SCOTSMAN INTERVIEW

Athenian Founder Tim Vasilakis was recently interviewed by Gaby Soutar at The Scotsman, on his student days in Edinburgh, launching The Athenian and our first ever Cook Book!

The Athenian founder, Tim Vasilakis, on his Edinburgh student days and the new Greek cookbook

Restaurateur Tim Vasilakis is the founder and CEO of three London branches of The Athenian, where their speciality is the chicken gyros.

For those who don’t live in the Big Smoke but want to experience his food in their own home, he’s also just released a new book, The Athenian: Eat Like a Greek.

“I’m super excited. It's the first time I’ve done something like this,” Vasilakis says. “I actually got contacted by the publishers, who asked if I wanted to do it. They were big fans of The Athenian and our social media. And I said, Yeah, why not? Let's give it a try”.

The resulting hardback features over 60 recipes, including variations on the restaurant’s best-selling gyros and souvlaki, prawn saganaki, dolmades, oregano halloumi fries, Greek frittata, meze, and traditional recipes like spinach and feta pie. It’s been designed with the colourful branding that’s become synonymous with the restaurant.