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Along with the wine, this is probably where most people underestimate Slovenia. We believe that the proliferation of the 'rough and lonely' style of guide books hasn't helped. Even worse, this is what someone wrote in the Guardian in February 2008: Slovenian cuisine looks to its Austro-Hungarian past: eat enough and you'll need a mirror to see your toes. Buckwheat porridge, bread baked with lard and crackling, cheeses, meats and potatoes are helped down with the excellent local wines: you'll need helping up from your chair.
Obviously, a lot of research went into that.
Still, we're here to change all that, and point out that the standard of cooking in Slovenia can attain some very giddy heights... and not necessarily depending on how much wine you drink.
We can arrange special, unique gastronomic tours across the country for you, taking in the yummiest cuisine in Europe... washed down with the yummiest wine, too.
To discuss your culinary tour, all Darinka or Bob now on 020 7193 3054. |
| Below are some ideas that will reveal Slovenia's gastronomic delights - have a browse through them, then give us a call: 020 7193 3054. |
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| Ljubljana |
From 800 euros/person |
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| Stay at the lovely Antiq Hotel, on the edge of the old town, and a short step from the river. On each of five consecutive days, you will be picked up at your hotel and driven to a different restaurant: Pri Danilu - a family restaurant, just outside the medieval town of Škofja Loka; Zemono - Slovenia's best, presided over by the fab Tomi Kavčič; Pikol - an excellent fish restaurant near the coast; Gostilna As, Ljubljana restaurant specialising in all things fishy; Valvas'or - the height of modern Slovene cuisine in the city; Cubo - modern Italian in the capital. |
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| Dolenjska |
From 600 euros/person |
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| Four nights at the idyllic Seruga, a tourist farm nestled in the forested hills. Here you can help out in the kitchen, learning as you go how to bake bread - as well as the local dishes. The owners, Lili and her daughter Eva, are great hosts... no Ramsay-ish shenanigans here. Followed by three nights at the astonishingly beautiful Pule Estate - no work for you here: just relax in the yumminess of it all. The accommodation comprises just seven luxury chalets, a stable for the Lipizzaners and a sublime restaurant (with a wine cellar to match). |
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| Idrija |
From 700 euros/person |
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| You will stay in the lap of luxury at the gorgeous Kendov Dvorec (or Kenda Manor, if it's easier). The chef, Franci Pivk, works wonders with traditional Idrijan recipes, while Bogdan will ensure that you will be drinking some of Slovenia's best wines. During your stay you will visit the Sutor winery in the Vipava valley, take a day trip into Ljubljana and dine at Gostilna As, and, of course, a very extended lunch at Zemono. |
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| Soča Valley |
From 900 euros/person |
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| You will have a choice of accommodation: Dobra Vila - a beautifully renovated building, sitting on the edge of Bovec; Hiša Franko - a pretty hotel with a sublime kitchen; and Nebesa - Slovene for 'heaven'... 'nuff said. During the seven days, you will dine on some of the best food in Europe (Hiša Franko, Topli Val), go to see cheeses being made, dine on spit-roast goat at Pristava Lepena, go to the Vinoteka in Dobrovo for wine tasting... foodie heaven, in other words. |
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