Mateo Zielonka
Known as The Pasta Man, Mateo Zielonka is a Polish-born chef and cookbook author sharing colourful handmade pasta, shaping tutorials and recipes for home cooks.
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- Known as
- The Pasta Man
- From
- Poland
- Work
- Chef, cookbook author and pasta teacher
- Kitchen
- Head chef at 180 Studios, London
- Breakout
- Colourful pasta videos shared during the pandemic
- Debut cookbook
- The Pasta Man (2021)
Mini bio
How it started.
Mateo arrived in London from Poland with clothes for a two-week trip and ended up working at Mishkins, a Jewish deli in Soho. He had barely cooked before, but felt at home in the kitchen and stayed. His own website remembers The Sopranos Family Cookbook as the one cookbook he owned, a birthday present when he was 17.
Finding his people.
He bought a pasta machine and practised at home. During the pandemic, his short videos of striped ravioli and hand-shaped pasta reached a much wider audience. Fine Dining Lovers describes him filming in his conservatory with a bedsheet to soften the light. His followers gave him the nickname The Pasta Man.
From the feed to the kitchen.
After working at restaurants including Padella and Polpo, he became head chef at London’s 180 Studios, where he also has a pasta studio. Teaching runs through his work, from social videos and classes to three cookbooks: The Pasta Man, Pasta Masterclass and Pasta Pronto. The books move from colourful doughs and detailed shaping to meals that fit into a busy day.
Creditschronological, newest first
Cookbooks
- 2025Pasta ProntoAuthor
- 2023Pasta MasterclassAuthor
- 2021The Pasta ManAuthor, debut cookbook
Collaborations
- 2025Martini x Lupo Pasta FrescaCreated a signature ravioli dish
Awards
Quotes
Perfect doesn’t exist. Aim for rustic instead and don’t be afraid of making mistakes.Mateo Zielonka, the Observer
Advice to beginner pasta makers in an August 2025 interview accompanying recipes from Pasta Pronto.
Trivia
- As a child in Poland, he joined a family production line making Christmas pierogi filled with sauerkraut and mushrooms.
- He sketches recipe ideas on Post-it notes before getting help organising them into writing.
- His first cookbook appeared in English, Dutch, French, German, Polish and Spanish.
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