Michael Psilakis
Michael Psilakis is a Greek-American New York City restaurateur best known for his appearances on television shows including Ultimate Recipe Showdown, Iron Chef America, The Best Thing I Ever Ate and No Kitchen Required.[1] He has owned and operated a number of popular restaurants around New York and has cooked for President Barack Obama at the White House.[2]
Restaurants[]
In 2004, Psilakis left "Ecco" on Long Island, which he had managed since 2001, and opened "Onera" in Manhattan.[3]
Psilakis' later opened "Anthos", followed by restaurants "Kefi" and "Mia Donna". For his work at "Anthos", Psilakis was named Esquire magazine's Chef of the Year in 2006.[4] Psilakis opened "Kefi" on Columbus Avenue on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in 2007. The restaurant was closed in January 2013 for renovations and reopened later that year.[5]
In 2008 he was named Bon Appétit's Chef of the Year.[6] Later that year he received a Michelin Star; one of only two Greek chefs in the world to have received the honour. In 2009 he opened the "Gus & Gabriel Gastropub" on 79th Street, Manhattan.[2]
In April 2013, Psilakis opened his third restaurant, "MP Taverna", on Ditmars Boulevard in Astoria, Queens.[7] Later in 2013, New York magazine's Grub Street reported that Psilakis had plans to open a "massive 10,000-square-foot restaurant" in Brooklyn.[5]
In the fall of 2016 he opened Allora Italian Kitchen and Bar, a 6,500-square-foot, high ceilinged space at 210-35 26th Ave. will seat 240 diners, including 12 at the pizza bar, 12 at the regular bar and another 65 in the private dining room.[8]
Television[]
Psilakis served as a judge on Ultimate Recipe Showdown and was twice a contestant on Iron Chef America (2006 and 2010). He hosted The Best Thing I Ever Ate.
When BBC America created No Kitchen Required in 2012, Psilakis was chosen as one of three participants and a co-executive producer for the first series.[1] He has also appeared a number of times on Good Morning America, and has been announced as a contestant on the "Superstar Sabotage" tournament of Cutthroat Kitchen.[9]
Books[]
- How to Roast a Lamb: New Greek Classic Cooking (Hachette UK, 2009)
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b No Kitchen Required by Jay Tavare (Huffington Post, 4 April 2012)
- ^ Jump up to: a b Frommer's New York City 2011 by Brian Silverman, Kelsy Chauvin and Richard Goodman (John Wiley & Sons, 2010)
- ^ Michael Psilakis is in a class by himself by Pearl Violette and Newfield Metzelthin (Gourmet magazine, 2007)
- ^ Kitchen Superstars: Michael Psilakis' quest to make Greek go mainstream by Elizabeth Saab (Fox News, 19 December 2013)
- ^ Jump up to: a b Looks Like Michael Psilakis’s Huge Williamsburg Restaurant Is Back On by Hugh Merwin (Grub Street, New York magazine, 8 November 2013)
- ^ Top Chef, Meet Biggest Loser (TIME magazine)
- ^ Celebrity chef Michael Psilakis opens MP Taverna in Astoria by Clare Trapasso (NY Daily News, 30 April 2013)
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- ^ http://blog.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/2014/09/alton-brown-cutthroat-kitchen-superstar-sabotage/
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