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About Theo

Theo is a chef, presenter and best-selling author specialising in Greek Cypriot food and family focused recipes. Theo has wrote four cookbooks, his most recent is Orexi! which has been translated into three languages, gained huge press coverage and rave reviews. His fourth book ‘SHARE’ is out March 2020.

Theo writes a weekly food column for Best Magazine, is regularly in the media including ITV This Morning, National Geographic Food, The Saturday Times, Delicious, Food & Travel Magazine, BBC Radio and more…

Theo is also Executive Chef for international events company; Elsewhere. Theo works with numerous brands developing recipes, digital content and presenting.

Here’s a sneak peak at the last three years work with David Lloyd Clubs:

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.

A Masterchef 2014 semi-finalist Theo resigned from his position as a Board Member of a PLC to follow his passion for ‘food’.

Theo ran his own sell-out pop up restaurant for two years, cooking an 8-course taster menu championing modern Greek cuisine. This period overlapped with Theo working 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.

Theo was invited to be a guest chef at the Sheraton Grande Hotel in Bangkok and the exclusive Paresa resort in Kamala Hills, Thailand. For the last three years Theo has been a judge for the Quality Food Awards and is frequently in the press and other media.

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