Chef mavro biography
La mer honolulu!
George Mavrothalassitis
American chef
George Mavrothalassitis is a chef and restaurateur known as one of the cofounders of Hawaii Regional Cuisine in the early s.
Mavrothalassitis is particularly known for individual pairings of wines with each dish in a multicourse meal.
Chef mavro biography
Life
Mavrothalassitis was born in Provence, and moved to the United States in In he came to Hawaii when he was recruited to be the executive chef of La Mer at the Halekulani Hotel in Honolulu, Hawaii.
From to he was executive chef of the Four Seasons Hotel in Maui, and the chef de cuisine of Seasons Restaurant. In he opened his own restaurant, named for his nickname, Chef Mavro in Honolulu, at South King Street.
In April , Mavrothalassitis opened Cassis, a casual dining restaurant with French and Hawaiian influences, also in Honolulu, which closed after ten months.[1]
Awards and accolades
In , he appeared in the November cover story of Wine Spectator magazine as one of six selecte