Christina-Laia Vlahos
Christina-Laia Vlahos, is a Canadian television presenter. She hosts the show "Star Foodies!" on Canada's OMNI 1 channel.[1][2][3]
Christina-Laia Vlahos | |
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 Christina at Phat Dogs Visuals | |
| Born | Toronto, Ontario, CA |
| Occupation | TV Presenter |
| Modeling information | |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Hair color | Blonde |
| Eye color | Green/Hazel |
| Website | http://www.gringlishgirl.com |
Early life
Vlahos was born in Toronto to a Greek-Canadian family. Both her parents immigrated to Canada in the 1960’s where they met and have resided ever since. She received a Bachelor of Arts double degree in mass communications and political science from York University in Toronto[1]. While studying Spanish in Malaga she was nicknamed “gringlish girl”, which she adopted as her nickname. She also adopted the middle name Laia, shortened from the Greek feminine given name Eulalia (Greek: Ευλαλια), which means “well-spoken.” Vlahos is fluent in English, French, Greek and Spanish.
Star Foodies!
In 2016 Vlahos created the concept for Star Foodies!, a half-hour travel and cooking show with a celebrity focus. The multi-lingual subtitled show was picked up by Canada's OMNI 1 channel and debuted nationally on 27 October of 2018.[4] The first season, subtitled Greece Edition, resulted from Vlahos living between Greece and Canada. In each episode sees Vlahos meet with a Greek celebrity to talk about life and food, before heading back to Canada to re-create a personal recipe of the celebrity with a Canadian Chef.[5] The first episode of the series included Greek singer and actor Sakis Rouvas, and Canadian Chef Christine Cushing recreating Rouvas' personal recipe for Pastitsada, a dish from his home island of Corfu.[1][2]
The show has garnered mainstream press within Canada, The Toronto Sun's Senior Lifetyle and Food editor, Rita DeManontis described "the premise of the show (as) simple, yet unique"[5]. As of 2020 the show continues to air OMNI 1, with the second season, which debuted in October 2019 and starred John O'Hurley, known for the role of J. Peterman on the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. O'Hurley joined Vlahos in Toronto where he was a Star Foodie revealing his personal recipe for Vanilla Seafood Sauce. The recipe was re-created by Greek-American actor, Christos Vasilopoulos who re-made the recipe from Los Angeles. "[5].
The Weather Network
In February of 2020, Vlahos made her debut as Presenter on The Weather Network in Canada. She currently hosts the weekend evening/overnight program across Canada. She also sub hosts various other shows on the national broadcaster.
References
- "'Star Foodies!' picked up for second season by OMNI 1". toronto.com. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- "New Canadian Cooking Show Showcases Greek Celebrities and Food". Greek Reporter Canada. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- "Canadian TV Show Features Top Greek Celebrities, Chefs". Pappas Post. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- "Greek Celebrities Talk Gastronomy on Canadian TV". Greek Travel Pages. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- "Grocery Gossip: Star Foodies! Greece Edition". Toronto Sun. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
9. 'Star Foodies' comes home for the holidays [1]