| Epiphanios of Mylopotamos | |
| Birth Date: | 1956 |
| Birth Place: | Nikisiani, Kavala, Greece |
| Death Date: | 11 December 2020 |
| Death Place: | Mylopotamos, Mount Athos |
| Nationality: | Greek |
| Other Names: | Epifanios Mylopotaminos |
| Occupation: | Monk |
| Known For: | Cuisine of Mount Athos |
| Notable Works: | The Cuisine of the Holy Mountain Athos |
Epiphanios of Mylopotamos (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Επιφάνιος ο Μυλοποταμινός|translit=Epifanios o Mylopotaminos; born 1956, Nikisiani, Kavala; died 11 December 2020, Mylopotamos, Mount Athos[1]), also known as Epifanios Mylopotaminos,[2] was a Greek Orthodox monk and chef. He is best known for publicizing the gastronomy and viticulture of Mount Athos to the wider world.[3]
He was born and raised in Nikisiani, Kavala, northern Greece in 1956.[4] He became a monk at Mount Athos in 1973.[2] Initially, he was a monk at the Monastery of Agiou Pavlou.[5] In the 1980s, he also lived briefly at the Monastery of Saint Catherine in the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt. He went to Mylopotamos in 1990 and bought the area for 2 million drachma, or about 6,000 euros, from the Monastery of Great Lavra.[4]
Since 1990,[2] Father Epiphanios has lived in the Skete of St. Eustathius, a dependency of the Monastery of Great Lavra located in Mylopotamos.[6] He spent most of his time at Mylopotamos, where he helped restore the monastic buildings. There, he built and maintained a vineyard and winery and was responsible for making Mylopotamos wine well known across the world.[2]
He died from cancer on 11 December 2020 at the age of 64.[2]
Epiphanios' best-known book is The Cuisine of the Holy Mountain Athos . The book, originally written in Greek (title: Μαγειρική του Αγίου Όρους), has been translated into various languages, including English, Russian, Bulgarian, and Romanian. The book contains more than 120 recipes and many full-page photographs.[7]