About us

Association of Chefs from Mediterranean and European Regions

Non-profit Association of Chefs from Mediterranean and European Regions (ACMER/SKMER) was founded in 2006, and ever since we have organized numerous events and gastronomy-related projects. Among them were many chefs’ competitions, gastronomy fairs, exhibitions and festival, as well as presentations and educational projects. Association’s members participate in events and projects by similar national and international organizations. We would like to especially emphasize chefs’ competitions, and many medals and awards won by our team.

Our basic goals:

  • promotion and improvement of cooking profession
  • co-operation with other similar national and international associations and organizations, as well as with fairs;
  • organization of competitions, gastronomy exhibitions, festivals and presentations in order to promote cooking artisanship in Croatia and abroad;
  • education for chefs, members of hospitality industry, citizens, children and anyone interested in gastronomy, both in Croatia and abroad.
JOIN US!

Become a member of our association. Be a part of Croatian gastronomy; participate in different gastronomy events, fairs, education and competitions. Make contacts and exchange experiences with colleagues in Croatian and abroad.

Kuhar u plavoj kuti i bijeloj kapi slaže povrće na dasku.

Miroslav Bogdanović

Founder and first president 1954 - 2017

Association structure

Željko Nevene Bremec

Željko Neven Bremec

President

Hrvoje Zirojević

Hrvoje Zirojević

Vice-president

Starija žena u plavoj kuti s odličjima, portret.

Marija Lulić

Vice-president

Woman in a blue blouse and glasses, portrait against a light background.

Alma Harašić Bremec

Head of the ŠKMER Academy

Žena u plavoj bluzi prekriženih ruku, portret pred svijetlom pozadinom.

Nives Delić

Project and Competition Manager

Žena u plavoj bluzi prekriženih ruku, portret pred svijetlom pozadinom.

Elena Propadalo

Office Manager

Petar Vlak

Petar Vlak

Chef Instructor

Kuharica u plavoj kuti prekriženih ruku, portret.

Ivana Bradarić

Pastry Chef Instructor

Mladi kuhar u plavoj kuti prekriženih ruku, portret.

Marin Vučković

Chef Instructor

Kuharica u plavoj kuti, portret pred svijetlom pozadinom.

Bruna Elez

Chef Instructor

Muškarac u tamnoj majici s naočalama, portret.

Mak Jovanović

PR Manager and Content Author

Lecturers

Alessandro Rossetti

Alessandro Rossetti

Pastry Chef and Educator, Italy

Duje Brčić

Duje Brčić

Sushi Chef

Martin Grubiša

Martin Grubiša

Executive Chef, gluten-free cuisine

Petra Jelinić

Petra Jelinić

Pastry Chef

Robert Hromalić

Robert Hromalić

Pastry Chef

Sauro Bison

Sauro Bison

Chef, Italy

Sokol Prenga

Sokol Prenga

Chef, Albania

Stevo Karapandža

Stevo Karapandža

Chef

Become our member

We invite you to become our member and part of the Croatian and Mediterranean gastronomic story!

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