Miro Uskokovic

Teaches at The Institute of Culinary Education

Miro Uskokovic is the Executive Pastry Chef of Gramercy Tavern. Born and raised in Serbia, Chef Miro attended hospitality college, worked at a bakery in Indiana, then graduated from the Culinary Institute of America in 2010. He completed his externship in the savory kitchen at Wallsé, Chef Kurt Gutenbrunner’s flagship restaurant, where he met Jean Georges Pastry Chef Johnny Iuzzini, who trained him and eventually brought him to Jean Georges as Pastry Cook. 

He moved up to Pastry Sous Chef, then Pastry Chef at Aldea, Chef George Mendes’ Flatiron restaurant, before landing at Gramercy Tavern in 2013. He was also the Opening Pastry Chef of Untitled from 2015 to 2017. Chef Miro’s contemporary American desserts are created out of a collection of personal memories and experiences, as well as international influence. In 2015, Miro was named one of "Dessert Professional’s" Top 10 Pastry Chefs.