Theo A. Michaels was born in London to a large Greek Cypriot family. After competing in BBC TV's MasterChef in 2014, Theo left the corporate world to earn a living in food. He gained an appreciative 24K+ Instagram following when he and his children took to YouTube with live cookery demos during lockdown. He is a regular guest chef on various popular daytime television shows and the founder of FiveDinners.com. He lives in Hertfordshire, UK with his wife and three kids.