Activities at The Skyros Centre, Greece
A Taste of Greece with Carl Smith
Sat 28 - Sat 5 Jul 2025
Carl will be conducting two masterclasses at the Skyros Centre in the summer of 2025 where guests will enjoy the delicious flavours of Greece in general, and Skyros island in particular!
This will be an interactive cooking experience exploring the unique seasonal tastes and flavours of this “sun kissed” Aegean Island. The course will not only include excursions to beautiful parts of the island but foraging, visits to artisanal food producers and wine makers and of course cooking too!
This courses promises to be as interesting as it will be delicious. Carl will teach you about traditional Greek flavours and the best way to incorporate them into your cooking at home. Through a combination of theory, practice and visiting local producers you will come away with an understanding of Greek flavours, the importance of seasonality in Greek cuisine and a few new recipes to add to your repertoire!
With many traditional practices still upheld, Skyros is the perfect place to learn about the Greek cuisine. Carl will take you to local producers before guiding you through the preparation of the local produce into some delicious dishes, both sweet and savoury. The course will culminate in the preparation of a Greek feast for the whole group to enjoy.
What's included?
Carl's masterclass is held at the Skyros Centre on Skyros island in Greece. The holiday includes half board, twin shared accommodation in the village. Single upgrades are available. Chat through the website, call +44 (0)1983 86 55 66 or email holidays@skyros.com to discuss your requirements.
About Carl Smith
Carl is an award-winning hotelier, restaurateur and chef (although he prefers the word cook). After graduating in hospitality management from Bournemouth Uni way back in the 70’s Carl embarked on a career as a chef working in Paris and Switzerland indulging in his love of food and travel, but it was as General Manager of the iconic Guinea Grill in Mayfair that Carl developed many of his recipes including his famous steak pie that was awarded National champion winner no less than 3 times.
In recent years Carl has travelled far and wide exploring the food cultures of Spain, Italy, India, France and of course Greece! (Carl spent his teenage years in Cyprus). He’s also been a judge at the Great Taste Awards for over 20 years and on occasion at the World Cheese Awards.
Based in Poole Carl now runs a variety of cooking classes (Piemastergeneral.com) where guests enjoy a ‘hands on’ cooking experience culminating in a 5-course meal with matching wines including a “Taste of Greece”.
What people say about Carl and his courses:
What an amazing course. The food was sensational, the tuition fantastic and the conversation so wonderful.
We’re all still buzzing from our time spent with you. It was an amazing session. Thank you.
I had a great time. You’re a wonderful host, a talented cook and a patient teacher.
Amazing food and company. We’ll be trying these dishes at home.
I can thoroughly recommend this experience. We’ll be back for another course.
