Happy holidays! An update on what I’ve been up to, plus my top 5 most popular posts of 2024.

One of Slovenia’s most popular dishes, Idrijan žlikrofi are bicorne-hat-shaped ravioli filled with potatoes, onions, and bacon. My recipe adds onion textures inspired by the Strelec restaurant in Ljubljana.

My new cookbook on the countries of the former Yugoslavia and Albania.

Located in the Archers’ Tower in Ljubljana Castle, Strelec serves local, seasonal ingredients with a focus on flavor pairings and textures.

Happy holidays! A selection of the best holiday-friendly recipes I posted over the past 12 months, plus my top 5 most popular posts of 2023.

Saint Martin’s shenanigans supposedly gave birth to a festive dish consumed in many European countries. This stuffed duck with red cabbage and mlinci is my version of the Slovenian recipe.

Esihflajš, vinegar meat, is a salad made from the leftovers of the traditional Sunday lunch beef soup. Here, I’m using beef tongue and mixing it with my own orange wine vinegar.

Thanks to Slavko Žagar’s personality and traditional cuisine, Gostilna Skaručna is Slovenia’s craziest and most unique inn.

Time to taste the Dingač wines I’ve been writing about. In this blind tasting of eight reds from the Pelješac Peninsula, the winners may not be the ones you expect!

Inspired by a recipe from Wylie Dufresne plus culinary memories of my recent Slovenian trip, this pizza combines beef tongue, pickled red onion, Emmental, horseradish, and chives.