Vasiliki
OUR GOODMAN FAMILY
Meet Vasiliki, our Senior Chef De Partie at Goodman Mayfair
You may not have met Vasiliki but you will have tasted her cooking. She’s been part of the Goodman Family for four years now, has worked extensively through the kitchen – “food makes me happy” – but has now discovered her favourite section.
“I’ve always worked in kitchens,” explains Vasiliki. “Mostly back in Greece but also here. I’ve been in London since 2017 – my husband came here for work in 2003, and I wanted my son to make school here – and was in catering for two years before I came to Goodman.”
And Goodman is where Vasiliki wants to be. “I’m so happy here,” she says. “It feels like my family. That’s the reason I stay. I’m so happy here. What I feel about it, everyone knows.
“I’m senior chef but I’ve worked here as everything. Commis chef, first prep chef, starters, pastry… The training, the teaching, chef Lukasz, he taught me a lot. And they taught me a lot, they helped me a lot. Who I am is because of them. I always tell the truth, they are my truth.
“Every day, you can learn, and this kitchen is like that. Every day you learn something, every day you give love and get loved.
Vasiliki smiles. “But now I’m on sauce which is my favourite section. I LOVE that section! It’s my best!”
As for eating at Goodman, Vasiliki may be biased but makes a good point. “Order everything. Order anything. Because I know. I’ve seen it in the kitchen, I’ve seen the process, I’ve seen the ingredients… it’s all good. I don’t eat a lot, but here I could eat anything. All the sides. Everything!”
Credits
Interview by Neil Davey
Photography by Tom Bowles
