In the last ten days of April, Master Chef will be filmed in Lesvos for the needs of two episodes of the show. In fact, the Municipality of Western Lesvos and the Region of the North Aegean have taken relevant decisions and the Municipality of Mytilini is expected to do the same, to support the filming aimed at promoting Lesvos as a gastronomic and tourist destination and increasing its recognition. According to the minutes, the filming will take place in recognizable areas of Lesvos and at the ZAIRA hotel.
It is noted that the ASPIDA association also supports the project by taking over the focus needs of the members of the mission which consists of 64 people. The show in question is shown for the 8th year in the Prime Time zone of the STAR Channel and is scheduled to carry out two episodes on the island of Lesvos within the last fortnight of April, i.e. close to the finale, which implies greater interest on the part of the television audience .
The first contact
After the production company of the television show “Master Chef” contacted the deputy mayor of Tourism and Entrepreneurship of Mytilini, Nikos Giannakas and the vice-mayor of Western Lesbos Aphrodite Vati as well as with representatives of the North Aegean Region, the production of two episodes of the show was proposed, the filming of which will last from April 27-30. For the realization of the episodes, the production company requested the help of the Municipality of Western Lesbos, the Municipality of Mytilini and the North Aegean Region.
Local products from the Municipality of West Lesvos
The Municipal Council of West Lesbos in its recent meeting on 04/05/2024 approved the assistance of the Municipality of West Lesbos in collaboration with the Region of North Aegean and the Municipality of Mytilini in the production of the episodes of the television production Master Chef in Lesvos. In her presentation, the Deputy Mayor for Tourism, Aphrodite Vati, emphasized, among other things, that one of the main goals for the promotion of Lesvos as a tourist destination is to strengthen its recognition in the Greek market, through the promotion of local gastronomy and special local products. In this context, it was proposed and approved by a majority that the Municipality of West Lesvos assist in the production of the episodes and offer gifts to the visitors that will include boxes with local products as well as canvas bags with the logo and QR Code Welcome to Lesvos.
Accommodation expenses from the Region
During a meeting of the Regional Committee of the PBA, the expenditure was approved for the participation of the PBA as a co-organizer in the action of hosting the production of the Master Chef show in Lesvos in collaboration with the Catering Association of Mytilene “Aspida” with a total amount of up to 7000 euros. In particular, in her introduction, Ms. Angeliki Polytaki, Head of the PBA Tourism Department, emphasized that hosting and supporting film and television producers on the islands is an effective way of promoting tourism, and in this context, the organization of hospitality for opinion leaders and familiarization trips is foreseen, in logic of strengthening existing markets, opening new ones and with an emphasis on special forms of tourism.
