Portrait of head chef Panos Fakos - Our head chef from Greece
"My motto is "eating is a necessity but cooking is an art"
It all began on a scorching hot morning in August 1996 when an inquisitive baby boy named Panos was born in Patras, Greece.
I was raised in a loving environment where food had multiple roles and a nourishing character.... that's when my journey with produce and herbs began as I saw the myriad of feelings it could create when turned into a meal.
This realisation made cooking my happy place as I felt it's dynamic and along with all that nature has to offer it taught me that it could be our medicine as well like Hippocrates said:
“Let food be thy medicine and let thy medicine be food”. So here I am full of passion and motivation to turn my recipes into a story for you that ends with a good meal....
looking forward to meeting you and sharing the experience of love at first bite .."
Between June and July, Mediamatic and Eva Meijer invite dogs and humans to share a unique three-course menu as an opportunity to experiment with new eating habits and playfully break through a human
As a small boy, Panos was introduced to the world of spices and cooking by his loving grandmother. Food has always played a big role in his upbringing where his mother and her sister paved the path...
