Ilias Kakouris, Executive Chef of Brutole Restaurant, and Co-owner Nick Kakouris have been a driving force of innovation to the North Shore culinary scene for over 22 years. Formally tired trained under the guidance of world class famed chef Nicholas Peter Valhouli, Chef Kakouris apprenticed for 10 grueling years, learning his craft from his mentor. Chef valhouli spent 7 years in Tokyo as a celebrity chef, design consultant and television personality and is noted as being an integral force behind Japan’s culinary revolution during the 1980s.