Yianni Papoutsis

Yianni Papoutsis
Born
UK
Culinary career
Cooking styleStreet food / Fast food
Current restaurant(s)
  • None
Previous restaurant(s)
    • MeatEasy
    • MEATliquor Singapore
    • MEATwagon (street food truck)
    • MEATliquor
    • MEATmarket
    • MEATmission
    • MEATliquor Brighton
    • MEATliquor Leeds
    • MEATliquor Queensway
    • MEATliquor SW11
    • MEATliquorED
    • MEATliquor Croydon
    • MEATliquor Kings X
    • MEATliquor Brixton
    • MEATliquor N1
    • and radio station MEATtransMISSION

Yianni Papoutsis (Greek: Γιάννη Παπουτσής) is the co-founder and former Creative Director of the Meat chain of restaurants.[1] He previously worked at the English National Ballet as a production technician. The business started as one of the first street food trucks in the UK, the Meat Wagon,[2] and after teaming with Scott Collins and opening a pop-up restaurant, they opened thirteen restaurants, including twelve in the UK and one in Singapore which closed.[3] He is now a consultant in the hospitality and entertainment industry.

  1. ^ "Yianni Papoutsis | The Gresham Blake Lookbook". greshamblake.com.
  2. ^ "The #MeatLiquor effect: did dirty dining all start in a Peckham car". Evening Standard. London. 28 August 2014.
  3. ^ "MEATliquor – The original MEAT. Come hungry, leave wobbly". MEATliquor.