GEORGIOS KASTANIAS

Chef Georgios Kastanias grew up Greek in Africa. His passion for cooking first started at the age of five, while watching his mother cook in the kitchen. He decided to be a chef at the age of 15, and after high school he completed and graduated four different culinary schools in Greece, Switzerland, France and Italy. Chef Georgios traveled and cooked for many gourmet resorts and restaurants in Europe and Northern Africa. Seventeen years ago, Chef Georgios was driven by an opportunity to pursue his career in The United States, becoming the executive chef at a distinguished ethnic Greek restaurant in North Carolina. From there, Chef Georgios continued on following his dream of opening his own restaurants in North Carolina and in Tennessee. He’s competed in cooking competitions and won gold medals while living in the U.S.
In 2012, he moved to St. Louis and has already begun to take the culinary scene by storm. He’s had the title of executive chef consultant at several restaurants, he is also the founder/CEO of Alexander Foods LLC., a company that imports goods worldwide, and distributes all over the united states, specializing in authentic greek and meditterranean products. Alexander Foods is a consultant company for developing menus, recipes, and provides services to the hospitality industry. Chef Georgios used to have a weekly cooking segment on Fox 2 news (KTVI) in St. Louis every Saturday morning.
Chef Georgios spends a lot of his time working with local chefs from prestigious country clubs and restaurants from all over the country. He takes pride in expanding his skill set and improving his craft by collaborating with other chefs in the culinary scene. He actively supports the ACF and the Junior team from the local Chef De Cuisine chapter in St. Louis, along with Culinary team USA 2024, lending them and other local chefs the kitchen at Alexander Foods.
Chef Georgios has been appointed with the titles Chef Ambassador of Greek-Mediterranean Cuisine , by the American Culinary Federation of the United States, alongside Professionnel de la Table for the Chaine Des Rotisseurs, an esteemed world food and wine organization. His most recent and exciting accomplishment was having the honor to cook for the 2020 Grammys. Chef Georgios goes above and beyond his title “Chef.” Being a chef is not his job, it is his passion.

Every product Alexander Foods imports is personally sourced by our founder, Georgios Kastanias. As a former chef, he set out to discover the highest quality foods to feed his own family, produced by the trusted agricultural families of Greece. Now he wants to bring this level of quality foods to the U.S.

Unlike large corporate distributors, we are not looking for the bare minimums in quality. We strive to exceed our customers’ expectations and our own with every new product addition. So we go to great lengths to test every product we sell.

We begin by visiting the actual farms and villages that produce our products, meeting the families who have created these products for generations. Then we regularly sample the products to continue to ensure the highest quality.

We believe you will taste the Alexander Difference.

GEORGIOS KASTANIAS & ALEXANDER FOODS LLC ARE OFFICIALY CERTIFIED WITH "AMBASSADOR FOR GREEK GASTRONOMY® GOLD MEDAL 2021"

GREEK-AMERICAN CHEF & ENTREPRENEUR GEORGIOS KASTANIAS IS ANNOUNCED AS OFFICIAL “AMBASSADOR FOR GREEK GASTRONOMY® 2021 GOLD MEDALLIST” by GREEK TASTE BEYOND BORDERS® GTBB ORGANIZATION

GREEK TASTE BEYOND BORDERS® GTBB presented Georgios Kastanias with the official certification title award of honor Ambassador for Greek Gastronomy® 2021 Πρεσβευτής της Ελληνικής Γαστρονομίας® 2021 for sustaining Greek Gastronomy, Greek way of living and promoting Greek products through his private company ALEXANDER FOODS in the US.

Chef Georgios Kastanias noted “I feel very proud for this accreditation…it is of great importance to carry this title! I will keep on with my mission to promote Greek cuisine and local products.” “Every product Alexander Foods imports is based on a philosophy set out to discover the highest quality foods to feed his own family, produced by the trusted agricultural families of Greece. Now he wants to bring this level of quality foods to the U.S.”

The certification process followed a protocol procedure implemented by the GTBB rules & committee No.00146/27/05/2021 for Chef Georgios Kastanias & his company Alexander Foods.

AMBASSADOR FOR GREEK GASTRONOMY® is a hallmark of Greek gastronomy for (chefs & restaurants and single entities of high regard) and it’s known to be extremely challenging to achieve, making it that much more prestigious. GTBB has exclusively rights to the trademarks of these official titles in Greece and abroad.

These prestigious awards mentioned as “top honors” by GTBB have a significant role and are presented to professionals and premium brands held in the highest regard. The Gold Medal award sign and the golden spiral (logo of GTBB) attach great importance to this prestigious honorary title.

GREEK TASTE BEYOND BORDERS® GTBB organization is dominating in the promotion of Greek taste & gastronomy throughout the world, utilizing modern branding methods and the most effective business networking platform for Greece and its global representation.

GREEK TASTE BEYOND BORDERS® GTBB has announced its annual global conference in Athens, Greece at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC) 5- JULY 2021 under the Auspices of Ministry of Rural Development and Food, Auspices of Ministry of Tourism, GNTO & City of Athens where GEORGIOS KASTANIAS and all certified chefs and brands shall gather in this promising global event.

LEGAL NOTICE:

ΠΡΕΣΒΕΥΤΗΣ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗΣ ΓΑΣΤΡΟΝΟΜΙΑΣ®, ΠΡΕΣΒΕΥΤΗΣ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗΣ ΚΟΥΖΙΝΑΣ® αποτελούν όρους χρήσης ΕΜΠΟΡΙΚΑ ΣΗΜΑΤΑ που προστατεύονται και είναι κατοχυρωμένοι – με τον αριθμό απόφασης δήλωσης σήματος ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ ΥΠΟΥΡΓΕΙΟ ΟΙΚΟΝΟΜΙΑΣ & ΑΝΑΠΤΥΞΗΣ (ΕΞ 3428 / 03-07-2018) και (ΕΞ 2858 / 30-06-2020) αντιστοίχως. Οι δικαιούχοι του επιφυλάσσονται επί παντός νομίμου δικαιώματος τους όπως και για τυχόν αποζημιώσεις από αθέμιτες ενέργειες που αφορούν σε αντιγραφείς και ανεπιθύμητες προσπάθειες σπίλωσης.