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Ohh! Very excited to have my 8th cookbook – ‘Theo’s Family Kitchen’ just released (Oct 2023)! This is a book I’ve wanted to write for a long time; a truly family focussed cookbook. This is the book that I want to hand to my kids when they leave home knowing they’ll have all the basics to look after themselves in the kitchen (and be able to impress if they need to!).

Buy this book or check out my other books here

What an honour to give an After Dinner Speech to the Metal Packaging and Manufacturers Association gala dinner at Drapers Hall; part of the Liverys of City of London.

Following on from 2022’s successful ambassadorship and campaign with CannedFoodUK and Metal Packaging Manufactures Association, Theo is proud to announce his ambassadorship for a second year. Creating canned food recipes, content and various duties Theo looks forward to spreading the word on using canned ingredients as part of our staple diet.

Very pleased to announce that from February 2023 Theo is a regular food columnist for Hertfordshire Life magazine. Every month Theo will be serving up a delicious recipe and anecdotes that change with the seasons for readers to enjoy and recreate.

Check out his feature by picking up a copy or read it here

Theo is very proud to be working with 123Reg to be the face of their #SelfStarter campaign. Here’s a couple of videos with another article below.

Click here to read the full story on 123Reg website.

Theo was invited to take a seat on 2022/23 Cool Brands Council amongst a select group of successful individuals that represent industry experts and influence.

His kids response to him telling them he was officially ‘cool’?

“no one cool wears a cardigan’

Kids…. humph…

Find out more about CoolBrands here. View Theo’s spot on the council here.

Theo was invited back onto BBC Morning Live after judging this seasons Masterchef Semi-finalists. Theo gave some helpful (?!) tips to Anna Haugh whom takes over from Monica as next seasons Professional Masterchef contestants start their journey.

Theo’s not-so-helpful advice on judging contestants – !

How kids are different nowadays…. he thinks…

Theo was invited back by the lovely folk on Masterchef as a guest judge to see how the current semifinalists got on. It brought back a lot of memories with some great food dished up by this year’s contestants.

Great show featuring Theo discussing the current cost-of-living crisis and the rise in tinned food with presenters Eamon Holmes and Isabel Webster on GB News.

You can get a copy of Theo’s book ‘CANNED’ here.

Super excited to announce that Theo is now a regular on Channel 4’s Steph’s Packed Lunch cooking up a variety of different meals each month showcasing flavours from around the world and easy family dinners.

Theo says:

“I’m thrilled to be part of the SPL family and on the show. Steph, Nick, Sarah, the production team, crew (and the amazing chefs in the kitchen) are a total pleasure to work with and I’m really honoured to be part of that excitement and buzz of live TV for Channel 4’s Steph’s Packed Lunch!”

Huge thank you to Town and County magazine for having me on the cover with a lovely interview on my journey from corporate world to wearing an apron and featuring some delicious recipes from my latest book CANNED..

If you missed the print version here’s the download:

https://issuu.com/townandcountymag/docs/issue_24_9f6a7ec1454bd3

CANNED out now

CANNED published September 2021 by Theo A. Michaels

Published by Ryland Peters and Small, Photography credits Mowie Kay

Been great fun hosting some exclusive chefs table experiences for private and public listed companies for their c-suite and investor members.

Usually taking place onsite or in a hired private venue, recent events included the De’Longhi family flying over from Italy to the UK head office, or for Acast at Soho Works, London. Sometimes it’s just a beautiful dinner with some chat, othertimes guests can have some fun getting involved.

I can’t believe my first appearance on This Morning was over 4 years ago! Another great show featuring a couple of recipes from my latest book CANNED – lots of fun with Alison and Dermot!

Here’s a sneak peak of the show:

Fabulous morning doing the live show on BBC Morning Live featuring a few recipes from my latest book CANNED.

Had a fabulous time back on ITV This Morning whipping up some Greek sunshine for Eamon and Ruth with my yogurt marinated lamb kebabs with homemade flatbreads.

Here’s a sneak peak of the show:

So excited to announce the publication of my new book CANNED – a whole book dedicated to championing canned/tinned ingredients.

Check out this preview of buy your copy here.

Our award winning author Theo Michaels; we are honoured to announce that two of Theo’s cookbooks published in 2020 by Ryland Peters and Small; Share and Rustica; have won their respective categories in the renowned Gourmand World Cookbooks Awards.

Rustica – Mediterranean village food won the category D02  Health & Nutrition of the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards

SHARE – delectable sharing boards won the category A11  Entertaining of the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards

You can see the full list of winners here – GOURMAND INTERNATIONAL

I don’t often boast (stop it), but I’m honoured to announce both my cookbooks published in 2020 (Share and Rustica) made it into The Best 20 Cookbooks of the Year from the revered Leite’s Culinaria.

The editors at Leite’s write, “Michaels appears twice on this list for good reason: every single recipe we tried stunned us.”

Praise for SHARE:

“While sharing may be the central concept behind this book, we can promise you won’t want to. Theo A. Michaels, former MasterChef semifinalist, manages to craft one surprising and sensational recipe after another.”

Praise for Rustica:

“What it means to eat like a true resident of the Mediterranean with meals that focus on coaxing the best results out of simple, quality ingredients.”

I’m a clown most of time; but this has really touched me. Anyone creative; chefs; authors; artists; carpenters; etc.; put their heart & soul into their work and then put it out there to be judged – it’s crushing when someone doesn’t like it and utterly euphoric when they do..

Without this sounding like a BAFTA acceptance speech (currently folded in my pocket – you never know 😋) I owe a debt of thanks to a million people, to name a few:  Cindy and Julia Charles at my publishers Ryland Peters & Small, Mowie Kay, Kathy Kordalisk Sonya Nathoo, my wife and kids and so many others.

I write this on 22nd December 2020 and I’m hitting the eggnog hard today to celebrate 🎅😘

Comment from David Leite @davidleite The 20 Cookbooks We Cooked From the Most in 2020: “Our 100+ recipe testers stand behind these amazing books, amazing talent, amazing recipes.  And that’s good enough for me”.

Read it in full at http://leit.es/best-cookbooks