Olia Hercules

Olia Hercules is a London-based Ukrainian chef, food writer and food stylist.

Early life

Olia Hercules was born in Kakhovka, Ukraine in 1984 to an Armenian family.[1][2][3] As well as being Ukrainian, she has Jewish, Bessarabian and Siberian roots.[4] Hercules moved to the UK at age 18 to study Italian and Politics at the University of Warwick.[5][6] Before earning an MA in Russian Translation, she moved to Cyprus for 5 years.[7]

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/aug/07/olia-hercules-kaukasis-cook-book-extract-georgian-food-recipes

Work

Olia Hercules began as a chef after completing a course at Leith's School of Food and Wine in 2008.[6][8] She wrote for Jamie's magazine and was a food stylist for various publications.[9] She then went on to work at the London restaurant, Ottolenghi's as a chef-de-partie.[7][10] She has appeared on Saturday Kitchen.[11][12]

Books

She has written the recipe book Mamushka which is a collection of Eastern European recipes. 2017 will see Hercules' second book published.[13]

  • Mamushka: Recipes From Ukraine & Beyond (Octopus Publishing, 2015)[14]
  • Kaukasis: The Cookbook – A Journey Through the Wild East (Octopus Publishing, 2017)[13]

Awards

References

  1. ↑ Missing, Sophie (17 May 2015). "Olia Hercules and the food of warm Ukrainian summers". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "Rising star". The Guardian.
  3. ↑ Hercules, Olia (7 Aug 2017). "Dishes from the Black Sea and beyond: exclusive extract". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  4. ↑ Hercules, Olia. Mamushka. Octopus. p. 6. ISBN 9781784720384.
  5. ↑ "Meet Olia". The Evening Standard. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Interview". Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  7. 1 2 Whaite, John. "Olia Hercules: the chef bringing East European food to our tables". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  8. ↑ "Info". Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  9. ↑ "Style Department Represents Olia Hercules, Food Stylist". www.styledepartment.co.uk. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  10. ↑ "Meet Olia H". The Evening Standard. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  11. ↑ "24/12/2016, Saturday Kitchen - BBC One". BBC. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  12. ↑ "Saturday Kitchen - BBC One". BBC. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  13. 1 2 "Mitchell Beazley to publish second cookbook by Olia Hercules". www.thebookseller.com. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  14. ↑ Mamushka. Octopus Books. ISBN 9781784720384.
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