutalianos has “preached the gospel of olive oil and its benefits for years.” It’s a book that reflects that attitude: there is an element of evangelism about the book though, in this case, it’s not a bad thing. First we learn that the family of the mother and daughter authors have been in the olive producing business for generations. So they both have a reason to know their olives. We get a “brief history of olive oil” that is really not so brief -- though it is interesting -- and also includes tidbits of olive oil production, grading, storage and even health benefits. Then the recipes: simply stated and shared. Mostly Greek classics or variations thereof, without adornment and with the recipes tightly boiled down. Nothing could be simpler or more approachable than the Koutalianos’ Fasolakia Yahni (green bean and potato stew) or their Turkish Kebabs with Garlic and the Fennel Salad is so simple, it almost makes itself. Even the newest cook will find themselves with an interesting new repertoire with From the Olive Grove. "
-- Monica Stark
-- Monica Stark
Granville MagDecember 2010
Olive oil the secret to amazing lentil soup
An article from Granville Mag, reviewing Anastasia and Helen Koutalianos' new cookbook, From the Olive Grove, Mediterranean Cooking with Olive Oil
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Olive oil the secret to amazing lentil soup
An article from Granville Mag, reviewing Anastasia and Helen Koutalianos' new cookbook, From the Olive Grove, Mediterranean Cooking with Olive Oil
Why focus on olive oil?
“I think olive oil was a great starting off point. It's something I use everyday and something that North Americans are growing to love,” says Anastasia of the book’s central tenet. At the time, Helen and her husband Basil Koutalianos’s company, Basil Olive Oil Products, had just celebrated its 10th anniversary so olive oil was top of mind in the Koutalianos house.
Where are the recipes from?
Anastasia’s childhood memories of her mother’s food column in The News meant that family recipes would play a key role in the book. More surprising is the inclusion of recipes from well-known Canadian chefs. The Koutalianos family had been importing their certified organic olive oil from Greece for over 10 years and had built great relationships with chefs and restaurants as a result; many of them jumped at the chance to be part of Koutalianos’ project.
“I think olive oil was a great starting off point. It's something I use everyday and something that North Americans are growing to love,” says Anastasia of the book’s central tenet. At the time, Helen and her husband Basil Koutalianos’s company, Basil Olive Oil Products, had just celebrated its 10th anniversary so olive oil was top of mind in the Koutalianos house.
Where are the recipes from?
Anastasia’s childhood memories of her mother’s food column in The News meant that family recipes would play a key role in the book. More surprising is the inclusion of recipes from well-known Canadian chefs. The Koutalianos family had been importing their certified organic olive oil from Greece for over 10 years and had built great relationships with chefs and restaurants as a result; many of them jumped at the chance to be part of Koutalianos’ project.
Maple Ridge NewsAugust 2010
From Greece, with love, for you
An interview with Helen Koutalianos posted on the Maple Ridge News website.
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From Greece, with love, for you
An interview with Helen Koutalianos posted on the Maple Ridge News website.
All olive oils are not created equal. Some can result from the use of chemicals that extract the oil from the fruit.
Some olive oils may have been extracted using heat, which yields more oil from the olives, yet affects the purity.
That’s why Helen and Basil Koutalianos import their certified organic, extra virgin olive oil from Greece, so people can taste the real thing.
City Food MagazineJanuary 2010
Newsfeed
CityFood Magazine's newsletter announces all the exciting changes happening at Basil Olive Oil in 2010.
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Newsfeed
CityFood Magazine's newsletter announces all the exciting changes happening at Basil Olive Oil in 2010.
The Koutalianos family of Basil Olive Oil have many exciting projects planned for 2010. Arsenault Pulp Press is going to publish their ‘From the Olive Grove’ cook book. The collection of recipes, all using olive oil, will be a collaboration between Helen Koutalianos and her daughter Anastasia, as well as several top Vancouver chefs. The company will also introduce two new unique products this year -- a certified organic ‘Real Wine Vinegar’ and a certified organic ‘Meli Fir Honey’. Their flagship product, the Golden Organic Eleni olive oil has a new elegant bottle which are already on display in better grocery stores around B.C.
2009
Vancouver Sun/ProvinceSeptember 2009
Buy Green
On September 19, 2009, the Vancouver Sun and the Vancouver Province ran a full page spread on Buy Green products. Basil Olive Oil's Golden Olive Anastasia® Olive Oil Soap was one of those products.
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Buy Green
On September 19, 2009, the Vancouver Sun and the Vancouver Province ran a full page spread on Buy Green products. Basil Olive Oil's Golden Olive Anastasia® Olive Oil Soap was one of those products. Read original article
2008
Vancouver MagazineOctober 2008
Best Things to Eat and Drink in Vancouver
Basil Olive Oil made the list! In the October 2008 issue, Vancouver Magazine has an article titled '101 Things to Taste Before You Die' and Basil Golden 'Eleni' Olive Oil was number 92.
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Best Things to Eat and Drink in Vancouver
Basil Olive Oil made the list! In the October 2008 issue, Vancouver Magazine has an article titled '101 Things to Taste Before You Die' and Basil Golden 'Eleni' Olive Oil was number 92. 92. Eleni Olive Oil
Most people think Italy for fine olive oil, but Eleni Certified Extra Virgin, imported from Greece by Basil and Helen Koutalianos of Pitt Meadows, is unparalleled: light and fresh, deeply flavourful, beautifully green in colour, and almost intoxicatingly aromatic. Widely available
Most people think Italy for fine olive oil, but Eleni Certified Extra Virgin, imported from Greece by Basil and Helen Koutalianos of Pitt Meadows, is unparalleled: light and fresh, deeply flavourful, beautifully green in colour, and almost intoxicatingly aromatic. Widely available
The Vancouver ProvinceMay 2008
How this couple was sold on taste of fresh olive oil
On May 12, 2008, in BC's The Province Newspaper an article was written on Basil Olive Oil Ltd. in business section 'minding your own business'.
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How this couple was sold on taste of fresh olive oil
On May 12, 2008, in BC's The Province Newspaper an article was written on Basil Olive Oil Ltd. in business section 'minding your own business'.Read full story Read original aticle
2007
Western Living MagazineAugust 2007
Organic Pantry
Some of Basil Olive Oil products were featured in Western Living Magazine's Organic Pantry in the August 2007 issue. The featured products were
Organic Pantry
Some of Basil Olive Oil products were featured in Western Living Magazine's Organic Pantry in the August 2007 issue. The featured products were
- Koutalianos Pasteli™ Certified Organic Raw Bars
- Golden Olive Eleni® Certified Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Golden Olive Evangeline® Certified Organic Corinthian Raisin Balsamic Vinegar
As Canada's largest regional magazine with a circulation of 195,500, Western Living shares what intrigues, surprises and thrills them about people, places, homes, gardens, food and adventure from Winnipeg to Victoria and everywhere in-between.
Monthly columns and departments include travel, gardening and real estate as well as food, restaurants, wine-pairing advice and, as we've been featuring since the inception of Western Homes and Living in the 1950s, stunning homes.
2006
BBC NewsAugust 2006
Olive Oil Secret to Loren Beauty
The latest BBC report on Sophia Loren, now 70+ looks amazing for her age. She gives her body extra virgin olive oil baths as well as eating quality fresh olive oil in the diet. She is a testament to what quality extra virgin olive oil can do for your skin.
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Olive Oil Secret to Loren Beauty
The latest BBC report on Sophia Loren, now 70+ looks amazing for her age. She gives her body extra virgin olive oil baths as well as eating quality fresh olive oil in the diet. She is a testament to what quality extra virgin olive oil can do for your skin. Read full story
CityFood MagazineJuly 2006
Fresh Pressed Salad Oils
Still our most trusted oil the award-winning Golden Olive Eleni is produced by the Koutalianos family of Pitt Meadows from their own olive groves in Greece , meaning the quality, freshness and integrity of the oil is impeccable. Used by the top chefs in British Columbia, the oil can be found in fine groceries and health food stores around the province, www.basiloliveoil.com."
Fresh Pressed Salad Oils
Still our most trusted oil the award-winning Golden Olive Eleni is produced by the Koutalianos family of Pitt Meadows from their own olive groves in Greece , meaning the quality, freshness and integrity of the oil is impeccable. Used by the top chefs in British Columbia, the oil can be found in fine groceries and health food stores around the province, www.basiloliveoil.com."
Cookbook
Mediterranean Cooking with Olive Oil
A wonderful combination of Greek classics, treasured family recipes, and some wonderful recipes as supplied by the chefs who use our olive oil.
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Prevents Calcium Loss
Olive oil promotes bone development and mineralization; studies show the more you consume the greater the benefit.Read More
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