ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Though Chef Georgianna Hiliadaki first studied European Studies and Italian in the UK, she found her true passion and went to train as a chef at the Institute of Culinary Education in New York.
After her training, she co-founded Funky Gourmet in Athens and becoming the first Greek woman to earn two Michelin stars. She also helped open OPSO in London, and now works on restaurant projects in Greece and abroad.
In 2019, Funky Gourmet was slated to close temporarily but the pandemic caused a permanent shutdown. In 2024, she opened Iodio, a new restaurant in Athens to rave reviews. Recently, she started another new restaurant called Lianolia in Parga, a Greek resort town known for its natural environment.
In this Back to the archives episode, Chef Hiliadaki talks about food stereotypes, what real Greek food means to her, the wild Ancient Greek recipes she put to use and more.
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