Series Description:
Give your life, your diet, and your mental health a much needed boost, with the second season of the 13-part National Public Television series, The Life of Loi: Mediterranean Secrets, with Chef Maria Loi of the critically acclaimed Manhattan restaurant, Loi Estiatorio. Known as the ‘Julia Child of Greece,’ Loi shares thousands of years of knowledge baked into Mediterranean cuisine as she takes us across Greece, teaching the secrets behind some of the region's most classic dishes. From the island of Naxos in the Aegean Sea, to the unspoiled region of Costa Navarino in the Peloponnese, Loi gives an insider’s tour of her home country as only she can. Viewers then join Loi in her NYC restaurant where she cooks with her “fabulous foodie friends” as she demonstrates a unique spin on the tasty, healthy, easy to make dishes inspired by her travels.
The Life of Loi: Mediterranean Secrets series premieres on December 31st on PBS stations nationwide (check local listings)
For more program information, visit: https://www.pbs.org/food/shows/life-of-loi-mediterranean-secrets/
To view recipes featured in the series and more, visit Chef Loi’s social media platforms @ChefMariaLoi (Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter).
PRODUCTION CREDITS:
Underwriters: The Behrakis Family Foundation and the Greek National Tourism Organization
Producers: GBH Boston and ML Kosmos
Executive Producers: Maria Loi and Laurie Donnelly
About Chef Maria Loi
Chef Maria Loi is an internationally renowned entrepreneur, author, television personality and philanthropist working to change the world - one healthy bite at a time. Known as the ‘Julia Child of Greece,’ she is the founder of a lifestyle brand that nurtures a healthy body and soul with a modern approach to the Mediterranean diet that helps people boost their immunity and improve their health and longevity. The founder of Loi Food Products, a specialty brand built on traditional ingredients from Greece, she is the author of more than 36 cookbooks. As the namesake of Loi Estiatorio in Manhattan, Chef Loi has cooked for celebrities and presidents. But she most enjoys gathering with a roomful of diners over a good meal filled with laughter. Named an official Ambassador of Greek Gastronomy by the Chef ’s Club of Greece, Chef Loi is also a passionate and dedicated philanthropist who supports a wide variety of causes focused on children and the underserved.
About GBH
GBH is the leading multiplatform creator for public media in America. As the largest producer of content for PBS and partner to NPR and PRX, GBH delivers compelling experiences, stories and information to audiences wherever they are. GBH produces digital and broadcast programming that engages, illuminates and inspires, through drama and science, history, arts, culture and journalism. It is the creator of such signature programs as MASTERPIECE, ANTIQUES ROADSHOW, FRONTLINE, NOVA, AMERICAN EXPERIENCE, Arthur and Molly of Denali and a catalog of streaming series, podcasts and on-demand video. GBH’s television channels include GBH 2, GBH 44, GBH Kids and national services WORLD and Create. With studios and a newsroom headquartered in Boston, GBH reaches across New England with GBH 89.7, Boston’s Local NPR; CRB Classical 99.5; and CAI, the Cape and Islands NPR station. Dedicated to making media accessible to and inclusive of our diverse culture, GBH is a pioneer in delivering media to those who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind and visually impaired. GBH creates curriculum-based digital content for educators nationwide with PBS Learning Media and has been recognized with hundreds of the nation’s premier broadcast, digital and journalism awards. Find more information at gbh.org.
About American Public Television
American Public Television (APT) is the leading syndicator of high-quality, top-rated programming to the nation’s public television stations. Founded in 1961, APT distributes 250 new program titles per year and more than one-third of the top 100 highest-rated public television titles in the U.S. APT’s diverse catalog includes prominent documentaries, performance, dramas, how-to programs, classic movies, children’s series and news and current affairs programs. Midsomer Murders, America’s Test Kitchen, AfroPoP, Rick Steves’ Europe, Pacific Heartbeat, Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television, Legacy List with Matt Paxton, Front and Center, Lidia’s Kitchen, Kevin Belton’s New Orleans Kitchen, Simply Ming, The Best of the Joy of Painting with Bob Ross, Front & Center, James Patterson’s Kid Stew and NHK Newsline are a sampling of APT’s programs, considered some of the most popular on public television. APT also licenses programs internationally through its APT Worldwide service and distributes Create®TV — featuring the best of public television's lifestyle programming — and WORLD™, public television’s premier news, science and documentary channel. To find out more about APT’s programs and services, visit APTonline.org.
For ML Kosmos For GBH
Contact: Dara Davenport Contact: Erin Callanan
Email: dara@loibrand.com Email: erin_callanan@wgbh.org
Phone: (917) 392-8528 (cell) Phone: 617-905-6866 (cell)
