Relevant professional experience
-SYMPOSIAKOTITA [September 2018 - today]
Founder
Since my project launch, I developed a bespoke event branch, hosted supper clubs, wine tastings and cooking classes. My food project's primary focus is Greek food and wine, and in this context, I worked with British food markets like Borough Market, Greek spirits company Metaxa and wine purveyors like Southern Wine Roads. However, I have also hosted events related to zero waste with Oliveology and sustainable catering business Elysia Catering.
- OLIVEOLOGY UK [London, UK] [http://oliveology.co.uk]
Digital media and Marketing manager [October 2013 - April 2020]
A role that started as a social media contributor initially and gradually honed my skills as a digital strategist of artisanal organic products.
Main responsibilities included:
•Publishing monthly newsletters to the mailing list.
• Social media "curating", community management and communication.
• Raising awareness about Greek PDO ingredients, recipes and terroir.
•Recipe tasting, developing and photographing for the blog.
• Researching social media and food trends. Covering food talks, events, or other industry events and
networking.
• Advising regarding new events and collaborations.
Borough market trader [London, UK] [ https://boroughmarket.org.uk/traders/oliveology]
[October 2013 - July 2015, September 2018 - March 2020]
• Responsible for creative input into products, an informative and unique display and raising awareness about Greek PDO ingredients, recipes and terroir.
• Advising customers on suitable products, maximising sales and meeting targets,
• Representing the company in tastings and advising regarding new business opportunities.
-SKETCH RESTAURANT (London, UK) [https://sketch.london/] [February - August 2018]
Commis chef - Gallery Kitchen
•Food preparation for both cold and hot kitchens, including learning new and classic French techniques.
•Relevant training: Food allergens, Food Safety Level 2, Licencing and Social Responsibility, Health and Safety Level 2, The General Data Protection Regulation.
- VASSILENAS RESTAURANT (Athens, GR) [https://www.vassilenas.gr/en/] [June -September 2017]
Trainee chef
•Cold kitchen: preparing salads and cold appetisers using a wide array of Greek seasonal ingredients in a busy à la carte restaurant kitchen
•Food preparation for both cold and hot kitchen, including learning new techniques such as sous vide and handling sensitive equipment such as a smoker.
-ALMYRA HOTEL & VILLAGE (Crete, GR) [http://www.almyrahotel.gr/] [July –September 2016]
Trainee chef
• Preparing eggs to order during breakfast service and cooking pasta and risotto to order during lunch. My role included food prep, choosing new ingredients and repurposing leftovers.
• Introducing Greek PDO ingredients and recipes to guests. Communicating with guests and the rest of the kitchen team regarding allergies and catering for special requests.
- ARAPINA UK [London, UK] [http://arapina.co.uk]
Digital media consultant [December 2013 - December 2015]
• Launching a digital strategy, curating content on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and blog, designing
questionnaires and monitoring activity
• Researching food and social media trends, content writing and editing promotional material,
responsible for creating a user-friendly website
Cold kitchen cook and sales assistant at 'Fresco Deli' [June 2014 - January 2015]
• Food preparation: salads, appetisers, pasta, panini. Assisting with menu planning and with
repurposing kitchen leftovers into new dishes.
• Greek products representative, advising customers on suitable products, ordering deli supplies.
Maximising sales and meeting targets, receiving payments and preparing end of day reports.
