Avgolemono Soup is the ultimate Greek Chicken Soup recipe, every mum and yiayia has their version and every Greek has been brought up eating a steaming bowl of Avgolemono (or Avgolemoni). Avgolemono soup – ‘Avgo’ means egg and ‘lemono’, means, well, lemon and when those two…

On Friday 26th June 2015 the doors opened to my 7th popup restaurant in Harpenden. That’s now over 200 guests, 7 popup restuarant nights and one very happy (and knackered) chef!

Don’t even think about not trying this pork crackling recipe! Tiny morsels of salty, crunchy pig skin. That’s right pig skin that turns into the most deliciously moreish pork crackling.  Incredibly easy, there always seems to be some mystery around a pork crackling recipe but this one…

I have no idea whether this is of interest to anyone but I’m well chuffed and had to tell someone! Last weekend I cooked and served  the largest private party so far – a black tie event for 63. I cooked a beautiful three course meal,…

This isn’t just another carrot soup recipe this is a carrot and cumin soup recipe with a crunchy topping! A warm and hearty carrot and cumin soup packed with flavour topped with a dollop of Greek yogurt and a delicious burnt carrot and cumin seed…

My Private Dining and Popup Restaurant made it through to the shortlist of nominations for the Best Lifestyle Service for the MumsGuideTo.co.uk 2015 Business Awards! We’ll find out who’s won later this year!

Twice cooked chips with rosemary salt? Why not thrice cooked chips? Well, twice is enough I reckon, especially when you’re cooking at home. There is something very satisfying about a large bowl of chunky chips, especially with a dusting of rosemary salt, I always serve these…

Easy Chocolate Brownie Recipe. Funny little buggers really, gooey, rich, indulgent – they’ve taken over the world one expanding waist-line inch at a time.. I was invited to bake some chocolate brownies for The Sick Children’s Trust to help raise money and wanted to do something a little different…

The lovely folks at the Hertfordshire Mercury wrote a great article on my new upcoming series with Simply Good Food TV. You can read more about the new series in the previous post, but for those that want to see the print copy, here it…

I write this post with a nice smile on my face, no, I haven’t done something naughty (yet…) I’ve agreed to film a brand new Greek inspired series for the new online channel and app – Simply Good Food TV. It’s a brand new concept…

Crispy Skin Salmon – salmon crackling if you like. Quite simply – I love this. Crispy skin salmon crackling is delicious, spiky, crunchy morsels of fish love! Check out my video recipes on cooking salmon skin below! Crispy skin salmon – I’ve broken this post into…

Feijoada, the Brazilian black bean stew is a deliciously dark and seductive black bean stew; it is the enigma that is Feijoada. I ate a ton of this stuff while kicking around Brazil for a couple of months and once you’ve had Feijoada it you…

The lovely folks at the Sick Childrens Trust have just launched their Big Chocolate Brownie Auction today! It only lasts 1 week and features dozens of excellent (much better than me!) chefs (OK, including me as well) donating their brownies to charity – and you…

Olive Tapenade Recipe – how to make an olive tapenade. My sultry green and black olive tapenade recipe is easy peasy to make and incredibly versatile. At it’s heart a my olive tapenade recipe, a green and black olive tapenade to be exact! It’s one…

My Greek Halva recipe is a traditional Greek dessert which also happens to be a dairy free pudding. I’ve slightly adapted my Greek Halva recipe which is a dairy free pudding, in this to include lots of crushed walnuts which I think adds a little…

Deep fried ice cream – that’s right, I said deep fried ice cream! Looks like a boiled egg with soldiers but something is a little different… Deep fried ice cream is surprisingly easy to make, you just need to prepare them ahead of time so they can…

Let your inner caveman loose and indulge in this ridiculously simple but oh so indulgent bone marrow recipe (can I even call it a recipe?).  Roasted Bone Marrow Recipe with Gratin, the gratin is what makes this dish, it gives the crunch that is needed. Perfect…

My leftover soup recipe (as featured in Cibare Magazine) has a secret ingredient that changes this from leftover soup.. to LEFTOVER SOUP?! WOOHOO!! Everyone loves leftovers soup and everyone has leftovers. Leftover chicken recipes, leftover turkey recipes, leftover leftovers recipes! Especially around the festive season…

While chatting with the lovely lady who owns Cibare food magazine we came up with the idea of me writing an article about Life After Masterchef. It’s almost 10 months since I graced TV screens with bad jokes, too much hair gel and the odd incredible dish.. Here…

Rizogalo, the delicious Greek rice pudding a totally easy rice pudding to make. Forget stodgy school dinners – join the easy rice pudding revolution with my Rizogalo recipe! Rizogalo is my favourite Greek rice pudding recipe, a traditional Greek and Middle Eastern dessert – Rizo galo…

Zucchini pancakes – these are my brand new Greek inspired zucchini pancakes recipe with feta, otherwise known as courgette and feta pancakes! My zucchini pancakes are great if you fancy a savoury pancakes and perfect for brunch (or dinner on Pancake day)! Zucchini pancakes are…

My slow roasted pork belly recipe with pomegranate molasses glaze. Watch my video recipes below to see how I make the best and easiest slow roasted pork belly that guarantees crispy pork belly and lovely crackling. A point on cooking pork – there is a…

Fried Calamari recipe or Salt and Pepper Squid is the ultimate fried calamari recipe; crispy, fiery exterior and soft tender center..  Fried calamari tends to conjure images of Greek islands and scoffing platefuls with nothing more than a squeeze of lemon and the sound of…

You can watch me with the beautiful Lisa Faulkner and Matt Tebbutt on the Food Networks ‘The Big Eat’ below. Watch me cook my signature Greek Feta Balls on a bed of Watermelon Carpaccio and Lisa’s gorgeous Gambas Pil Pil (or Prawns in Garlic as…

Merry Christmas to one and all! My Christmas came early with the news that my Kleftiko dish made it onto the BBC’s Best of 2014 Recipes on the Weekend Kitchen with Nick Coffer! If you can handle my dulcet tones you can listen to a…

My salmon gravlax recipe (also known as Salmon Gravadlax) is a delicious, succulent and seriously crowd pleasing recipe that is a perfect for any festive season. My Salmon gravlax recipe is a real convivial centrepiece that takes pride of place on the table and keeps guests coming back for…

My yellow split pea recipe is known by the Greeks as Fava; a type of hummus made with yellow split peas and pureed into a thick delectable dip.  Yellow split pea recipes are found the world over from the Indian dhal to British soups; this…

So in October 2014 I held another fantastic popup evening in Harpenden and the lovely folks from the St. Albans and Harpenden Review came along to have a taster of my 8 course Greek inspired menu. I was also honoured to have the beautiful and kind…

Honestly Good is proud to have teamed up with 2014 Masterchef semi-finalist and culinary talent, Theo Michaels, to create new recipes that showcase not only how delicious fresh, raw extra virgin olive oil tastes but also enjoying the health benefits of the original superfood.

Tune in today to listen to the lovely and well acclaimed Justine Pattison, Drew and me chat and eat with Nick Coffer on BBC 3 Radio (Three Counties). Always great fun with super talented chefs and lots of delicious food – I haven’t eaton since Friday in preparation…

Watermelon Feta Salad served in the watermelon – a watermelon bowl if you like! Using the watermelon as the serving bowl makes this one of my favourite Greek salad recipes (mainly ’cause I have less to wash up at the end!). My watermelon feta salad…

Smores recipe – so, you want to know how to make smores? OK, but first things first – what the hell is a Smore? Before I give out my smores recipe let me set the scene for anyone reading this smores recipe that doesn’t reside in…

After several requests I’ve now started offering a private dining service to people who want to have their own private chef for a dinner party, birthday party (or even a gift) or just to try something a little different one night!

The phone call starts like this: ‘Is that Theo Michaels? I hear you’re a pretty good cook with awesome hair. Do you want to do a cooking demo at the Hertford Food Festival?’ ‘Does that mean I get to go on stage, cook, eat and…

I was privileged to be invited to perform a cooking demonstration with chef Nigel Brown at the Harpenden and St. Albans Food and Drink Festival. I decided to add a bit of sunshine to the day with my Greek inspired Seafood Paella – gorgeous!

This is my Orzo Paella recipe with seafood inspired by a traditional Greek Orzo recipe called kritharaki. This Greek orzo recipe originates from a humble Cypriot dish called ‘Kritharaki’ but I’ve added a few extras to create something new and utterly mouthwatering; an orzo paella (with a…

A jaggery recipe; this gorgeous refreshing sugar cane drink reminds me of making my own sugarcane drink in a little village in Bolivia on the edge of the Amazon. My uncle Mikes version from a house in North London might not have the view but tastes just…

On Friday 26th September 2014 down a quiet side street in Harpenden a deli got glammed up and transformed into a swanky restaurant for my TheoCooks pop-up restaurant! Serving an 8 course, Greek and Middle Eastern inspired taster menu – the philosophy of the menu is “Elegant Village Food”; taking traditional flavours…

Another fantastic day with Nick Coffer on BBC 3 Counties Radio Weekend Kitchen talking food and eating it!

40 guests, 8 courses, 1 chef – my first pop-up restaurant happened. At 8pm last week, the lights were dimmed, the candles were lit, the delicate scent of Greek islands meandered from the kitchen into the dining area and my first guests arrived. Armed with an…

An audio culinary tour with dishes from around the world including Kleftiko, Cypriot rainbow salad,  baked rump of lamb and pork vindaloo!

Womans Own Magazine features my favourite Greek video recipes! Read the article & watch me cook at Womans Own!

This beautiful tomato salad recipe is what I call Rainbow Salad due to the different colour tomatoes used. A summery combination of grilled Halloumi, mixed tomatoes, pomegranate seeds.. beautiful! My tomato salad recipe genuinely looks as delicious as it tastes and warrants the nickname of a…

My wonderful friends at Best Magazine have featured three of my favourite summertime video recipes! – Roasted Aubergine topped with Feta & Parsley – Tomato Rainbow Salad with Grilled Halloumi – Greek Seafood Paella with Ouzo

“What it’s really like to be a Celeb Masterchef hopeful” Former contestant THEO Michaels tells Best what the celebrities can expect tonight… Tonight at 9pm on BBC1, Celebrity Masterchef kicks off. And no one knows better how our favourite celebs will be feeling better than…

“Masterchef Maestro Theo Michaels at Sheredes school, Hoddesdon”. Theo Michaels, who made it through to the semi-finals of the hit BBC TV series Masterchef competition, was personally invited to return by headteacher of Sheredes School Ced de la Croix. Theo ran a master class with…

This is my easy to follow Jerk Chicken Recipe – showing you exactly how to make Jerk Chicken. There is something about homemade jerk chicken that leaves a fiery tingle on your lips and enough Jamaican flavour to keep you coming back for more! If…

Fried chicken wings recipe. These crunchy little rascals of crispy chicken wings are utterly moreish and the definition of a guilty indulgence.  What can I say about my fried chicken wings recipe? Honestly, I can’t tell you how satisfying a bowl of these crispy chicken wings are –…