About us

For fourteen years, Taste the Mediterranean has been bringing together top chefs, restaurants, hoteliers, and food and wine producers from across the Mediterranean. Catering to both professionals and tourists, the festival organizes culinary workshops for aspiring chefs, exclusive seaside dinners, engaging expert panel discussions, and guided tastings of premium products. All the key figures of this unmissable gourmet event will gather from September 9 to 13 in Mali Lošinj, in the Kvarner region — a European Region of Gastronomy. To date, the Taste the Mediterranean festival has been held in Šibenik, Rovinj, Hvar, Split, and Mali Lošinj. It has featured 130 chefs from around the world sharing their knowledge and experience—chefs recognized for their culinary artistry with Michelin stars, Gault&Millau toques, and accolades from JRE and The World's 50 Best Restaurants.

All chefs who have participated in the festival

A

  • Abou Zaki Richard
  • Alabanda Tereza
  • Amantos Christos
  • Amnegard Goran
  • Arrieta Adur

B

  • Basaldella Michel
  • Bašić VjekoG&M Croatia Chef of the Year
  • Began SašaG&M Croatia Great Chef of Tomorrow
  • Boban Toni
  • Božikov Ante

C

  • Carnevale Carmelo
  • Cerea Roberto
  • Charlet Frédéric
  • Curić MarijoG&M Croatia Chef of the Year

D

  • Danelli Marco
  • Degeimbre SanChef of the Year Grandes tables
  • Dessarzin Yoan

Đ

  • Đurašević MarkoG&M Croatia Chef of the Year

E

  • Espinosa LeonorWorld’s Best Female Chef by 50 Best

F

  • Faulquier Coline
  • Favaretto Franco
  • Filca GabrielaG&M Croatia Great Chef of Tomorrow
  • Fornažar Davor
  • Fossaceca Nicola

G

  • Gamberini Ilaria
  • Gandolfo Camille
  • Germani Antony
  • Girvan Jeremy
  • Gollenz MichaelG&M Croatia Great Chef of Tomorrow
  • Gonzalez Beatriz
  • Gotovac Vedran
  • Grgić Zdravka
  • Grouard Olivier
  • Gutiérrez Teresa

H

  • Higgins Clement

I

  • Ivić Paul

J

  • Jagodic IgorG&M Slovenia Chef of the Year
  • Jimenez Latorre Maria

K

  • Kapetanović Orlić Petra
  • Katić Ivica
  • Kavčič Tomaž
  • Khalal Yassine
  • Kovačević DraganaG&M Croatia Best Pastry Chef
  • Krajner Claude
  • Kraljev Renato
  • Kukurin NenadG&M Croatia Chef of Modern Traditional Cuisine

L

  • Langlere Paul
  • Lefebvre Fabien
  • Lekić Dinko
  • Levy Lionel
  • Lukin DragicaG&M Croatia Special Trophy

M

  • Madunić Ivica
  • Mamut TeaG&M Croatia Best POP
  • Mandarić Mario
  • Marinović Stipe
  • Marinović-Noštromo ZlatkoG&M Croatia Best Chef of New Traditional Cuisine
  • Matić Mate
  • Matjaž FilipGault&Millau Slovenia Great Chef of Tomorrow
  • Medak Marin
  • Mikula Flora
  • Miletić VesnaG&M Croatia Best Chef of Traditional Cuisine
  • Milina BiljanaG&M Croatia Best Pastry Chef
  • Miloš Toni
  • Modrušan Damir

N

  • Nagae Keiko
  • Nigro Damiano
  • Nikolau DinaG&M Greece Chef of the Year
  • Nikolić Adriano
  • Nikolić RokoG&M Croatia Great Chef of Tomorrow
  • Ninčević Monika
  • Novak AmosG&M Croatia Young talent

O

  • Obad Petar

P

  • Pačar Matej
  • Palfi Filip
  • Paraskevaidis Anastasios
  • Patino Vicente
  • Pažanin Ivan
  • Perez Arellano Fernando
  • Perrodin Emmanuel
  • Prenga Sokol
  • Prnjak Branimir
  • Putica Nikolina

Q

  • Quaglia Massimo

R

  • Rahbi Farid
  • Ramdane Cherif Ahmed
  • Rendić Marin
  • Renimel Frank
  • Rhachi IssamG&M Morocco Great Chef of Tomorrow, Ambassador of the Moroccan cuisine
  • Richard Carvajal Talia
  • Robuschi Vanessa
  • Ros Raffaele

S

  • Salopek MašaG&M Croatia Best Pastry Chef
  • San Roman Maria Jose
  • Sanjin BracoG&M Croatia Chef of Modern Traditional Cuisine
  • Saporito Filippo
  • Satongun BeeWorld’s Best Female Chef in Asia by 50 Best
  • Sourrieu Guillaume
  • Srdoč DeniG&M Croatia Young Talent
  • Stabile Marco
  • Stojanović Ljubiša
  • Sučić MateG&M Croatia Young talent

Š

  • Šikić Goran
  • Štefan RudolfG&M Croatia Chef of the Year
  • Štokić Mario
  • Šušnjara Stipe

T

  • Tahirović DaneG&M Croatia Great Chefs of Tomorrow
  • Tahirović SandraG&M Croatia Great Chefs of Tomorrow
  • Terrinoni Giulio
  • Tomič JureGault&Millau Slovenia Chef of the Year
  • Torrente Fabien
  • Trentini Marcello

U

  • Uemura IppeiG&M France Young Talent

V

  • Vežnaver FabricioG&M Croatia Chef of the Year
  • Viou Georgiana
  • Visse Laetitia
  • Vrenc KatarinaG&M Croatia Young talent
  • Vukadin Stjepan
  • Vukašinović Jasmina
  • Vunić StivenG&M Croatia Great Chefs of Tomorrow
  • Vunić TeaG&M Croatia Great Chefs of Tomorrow

Z

  • Zerah Philippe
  • Zirojević HrvojeG&M Croatia Chef of the Year