| Artist ArchiveELIAS MAMALAKIS
Chef
Elias Mamalakis was born in Athens. He studied economics and worked as a high-rank executive in multinational companies for a number of years.
Having done a range of things, he decided, in his forties, to go into gastronomy.
- Up to now he’s written eleven (11) books (including a novel), mainly on cooking and good living, and he’s also produced a CD featuring recipes and children’s stories.
- In April 2007 he became editor in chief of BBC Olive’s magazine Greek edition.
- Since November 2009 he is editor in chief of “Lichoudies” (Gourmet), a publication of the weekly newspaper “O Kosmos tou Ependyti” (Investor’s World).
- He is in charge of the culinary pages of ELLE magazine’s Greek edition.
- For three years he hosted Mega Channel’s “Stin Kouzina Olotachos” (Race to the Kitchen), a TV game show.
- He was chief editor and host of Mega Channel’s TV show “Boukia kai Sychorio” (loosely translated into: Yummy in the Tummy)
- For the last two years he’s been hosting a public television documentary series (ET3 Channel) on Greek History. In Season 1 he dealt with the pre-revolutionary period and the life of hero Katsantonis, while this year the series features the life of Theodoros Kolokotronis.
- He took part in the staging of “I Pentanostimi” (The Delicious Girl), directed by Tatiana Lygari in the Treno sto Rouf theatre.
- He has designed a series of six (6) different chocolates for “Fresh” patisserie chain, including one with green tea and another with salt.
- He continues to work as a taste consultant in the food industry.
- He is a founding member of Stavros Theodorakis’ site Protagon.gr, where he writes on anything but cooking.
- He has hosted seminars on Greek cheeses, ancient Greek cuisine, the Mediterranean diet and other related topics.
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