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About Theo

Theo is a chef, presenter and award winning author and previous Masterchef 2014 contestant – see what he’s been up to recently here.

Theo is resident chef on Channel 4’s Steph’s Packed Lunch, monthly food columnist for Hertfordshire Life Magazine, a Kenwood Ambassador and frequently in the press and media and food festivals (National Geographic, Taste London, Carfest, etc.).

Theo sits on the CoolBrands Council 2022/23 amongst a select group of successful individuals from across various industries.

Theo has seven published cookbooks, two of which won the 2020 Gourmand World Cookbook awards. Some of his titles include Orexi (translated into 3 languages) Rustica, SHARE, CANNED and most recently is Grazing and Feasting Boards and is currently working on his next book to be published autumn 2023.

Theo still gets’ his hands dirty as Executive Chef for an international events company and also co-owns a cool little coffee shop in Hertfordshire.

Theo has three children and during lockdown Theo was named internationally as the ‘UK’s home economist’ after hosting 36 live kids cookalongs for 3 months (this is what the press said)

Theo is also co-founder of FiveDinners.com an online curated meal planning service.

Credits include:

Channel 4, Steph’s Packed Lunch – resident chef
The Food Network (Sky)
ITV’s This Morning (since 2015)
BBC Morning Live
GB News
BBC Radio London
Heart FM
BBC 3CR
Masterchef (2014 participant / 2022 judge)

Publications

The Times
Saturday Times
Mail on Sunday
The Metro
Daily Mail
You Magazine
Guardian
Best Magazine
Femail
Closer
Delicious
Many more…

Theo Michaels showreel

Theo is the face of the 2022/23 #selfstarter campaign with 123Reg – more on that here and a video below.

This or that?! with 123Reg

Bio

Theo A. Michaels

Chef | Author | Presenter | Dad…

Theo was born in London and comes from a large Greek Cypriot family.

Theo lived in America for five years, has eaten his way around the world with a backpack and now lives in Hertfordshire with his wife and three children.

After reaching the heats to the semifinals in Masterchef 2014Theo resigned from his position as a Board Member of a PLC to follow his passion for ‘food’.

Theo started his food career opening a pop up restaurant for two years cooking 8-course taster menus championing Greek cuisine (bookings would sell out in less than a minute of going live). Theo also became established as a private chef which received recognition by The Financial Times and Telegraph in 2017. Both services won the regional ‘Best Lifestyle Service’ award – (read his cooking reviews here).

Theo is now the full time Executive Chef for Elsewhere Events creating imaginative dining experiences for Elsewhere’s venues and popup events around the world and an accomplished author having five published cookbooks.

Theo has been a guest chef at the Sheraton Grande Hotel in Bangkok and the exclusive Paresa resort in Kamala Hills, Thailand.

He is known for cooking ‘elegant village food’ inspired by the flavours of Greece and Cyprus and cooking at large scale events.

Theo’s recipes can be found at TheoCooks.com or on his Cooking Youtube Channel.

Theo is represented by Fletcher Associates