User:Devxxliish/Λεωνίδας Κουτσόπουλος

Leonidas Koutsopoulos (November 9, 1982) is a Greek chef and businessman. Additionaly, he operates an online podcast.

First steps
He comes from Pyrgos, Elis. When he was younger, he never thought about becoming a chef. He once met with a friend, who was back then studying at a cookery school, and he was the one who inspired him to cook. In the end, he never completed his cookery studies. His first job was at the Semiramis restaurant, owned by Giannis Loukakos and as Leonidas has stated he is his "chef dad". Later on, he moved to London where he worked at Gordon Ramsay's restaurant. As he has stated, things there were tough for him. He earned his first Michelin star along with Jerom Seres. He also worked at the Aleria restaurant. Today, he is working at Feedέλ (feed-l) Urban Gastronomy.

Masterchef Greece
Koutsopoulos became widely known through the TV cooking contest MasterChef Greece, in which where since 2018 he has been participating as a judge, replacing Dimitris Skarmoutsos. However, he has participated in the contest since the first season, as a Food and Beverage Manager.

Online Podcast
He operates his own online podcast, Samano Radio. His programm includes rock and other genres of Greek songs.

Personal Life
After he graduated from High School he went to a cookery school, from which he never graduated. As he has stated, his mother has been very supportive and has helped him all these years. He has a brother, Giannis.

Ads

 * 2017, Ad for a Greek football team
 * 2019,Karamolegos Bread
 * 2020, Vergina Beer

Movie Dubbing
He dubbed Molly's dad from Toy Story 4 (2020).