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Through her personal interpretations of nature, art, and food, Avgeria Stapaki has forged a style all her own. Born in Greece, Stapaki has spent time as a photographer, model, DJ, and even a professional basketball player, but she found her truest calling as a chef.
Stapaki has cooked in acclaimed kitchens throughout Europe, with a focus on Mediterranean countries, Greece, Italy, and Spain, notably including Three Michelin-starred Restaurante Azurmendi in Bilbao, as well as Michelin-starred Hytra in Athens.
She served as Executive Chef for the renowned restaurant Principote Mykonos, taking her refined technique and amplifying it in both flavor and volume, serving over 1,000 guests a day. Keeping her ties to Greece alive and well, Stapaki also remotely created the menu for Mia’s in Santorini.
Prior to opening TÁMA with co-executive chef Adalberto Olaez, Stapaki was the executive chef of Nisos - a modern Mediterranean restaurant in Chicago.
Devoted to her team and committed to learning and growth, Stapaki is a natural born leader and a commanding presence, who is not afraid to embrace a new way of thinking and blaze her own path.
Through her personal interpretations of nature, art, and food, Avgeria Stapaki has forged a style all her own. Born in Greece, Stapaki has spent time as a photographer, model, DJ, and even a professional basketball player, but she found her truest calling as a chef.
Stapaki has cooked in acclaimed kitchens throughout Europe, with a focus on Mediterranean countries, Greece, Italy, and Spain, notably including Three Michelin-starred Restaurante Azurmendi in Bilbao, as well as Michelin-starred Hytra in Athens.
She served as Executive Chef for the renowned restaurant Principote Mykonos, taking her refined technique and amplifying it in both flavor and volume, serving over 1,000 guests a day. Keeping her ties to Greece alive and well, Stapaki also remotely created the menu for Mia’s in Santorini.
Prior to opening TÁMA with co-executive chef Adalberto Olaez, Stapaki was the executive chef of Nisos - a modern Mediterranean restaurant in Chicago.
Devoted to her team and committed to learning and growth, Stapaki is a natural born leader and a commanding presence, who is not afraid to embrace a new way of thinking and blaze her own path.