4th ANNUAL FESTIVAL DE LA GASTRONOMIE

It is our pleasure to announce the 4th annual Festival de la Gastronomie!

This summer Domes of Elounda brings the world of Haute Cuisine to our resort for the fourth consecutive year, continuing our dedication to maintain the ultimate in culinary culture for our guests as part of the Domes of Elounda experience! As interest towards Domes has been rising in gastronomic circles, this event has yet again created a buzz and the culinary elite have their eyes on Domes!

Festival Dates: 5-6 July | 19-20 July | 2-3 August | 16-17 August | 30-31 August

We look forward to dining with you all... Bon Appétit!

He has wandered the kitchens of 3 continents, gathering knowledge, flavors and aromas, bringing italian cuisine from the Royal Monceau hotel in Paris, to the Thay Mahal in New Delhi, working with the greatest such as Angelo Paracucchi and Giacomo Gallina and now Emanuele Cappellini comes to the Domes of Elounda for the first time! For the past ten years he continues to run his own kitchen “The fusion bar and restaurant” of the Art Hotel Gallery (Lungarno Collection Hotels) and promises to bring to Domes the proper balance of aromas, flavors and memories that his travels and curiosity have helped him acquire throughout the years.

Years of training and work in his home country of France as well as world-wide have earned Philippe Geneletti a Michelin star since 2009. As author of the book “Fou de cuisine un peu fêlé des éprouvettes” chef Geneletti is a known master of cooking techniques with nitrogen and has dedicated himself to creating international culinary event concepts in Paris, London and New York. The executive chef of “The Pleiades” in Barbizon, has left his mark in known restaurants around France such as “The Vonnelly”, “Cluster Gold”, “The Grenette” and promises to inspire gourmets at Domes this summer…

A rising star in Greece, Domes’s own head chef Nikolaos Magganas is considered one of the most upcoming Progressive Greek cuisine chefs in the country! The 3rd Festival de la Gastronomie would not be complete at Domes without giving our guests the best Greek cuisine has to offer! That is why we are proud to introduce our head chef that has spent his entire career in restaurants of luxurious hotels all over Greece perfecting traditional Greek recipes and rising to the challenge to play a major role in creating Progressive Greek Cuisine! Nikolaos Magganas has obtained the golden medal at the Chef’s Club in 2004!

Currently the Executive Chef at the Four Seasons Hotel des Bergues in Geneva, Marco Garfagnini has learned under the best chefs in the UK, Spain and Italy such as Martin Berasategui at his eponymous three Michelin-starred restaurant in San Sebastian and two Michelin-star Juan Roca in Girona. Famous for his “Brittany Lobster Risotto” and “Cheese Tortelli scented with Lemon and Mint” recipes, he continues to operate his own Michelin star awarded Restaurant, “Ninan” in Carrera, Tuscany. In 2005, he was recognised as ‘Young Italian Chef of the Year’. “For me, it is not so much about where I am working but the people I am working with.”

Dimitris Skarmoutsos is Greece’s most prominent celebrity chef, and one of the foremost exponents of contemporary Greek cuisine. His popularity soared in Greece after he appeared as a judge on Greek Master Chef in 2011 and 2012. Having graduated from the Culinary Institute of America, Skarmoutsos worked at the French Laundry alongside Thomas Keller before taking a position with Sheraton Hotels. This role gave him the opportunity to work in kitchens around the world, expanding his repertoire and opening his eyes to new tastes and cuisines. On his return to Greece, Dimitris studied Cretan cuisine, developing a personal culinary style. This centres around using specially selected Greek products from very specific producers to create rustic but, at the same time uniquely distinct, delicate and refined dishes. Dimitris is currently the executive chef of ERGON Greek Deli and Cuisine, a new Greek chain of restaurants and delis.