Olia Hercules

Olia Hercules is a London-based Ukrainian chef, food writer and food stylist.

Early life

Olia Hercules was born in Kakhovka, Ukraine in 1984 to an Armenian family.[1][2][3] As well as being Ukrainian, she has Jewish, Bessarabian and Siberian roots.[4] Hercules moved to the UK at age 18 to study Italian and Politics at the University of Warwick.[5][6] Before earning an MA in Russian Translation, she moved to Cyprus for 5 years.[7]

Work

Olia Hercules began as a chef after completing a course at Leith's School of Food and Wine in 2010.[6][8] She wrote for Jamie's magazine and was a food stylist for various publications.[9] She then went on to work at the London restaurant, Ottolenghi's as a chef-de-partie.[7][10] She has appeared on Saturday Kitchen.[11][12] And now Sunday brunch (19/07/20)

Books

She has written the recipe book Mamushka which is a collection of Eastern European recipes. 2017 saw Hercules' second book published.[13]

Awards

References
  1. Missing, Sophie (17 May 2015). "Olia Hercules and the food of warm Ukrainian summers". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  2. "Rising star". The Guardian.
  3. Hercules, Olia (7 Aug 2017). "Dishes from the Black Sea and beyond: exclusive extract". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  4. Hercules, Olia. Mamushka. Octopus. p. 6. ISBN 9781784720384.
  5. "Meet Olia". The Evening Standard. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  6. "Interview". Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  7. Whaite, John. "Olia Hercules: the chef bringing East European food to our tables". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  8. "Info". Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  9. "Style Department Represents Olia Hercules, Food Stylist". www.styledepartment.co.uk. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  10. "Meet Olia H". The Evening Standard. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  11. "24/12/2016, Saturday Kitchen - BBC One". BBC. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  12. "Saturday Kitchen - BBC One". BBC. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  13. "Mitchell Beazley to publish second cookbook by Olia Hercules". www.thebookseller.com. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  14. Mamushka. Octopus Books. ISBN 9781784720384.


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