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Špela Vodovc: Cook Eat Slovenia cookbook author

Špela Vodovc is lucky to have combined all her passions into work: nature, gastronomy and sports. Under the brand Cook eat Slovenia she was organising cooking classes in Ljubljana for a number of years, and now she has transitioned to creating guided food and hiking tours in Slovenia and most recently publishing her very own […]

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Wandering Helene’s (other) love: roasted potato

You know there is LOVE in Slovenia, and that’s exactly what brought our office mate Helene to this country. Now with a surname Jelenc, this wanderlust anthropologist, travel blogger and freelancer met her now-husband at a friends’ wedding 3 years ago, and here they are, living in a house at the edge of Ljubljana with […]

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KOA bistro: Hawaiian food with a bit of Aloha

Unlike many Slovenes who grow roots here and have no problem establishing where they’re from (usually always Slovenia), Syed Bashar has quite a story answering where he’s from. And now, in May 2019, he’s opening a Hawaiian Bistro called KOA Bistro and Bar in the center of Ljubljana. You didn’t guess this one, did you? […]

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Slovenian Easter potica with Janja

You know Janja Štrumbelj, THE potica lady in Slovenia behind the brand Le Potica and also our potica workshop master? Well, it’s your lucky day because today she’s sharing her story of this traditional Slovenian dessert AND a recipe for a tarragon Easter potica with us. Let’s dive in this Easter holiday spirit! (And you […]

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Bife: the fresh side of Ljubljana salad

Spring in Ljubljana made another business bloom: Darja Končarevič, the #girlboss behind all Bazilika venues, opened yet another one April 1st (no joke!), this time a salad bar called simply Bife (as in, buffet in Slovene). Cashless payments, farm to table approach, collaboration with other Ljubljana restaurants and food businesses, broth soups, online orders & […]

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