Aristos Papandroulakis

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Aaron "Aristos" Papandroulakis [1] (born 1965 in Bunbury, Western Australia) is an Australian chef best known for hosting the Seven Network cooking show Surprise Chef . He also hosted BYO Chef, also for Seven.

Papandroulakis has authored two cookbooks, "Cooking with Aristos" and "Cooking with the Surprise Chef", and owns a fish and chip restaurant in his hometown called Aristos', which he established in 1992. [2] He established a seafood restaurant and takeaway on Rottnest Island in May 2009, which has since changed ownership. [1]

Papandroulakis also operates a seafood processing business as well as his restaurant business.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Iconic Surprise Chef host Aristos' real name shakes fans". 7 May 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  2. "Speaker Direct - Aristos". Archived from the original on 24 August 2006. Retrieved 2007-04-11.