Michael Groat is the Head Chef and Founder of Alpha Omega Eats, bringing over 30 years of experience in the restaurant and hospitality industry. His career encompasses a wide range of venues and specialties, from running a kitchen at the University of Arizona as a student to opening his own restaurant at the age of 22. Formally trained in Italian and French cuisine, Michael also has extensive experience in multi-unit food and beverage (F&B) consulting, restaurant design, F&B analytics, and restaurant quality assurance (QA) & audits. Recognizing that the Greek food service was becoming a lost art, Michael believed he could create something bigger and better. Not only does he collaborate with his chefs to co-create diverse, mouth-watering menus, but he also utilizes his proprietary methods to keep costs lower for the client than the competition.

Outside of Greek Life, Chef Michael has cooked for famous clients in the music and movie industries, managed catering for events as large as 10,000 people, and overseen multi-unit restaurant concepts serving up to 4500 meals daily. He also runs a restaurant consulting and analytics business, specializing in costing, purchasing, labor models, projections, menu analytics, and restaurant design.

On a personal note, Michael has traveled to Spain, Italy (including Sicily), Croatia, Montenegro, the Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, the Bahamas, Portugal (the Azores), France, England, Mexico, and more. He shares a passion for exploring the world’s culinary cultures, so don’t forget to ask him why he believes the best cappuccino can be found in Ortygia.