
Chef & host
Elias Marr
Elias cooks seasonal, mostly vegetable-led food and runs our kitchens across every retreat.
Experience
16 years in kitchens
Specialties
Seasonal cooking · Bread · Fermentation
Based in
Évora, Portugal
Elias worked in restaurant kitchens in London and Copenhagen before choosing smaller tables. He now plans every Better Retreat menu around what local growers have that week.
Guests often find him in the garden at dawn. He runs an optional bread class on most retreats.


