About Us

History

Established in 2018. Calamaki was inspired by a strong belief in the local farmers market movement, seasonal ingredients and a commitment to sharing healthy food with the community. The southern California landscape is reminiscent of Chef Kostas’s native Greece, which was the inspiration for Calamaki. He is proud to share his passion and creativity on the charcoal grill with the local community.

Specialties

Calamaki, meaning skewer in the greek language, is mediterranean inspired healthy food with greek roots. our main ingredients are californian extra virgin olive oil, lemon, garlic, and fresh herbs. all our vegetables are local from farmers market vendors around los angeles. our meats are all natural. our seafood is wild and sustainably sourced and we make all sauces and dressings in house. our specialty is grilled octopus. On our menu at the farmers markets you can find marinated octopus, local fish ceviche, fish stew “kakavia” , home made pies like spanakopita and tiropita as well tomato gazpacho , vegan bean stew “fasolada” and many more.

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About Kostas

Chef and owner Kostas was born and raised in Athens, Greece where he learned the techniques of the Greek traditional kitchen. He then moved to Amsterdam, where he spent 18 years working in the city’s best restaurants. For the last 6 years he has called Los Angeles home. Since being in Los Angeles he has worked for Chef Michael Cimarusti at restaurant Providence and Cape Sea Food and Provisions in West Hollywood. Chef Kostas’s passion for seafood, the healthy Mediterranean diet and many years of experience on the charcoal grill are the seeds of inspiration for his own CALAMAKI.