Chef Panayiotis Matzavras
Personal Chef In GáziChoose healthy, Keep it simple and Surprise me!
In my cooking philosophy I try to combine traditional cooking with a modern approach.
Curiοsity guides me to explore new flavours, I love to taste new stuff and gain experience from everything I do.
You will usually find me in the kitchen, experimenting with new ingredients
More about me
For me, cooking is...
Art and Creation; Olive trees, crystal water flowing down to earth, birds flying up in the sky and the fat old sun above us; Wine, fruits and smiles
I learned to cook at...
home on a hot grill sizzling meat and vegetables on top! Afterwards I attended courses in the Chef d' oeuvre college in Athens.
A cooking secret...
There are neither secrets nor recipes for a tasty dish; All the magic happens when you express yourself based on your uniqueness; It is mostly art!
My menus
Homemade leaf filled with triple cheese & mushrooms, truffle oil (vegeterian)
Traditional "spanakopita" with feta in homemade leaf and fine herbes (vegeterian)
Fava beans puree, smoked cured ham with sage, caramelized onions on top and extra virgin olive oil
Cretan goat cheese wrapped in pastry leaf with cherry tomatoes marmalade
Mushrooms trilogy; porcini, champignons, plevrotus sauter, garlic, rosemary & wine, truffle oil (vegeterian)
Marinated octopus on steamed potatoes with fresh onions, black olives, pickles and olive oil vinegraite
Greek salad; the well known
Lovely cretan salad with syglino; a marinated pork fillet with aromatics, red tomatoes, fresh onions, olives, rock samphire and soft goat cheese on top
Crispy ruccola, babe spinach, mint leaves in smooth seasonal fruit vinegraite with grilled goat cheese
Creamy risotto with mushrooms from Cretan land, seasoned with spicy sheep cheese - nine months matured - sweet garlic and truffle oil
"Guvetsi" made with shrimps, tomato sauce with herbs, ouzo spirit and basilic
Fresh fish cooked alla mediterrane in the oven with grilled onions, peppers and cherry tomatoes (fish lovers)
Beef stew made ragu with a mix from eastern spices, smashed potatoes in olive oil
Fresh tuna fillet on smashed fava beans and asparagus with balsamico & honey creme sauce (fish lovers)
Catch of the day; A whole fish fillet cooked with pasta, capricius, black olives, fresh tomato and basilic (fish lovers)
Roast slow cooked goat leg in the oven with red seasonal fruits, baby potatoes, rosemary and dry white wine
Cockerel in crispy crust roasted in the oven with dry white wine, saffron & fresh pasta mixed with staka
Chocolate surprise
Roast semolina, citrus syrup, ice cream
Sweet flavors from "Eastern Greece" : baklava, galaktompoureko, kadaifi, mastiha ice cream (traditional)
Grandma's Pecan pie and masticha ice-cream (traditional)
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Cretan goat cheese wrapped in pastry leaf with cherry tomatoes marmalade
Mushrooms trilogy; porcini, champignons, plevrotus sauter, garlic, rosemary & wine, truffle oil (vegeterian)
Lovely cretan salad with syglino; a marinated pork fillet with aromatics, red tomatoes, fresh onions, olives, rock samphire and soft goat cheese on top
Marinated steak with fine herbs served on raw spinach with apple slices, honey - mustard dressing
Sheeper's salad with roast potato in the oven, wild mountain greens, fresh chopped onions, poached egg and half goat - half sheep cheese
Creamy risotto with mushrooms seasoned with spicy sheep cheese nine months matured, sweet garlic and truffle oil (vegeterian)
Roast slow cooked goat leg in the oven with red seasonal fruits, baby potatoes, rosemary and dry white wine
Cockerel in crispy crust roasted in the oven with dry white wine, saffron & fresh pasta mixed with staka
Marinated kid in the oven, cherry tomatoes, sweet red wine, rosemary
Beef chuck roll ragu with a mix from eastern spices on mashed potatoes with olive oil
Giouvetsi : beef stew with orzo pasta and grated cheese
Sweet flavors from "Eastern Greece" : baklava, galaktompoureko, kadaifi, mastiha ice cream
Grandma's Pecan pie and masticha ice-cream (traditional)
Ice cream from goat milk : chocolate, vanilla creme
Bitter chocolate mousse with avocado and honey
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Grilled octopus, shrimps and calamari with fish roe dip on the side
Yellow split pea puree with marinated octopus
Fresh fish soup "kakavia", fresh lemon, olive oil
Seafood linguine with tomato sauce and basilic
Fresh fish cooked alla mediterrane in the oven with grilled onions, peppers and cherry tomatoes (fish lovers)
Fresh tuna fillet on smashed fava beans and asparagus with balsamico & honey creme sauce (fish lovers)
Catch of the day; A whole fish fillet cooked with pasta, capricius, black olives, fresh tomato and basilic (fish lovers)
Crispy sea bream fillet sauted on olive oil with blanched greens and fennel sauce coloured with turmeric
Bitter chocolate mousse with avocado and honey
Sweet flavors from "Eastern Greece" : baklava, galaktompoureko, kadaifi, mastiha ice cream (traditional)
Chocolate tart
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Creme trilogy: tzatziki, smoked eggplant, spicy feta with paprika (vegeterian)
Spanakopita; homemade phyllo filled with spinach and feta cheese
Dolmades : vine leaves stuffed with lemon flavored rice and fine herbes
Crispy zucchini fritters with yogurt and mint
Greek salad; the well known
Marinated steak with fine herbs served on raw spinach with apple slices, honey - mustard dressing
Octopus slow cooked with balsamico and oregano on smooth split pea puree
Grilled calamari on parsley and garlic sauce
Roast shrimps with feta and basilic
Shank of lamb in the oven seasoned with rosemary and roast vegetables on the side
Beef chuck roll ragu with a mix from eastern spices on mashed potatoes with olive oil
Traditional moussaka casserole (also vegeterian)
Roast sea bream fillet with olive oil, blanched greens and fennel sauce coloured with turmeric
Grilled Tuna fillet with mediterranean garnish
A whole fish fillet cooked with pasta, raki spirit, tomato, aniche and cream
Yemista : stuffed tomatoes and peppers with fine herbs, pine cone, dry grape (vegeterian)
Creamy risotto with mushrooms, sheep cheese and truffle oil (vegeterian)
Halvah; roast semolina caramelized with citrus and dry nuts
Galaktompoureko
Kadaifi
Baklava
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