Initially trained in the United States, under the grand master Thomas Keller in the Napa Valley, Dimitris Skarmoutsos has undoubtedly become one of the most recognizable figures in Greece’s culinary world and the country’s restaurant scene over the past three decades. Leading the Judge Committee in the first MasterChef Tv Show in Greece, where he reappeared for 4 years, earned him his popularity with the Greek public and sealed his success as a star chef. 

Skarmoutsos initially studied economics in UCLA, then in the Culinary Institute of America, while he spent the first years of his profession as a cook in the United States. He then studied French and Japanese cuisine, the latter still one of his favorites, while traveling and living abroad all over the world, merging numerous culinary cultures. Upon his return to Greece, his first success in Crete, relied on his creativity to reinvent traditional mediterranean recipes with local greens, farm meats and Aegean seafood. 

Through his unorthodox image, his numerous body tattoos and his progressive styling, Dimitris Skarmoutsos inspired an entire generation of cooks. As dozens of young chefs followed his path, his unconventional character along with his warm heart and his gift for communication, earned him the acclaim and respect he cherishes amongst all generations, different age groups and social classes. 

Aged 53 today, he prefers to proclaim himself “more a cook, than a chef”, although he has earned a position in the hall of fame, along with the most influential celebrity Greek chefs of the 21st century. True workaholic, cook, chef, businessman and TV celebrity, Skarmoutsos is currently co-owner of the largest most esteemed catering business in Greece, through which he is also responsible for at least 7 restaurants, including the best city museum establishments and the famous 2-Michelin Delta in Athens.