NIKOS ROUSSOS
Owner / Executive Chef & Managing Director
Studies
- 1997-2001 Business Administration in Deree, American College of Greece
- 2002-2003 Diploma in Culinary Arts and Restaurant Management, Institute of Culinary Education (ICE) in Manhattan, New York
Establishments
- 2006 Funky Gourmet Private Cheffing, Athens, Greece: A premium catering service – Executive Chef / Co-founder
- 2009 Funky Gourmet Restaurant, Athens, Greece: A restaurant offering degustation menus of avant-garde Greek kitchen – Executive Chef / Co-founder
- 2012-2013 awarded with 1 Michelin Star
- 2014-2019 awarded with 2 Michelin Stars
- 2019-today closed due to relocation
- 2014 OPSO Restaurant, London, UK: A restaurant, offering sharing style comfort modern Greek food, serving lunch, dinner & brunch – Executive Chef / Co-founder
- 2015 Horeca Consulting, Athens, Greece: Restaurant consulting services in Greece – Executive Chef / Co-founder
- 2016 Horeca Consulting, London, UK: Restaurant consulting services globally – Executive Chef / Co-founder
- 2018 PITTABUN Restaurant, London, UK: Modern Greek Street Food Restaurant – Co-founder / Director
- 2019 Modern Greek Food Group (MGFG) hospitality group – Co-founder
- 2021 INO Restaurant, London, UK: A counter bar restaurant, serving small plates with fine ingredients cooked over charcoal – Executive Chef / Co-founder
Personal Achievements
- 2017 - The Best Chefs Awards: Included among the 300 Best Chefs in the World
- 2011 - TEDx Athens: Inspirational speaker on theme ‘Disruption’
- 2019 - K* Inspirationevent celebrating the 100th anniversary of "Kathimerini" magazine: Inspirational speaker on theme ‘Careers’
ANDREAS LABRIDIS
Managing Director & CEO of Modern Greek Food Group
Education
- 1998-2003 Anatolia, American College of Thessaloniki
- 2003-2006 Middlesex University, Business Management
- 2006-2007 CASS Business School, Business Management and Finance
Work experience 2007 – 2013
- 2007-2010 Cash Equities, Equity Derivatives and GlobalStructured Funds, Risk Analyst,HSBC Investment Bank
- 2010-2013 Exotic Equity Derivatives Trades, JP Morgan Investment Bank
Work experience 2014 to current. Founding Partner of the below establishments
- 2014 OPSO Restaurant, London: A restaurant, offering comfort modern Greek food.
- 2014 Bakaliko, London, UK: A food and beverage scouting company sourcing premium products from Greece.
- 2015 Horeca Consulting, Athens, Greece: Hospitality consultingservices in Greece.
- 2016 Horeca Consulting, London, UK: Hospitality consultingservices globally.
- 2018 PITTABUN Restaurant, London, UK. Modern Greek StreetFood Restaurant.
- 2019 Modern Greek Food Group (MGFG), hospitality group.
- 2021 INO Restaurant. A counter dining restaurant with a wide selection of Greek wines.
