Olia Hercules
Olia Hercules (born 1984)
Early life
Olia Hercules was born in Southern Ukraine in 1984,
Work
Hercules began working as a film journalist but amidst the 2008 economic crisis decided to change careers. Olia Hercules began working as a chef after completing a course at
Hercules has appeared on Saturday Kitchen,[9][10] Sunday Brunch,[11] and Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Television.
Books
She has written the recipe book Mamushka which is a collection of Eastern European recipes. 2017 saw Hercules' second book published.[12]
- Mamushka: Recipes From Ukraine & Beyond (Octopus Publishing, 2015)[13]
- Kaukasis: The Cookbook – A Journey Through the Wild East (Octopus Publishing, 2017)[12]
- Summer Kitchens Inside Ukraine's Hidden Places of Cooking and Sanctuary (Weldon Owen, July 14, 2020)[14]
- Home Food (Bloomsbury Publishing, 7 July 2022)[15]
Activism
In response to the
Awards
- The Observer Rising Star in Food 2015
- Winner of Fortnum & Mason's Debut Food Book Award 2016
Personal life
She married a Greek-Cypriot man in her early twenties and kept his last name ‘Hercules’.[19] She then had a son with fellow chef Tom Catley[20] and is now married to food photographer Joe Woodhouse. The couple have two sons. They live in London.[21]
References
- ^ a b "Rising stars of 2015: chef Olia Hercules". the Guardian. 2014-12-28. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
- ^ Missing, Sophie (17 May 2015) Olia Hercules and the food of warm Ukrainian summers The Guardian. UK. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ galina (2017-10-20). "Olia Hercules". Galina. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
- ^ Як фудблогерка Оля Геркулес прославила на весь світ українські літні кухні (Youtube), retrieved 2021-10-09
- ISBN 9781784720384. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- ^ "Style Department Represents Olia Hercules, Food Stylist". Style Department. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
- ^ Whaite, John (2015-06-21). "Olia Hercules: the chef bringing East European food to our tables". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
- ^ Stewart, Victoria (2015-06-22). "Meet Olia Hercules, the ex-Ottolenghi chef putting Ukrainian food on the map in London". The Evening Standard. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- ^ "24/12/2016, Saturday Kitchen - BBC One". BBC. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
- ^ "Saturday Kitchen - BBC One". BBC. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
- ^ admin (2020-07-19). "Olia Hercules Pot-Roast Chicken with Herby Crème Fraiche recipe on Sunday Brunch". The Talent Zone. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
- ^ a b "Mitchell Beazley to publish second cookbook by Olia Hercules". www.thebookseller.com. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
- ISBN 9781784720384.
- OCLC 1139622165.)
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link - ^ "Home Food". bloomsbury.com. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
- ^ "Russian chef joins forces with Ukrainian best friend to serve food across frontiers". the Guardian. 2022-03-06. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
- ^ "Olia Hercules: 'Let's not forget that Ukraine is not headlines, it's people'". the Guardian. 2022-03-04. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
- ^ Buryk, Michael. "Ukrainian British chef and author offers a fresh look at Ukrainian cuisine". The Ukrainian Weekly. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
- ^ "A global backyard barbecue". the Guardian. 2013-07-20. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
- ^ "About – Olia Hercules". Retrieved 2021-10-09.