Author Diane Kochilas - Top 5 Facts

Learn all the top facts you need to know about the celebrity chef and cookbook author Diane Kochilas.

The Greek American cookbook author, celebrity chef, and cooking school owner Diane Kochilas is well recognized from her appearances on several television programs. She appeared on 'Throwdown! With Bobby Flay,' 'Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern,' 'The Today Show,' 'PBS News Hour,' and 'Martha Stewart,' which rose her fame in the United States.

Diane Kochilas also hosts the TV cooking show Τι Θα Φάμε Σήμερα Μαμά; (What Are We Going to Eat Today, Mom? on Alpha Channel in Greece and Sigma in Cyprus. Additionally, as a cooking school owner, she runs the Glorious Greek Kitchen Cooking School on the Blue-Zone Greek Island of Ikaria. Below, we compiled the top facts you need to know about the chef, so you get to know her better.

Diane Kochilas' Early Life

Diane Kochilas was born in New York. Her native Greek father, Thomas Kochilas, and a Greek-Italian-American mother, Zoe Picos, raised her in Jackson Heights, Queens, in her early years. She attended Greek parochial elementary schools and New York City public high school.

Diane Kochilas was born in New York.
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Diane Kochilas attended New York University after high school graduation. There, she graduated with a B.A. degree in Journalism in 1981. Her father, a Greek immigrant from the island of Ikaria, was a professional chef. He was Diane's early influence, but sadly, he passed away when she was ten years old. At age 12, Kochilas visited Greece and her father's native village of Christos, Raches, for the first time, where she developed her interest in food and cooking.

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Diane Kochilas' Culinary Career

As a consulting chef, Diane Kochilas contributed to the opening of many Greek restaurants in North America, including Volos in Toronto, Canada, Axia in Bergen County, New Jersey, and Avli in Winnetka, Illinois. At Pylos Restaurant in New York City, she worked with the same consulting role from 2004 to 2013.

As a consulting chef, Diane Kochilas contributed to the opening of many Greek restaurants in North America.
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Diane Kochilas was a collaborating chef at Molyvos, New York City, from January 2015 to December 2016. She is currently a consulting chef at Committee, a meze-concept restaurant in Boston, Massachusetts. She also works regularly with the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Diane Kochilas Shares Her Culinary Knowledge And Experience on Many Publications

Diane Kochilas also writes several cooking-related articles. She is a frequent contributor to many American and international publications, including 'The Washington Post,' 'The Huffington Post,' 'Saveur Magazine,' 'The New York Times,' 'The Los Angeles Times,' 'Gourmet,' 'Food & Wine,' and 'EatingWell.'

Diane Kochilas also writes several cooking-related articles.
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From May 1993 to December 2013, Diane Kochilas worked as the weekly food columnist for Greece's daily newspaper, 'Ta Nea,' where she covered cuisine, gastronomy, cooking, food history, and restaurants. She was also the founding editor of the 'GreekGourmeTraveler,' a magazine published by HEPO.

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Diane Kochilas' Television Appearances

Diane Kochilas makes regular appearances on many American and Greek television shows. She appeared on 'Throwdown! with Bobby Flay,' 'Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern,' 'The Today Show,' 'PBS News Hour,' and 'Martha Stewart.'

Diane Kochilas makes regular appearances on many American and Greek television shows.
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Diane Kochilas has been hosting the Greek cooking show 'Ti tha Fame Simera, Mama' since 2012. Also, she hosts a show called 'My Greek Table' with Diane Kochilas on PBS and Create which is produced by Maryland Public Television.

Diane Kochilas' Personal Life

As a cookbook author, Diane Kochilas has written 18 books on Greek and Mediterranean cuisine. Some of them include 'The Food and Wine of Greece,' 'The Country Cooking of Greece,' 'Against the Grain: 150 Good Carb Mediterranean Recipes,' and 'The Glorious Foods of Greece.'

Diane Kochilas has written 18 books on Greek and Mediterranean cuisine.
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Diane Kochilas is currently married to her husband, Vasilis Stenos. They had tied the knot way back in 1984, and have been together ever since. They share two children and divide their time living between New York City, Athens, and Ikaria.

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