Akis Petretzikis

Georgios Evlampios (Akis) Petretzikis (born 4 March 1984) is a Greek celebrity chef. He is the CEO of Akis Petretzikis Ltd, which publishes cooking magazines and books, produces cooking shows, runs restaurants, and has an e-shop with various kitchen products designed by himself.

Born and raised in Thessaloniki, he started working in his family's business at the age of 16 and moved to Athens at 18 to study accounting and finance while also attending culinary school. He worked in the UK for five years before returning to Greece to compete in and win the first season of the Greek version of The Master Chef TV show. He has since hosted multiple cooking shows, including his own web series, Kitchen Lab and Akis’ Kitchen, and has collaborated with Fresh One Productions for Jamie Oliver's Food YouTube channel.

Television

After Petretzikis appeared on MEGA Channel's morning show To proino mou (My Μοrning) from 2010 to 2014. From 2014 to 2016, he hosted his own daily show Kan’ to opos o Akis (Do it like Akis). He also worked on the show Ready Steady Cook UK.

Books

In 2017, Petretzikis published his book Piece of Cake. During the same year, he published a new cooking magazine through Attikes Publishing House.

Filmography

Television Year Title Role(s) Notes 2010 MasterChef Greece Himself (contestant) Season 1; Winner 2010-2014 My Breakfast Himself (chef) Morning talk show on MEGA 2014-2015 Stories from the list Himself (host) Travel documentary show; also creator 2014-2016 Bend It Like Akis Himself (host) Daytime cooking show on MEGA 2016-2017 A suitcase full of tastes Himself (host) Daytime cooking show; season 2 2017 Ready Steady Cook Greece Himself (host) Cooking game show; season 3 2017-present Kitchen Lab with Akis Petretzikis Himself (host) Weekend cooking show; also creator 2018-2019 Bake Off Greece Himself (judge) Season 1 2020-2021 Ready Steady Cook Himself (co-host) Cooking game show 2020-present Akis' Food Tour Himself (host) Travel documentary show; also creator